Occupation Atlasenvironmental technician
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/e8461d2e-3d75-477c-93a2-ea8d342bb55b
environmental technician
Environmental technicians investigate sources of pollution and aid in the development of pollution prevention and environment protection plans. They take samples of soil, water or other materials and perform tests to analyse the pollution level and identify its source.
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Job Zone
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- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
RICRealistic · Investigative · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic5.83
- I Investigative5.60
- C Conventional4.93
- S Social1.93
- E Enterprising1.35
- A Artistic1.23
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health (19-4042.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (37)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- Internet of Things
- advise on carbon emissions reduction
- advise on chemical use reduction
- advise on environmental remediation
- advise on environmental risk management systems
- advise on soil and water protection
- alternative energy
- analyse big data
- analyse energy consumption
- analyse environmental data
- analyse experimental laboratory data
- analyse information processes
- apply numeracy skills
- assess environmental impact
- chemistry
- collect samples
- collect samples for analysis
- conduct environmental site assessments
- document analysis results
- electrical engineering
- electronics
- energy efficiency
- environmental legislation
- human-robot collaboration
- laboratory techniques
- machine learning
- metrology
- mitigate waste of resources
- perform laboratory tests
- predictive maintenance
- principles of artificial intelligence
- process data
- quality assurance methodologies
- remote sensing techniques
- report on environmental issues
- test samples for pollutants
- virtual reality
Optional (32)
- advise on pollution prevention
- apply statistical analysis techniques
- assess contamination
- avoid contamination
- biological chemistry
- cloud technologies
- communicate with external laboratories
- contamination exposure regulations
- cyber security
- data storage
- design thinking
- develop environmental remediation strategies
- develop scientific research protocols
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- habitat restoration
- implement environmental action plans
- investigate contamination
- investigate pollution
- listen actively
- microbiology-bacteriology
- monitor legislation developments
- perform environmental remediation
- pollution legislation
- pollution prevention
- promote environmental awareness
- radioactive contamination
- remove contaminated materials
- report pollution incidents
- secure working area
- supply chain management
- supply chain principles
- wear appropriate protective gear
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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