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Occupation AtlasEnvironmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

Perform laboratory and field tests to monitor the environment and investigate sources of pollution, including those that affect health, under the direction of an environmental scientist, engineer, or other specialist. May collect samples of gases, soil, water, and other materials for testing.

Also called Air Analyst · Air Pollution Auditor · Air Quality Tech · Air Quality Technician (Air Quality Tech) · Analytical Lab Tech · Analytical Lab Tech (Analytical Laboratory Technician) · Asbestos Abatement Tech · Asbestos Abatement Technician (Asbestos Abatement Tech)
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Job Zone 4 — Considerable Preparation NeededHolland code RIC35 skills on file

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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed

Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.

Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.

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.

Education and experience

The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.

  • High School Diploma or the equivalent5%
  • Post-Secondary Certificate5%
  • Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree23%
  • Bachelor's Degree68%
Related work experience
None (32%)
On-site or in-plant training
None (32%)
On-the-job training
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (36%)

Typically associated skills

All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.

  • Reading Comprehensionbasic4.04.1Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
  • Active Listeningbasic3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
  • Speakingbasic3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
  • Writingbasic3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
  • Critical Thinkingbasic3.83.8Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
  • Monitoringbasic3.43.8Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
  • Sciencebasic3.43.4Level 4 looks like: Conduct product tests to ensure safety standards are met
  • Complex Problem Solving3.33.5Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.33.3Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
  • Active Learningbasic3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
  • Mathematicsbasic3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Calculate the square footage of a new home under construction
  • Systems Analysis3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
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  • Learning Strategiesbasic3.03.1Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
  • Social Perceptiveness3.03.1Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
  • Systems Evaluation3.03.1Level 4 looks like: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
  • Time Management3.03.1Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
  • Coordination3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Schedule appointments for a medical clinic
  • Service Orientation3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
  • Operations Monitoring3.02.9Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
  • Instructing2.93.1Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
  • Operation and Control2.93.0Level 2 looks like: Navigate the settings on an office printer to print on both sides of the paper
  • Persuasion2.93.0Level 2 looks like: Solicit donations for a charity
  • Negotiation2.82.9Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
  • Quality Control Analysis2.82.9Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
  • Operations Analysis2.62.8Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
  • Management of Personnel Resources2.43.0Level 2 looks like: Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a project
  • Troubleshooting2.02.3Level 2 looks like: Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machine
  • Management of Material Resources2.01.8Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
  • Management of Financial Resources1.91.4Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
  • Equipment Maintenance1.91.3Level 2 looks like: Add oil to an engine as indicated by a warning light
  • Programming1.91.1Level 2 looks like: Write a program to sort objects in a database
  • Equipment Selection1.81.4Level 2 looks like: Select a tool to adjust a loose part on a bicycle
  • Repairing1.81.3Level 2 looks like: Tighten a screw to get a door to close properly
  • Technology Design1.50.6
  • Installation1.0—

Tasks

20 core · 5 supplemental

What people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).

  1. Collect samples of gases, soils, water, industrial wastewater, or asbestos products to conduct tests on pollutant levels or identify sources of pollution.4.1
  2. Investigate hazardous conditions or spills or outbreaks of disease or food poisoning, collecting samples for analysis.4.1
  3. Record test data and prepare reports, summaries, or charts that interpret test results.4.0
  4. Prepare samples or photomicrographs for testing and analysis.3.9
  5. Discuss test results and analyses with customers.3.8
  6. Provide information or technical or program assistance to government representatives, employers, or the general public on the issues of public health, environmental protection, or workplace safety.3.7
  7. Calibrate microscopes or test instruments.3.7
  8. Inspect workplaces to ensure the absence of health and safety hazards, such as high noise levels, radiation, or potential lighting hazards.3.7
  9. Weigh, analyze, or measure collected sample particles, such as lead, coal dust, or rock, to determine concentration of pollutants.3.7
  10. Maintain files, such as hazardous waste databases, chemical usage data, personnel exposure information, or diagrams showing equipment locations.3.6
  11. Set up equipment or stations to monitor and collect pollutants from sites, such as smoke stacks, manufacturing plants, or mechanical equipment.3.5
  12. Develop or implement programs for monitoring of environmental pollution or radiation.3.5
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  1. Monitor emission control devices to ensure they are operating properly and comply with state and federal regulations.3.5
  2. Make recommendations to control or eliminate unsafe conditions at workplaces or public facilities.3.4
  3. Calculate amount of pollutant in samples or compute air pollution or gas flow in industrial processes, using chemical and mathematical formulas.3.4
  4. Perform statistical analysis of environmental data.3.3
  5. Develop testing procedures.3.3
  6. Develop or implement site recycling or hazardous waste stream programs.3.1
  7. Analyze potential environmental impacts of production process changes, and recommend steps to mitigate negative impacts.3.0
  8. Direct activities of workers in laboratory.3.0
  9. Initiate procedures to close down or fine establishments violating environmental or health regulations.3.7
  10. Inspect sanitary conditions at public facilities.3.5
  11. Determine amounts and kinds of chemicals to use in destroying harmful organisms or removing impurities from purification systems.3.2
  12. Examine and analyze material for presence and concentration of contaminants, such as asbestos, using variety of microscopes.3.0
  13. Distribute permits, closure plans, or cleanup plans.2.9

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • Customer and Personal Service3.64.6Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
  • Chemistry3.54.3Level 4 looks like: Use the proper concentration of chlorine to purify a water source
  • English Language3.53.8Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
  • Biology3.44.6Level 4 looks like: Investigate the effects of pollution on marine plants and animals
  • Computers and Electronics3.44.1Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
  • Law and Government3.43.6Level 4 looks like: Prepare documents and title papers for the purchase of a new house
  • Mathematics3.44.0Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
  • Engineering and Technology3.13.6Level 4 looks like: Design a custom office chair
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  • Public Safety and Security3.13.6Level 4 looks like: Inspect a building site for safety violations
  • Administration and Management2.83.4Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
  • Administrative2.73.3Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
  • Education and Training2.73.5Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
  • Communications and Media2.62.6
  • Personnel and Human Resources2.52.9
  • Physics2.53.4Level 4 looks like: Calculate the speed of a falling object
  • Geography2.43.0Level 4 looks like: Find a specific country on a world map
  • Transportation2.42.7
  • Mechanical2.33.1Level 4 looks like: Replace a valve on a steam pipe
  • Production and Processing2.22.3Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
  • Building and Construction2.12.2Level 1 looks like: Choose the proper type of wood for adding a deck onto a house
  • Design2.12.6
  • Psychology2.12.1Level 1 looks like: Monitor several children on a playground
  • Sales and Marketing2.12.3Level 1 looks like: Sell cakes at a bake sale
  • Telecommunications2.11.3Level 1 looks like: Send an email
  • Economics and Accounting2.02.1Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
  • Sociology and Anthropology1.81.6Level 1 looks like: Identify two cultures in a story as being different
  • History and Archeology1.71.5Level 1 looks like: Take a class in US history
  • Medicine and Dentistry1.71.1Level 1 looks like: Use a band-aid
  • Food Production1.61.2Level 1 looks like: Grow herbs in the kitchen
  • Foreign Language1.50.9Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
  • Therapy and Counseling1.50.9Level 1 looks like: Put ice on a sprained ankle
  • Philosophy and Theology1.3—
  • Fine Arts1.1—

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Oral Comprehension4.04.1Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
  • Oral Expression4.04.1Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
  • Written Comprehension4.04.1Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
  • Deductive Reasoning3.94.0Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
  • Near Vision3.94.0Level 5 looks like: Read the fine print of a legal document
  • Written Expression3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
  • Inductive Reasoning3.63.9Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
  • Problem Sensitivity3.64.0Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
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  • Speech Clarity3.63.1Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
  • Speech Recognition3.53.1Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
  • Information Ordering3.43.8Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
  • Category Flexibility3.33.8Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Flexibility of Closure3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Look for a golf ball in tall grass
  • Number Facility3.13.1Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness3.02.9Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
  • Far Vision3.03.1Level 4 looks like: Read the slides on a presentation from across a room
  • Fluency of Ideas3.03.1Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
  • Mathematical Reasoning3.03.1Level 4 looks like: Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
  • Perceptual Speed3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
  • Selective Attention3.02.9Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
  • Visualization3.03.1Level 4 looks like: Follow a diagram to assemble a metal storage cabinet
  • Finger Dexterity2.92.9Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
  • Manual Dexterity2.92.8
  • Originality2.93.1Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
  • Speed of Closure2.92.9Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
  • Time Sharing2.92.9Level 3 looks like: Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
  • Visual Color Discrimination2.92.9
  • Control Precision2.82.9Level 2 looks like: Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch
  • Auditory Attention2.52.5Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
  • Memorization2.52.8
  • Multilimb Coordination2.52.5Level 2 looks like: Row a boat
  • Depth Perception2.42.3Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
  • Dynamic Strength2.11.6Level 2 looks like: Use pruning shears to trim a bush
  • Reaction Time2.12.3Level 2 looks like: Start to slow down the car when a traffic light turns yellow
  • Static Strength2.11.9Level 1 looks like: Push an empty shopping cart
  • Trunk Strength2.12.1Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
  • Gross Body Coordination2.01.5Level 2 looks like: Get in and out of a truck
  • Hearing Sensitivity2.02.0Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
  • Response Orientation2.01.9Level 2 looks like: When a doorbell and phone ring at the same time, quickly select which to answer first
  • Spatial Orientation2.01.8Level 2 looks like: Use the floor plan to locate a store in a mall
  • Stamina2.01.6Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
  • Wrist-Finger Speed2.02.0Level 2 looks like: Use a screwdriver to twist in a screw
  • Extent Flexibility1.91.8Level 2 looks like: Reach to adjust the radio in a car
  • Glare Sensitivity1.91.6Level 2 looks like: Drive on a familiar road on a cloudy day
  • Gross Body Equilibrium1.91.0Level 2 looks like: Stand on a ladder
  • Night Vision1.91.6Level 2 looks like: Read street signs at dusk (just after sunset)
  • Peripheral Vision1.91.8Level 2 looks like: Keep in step while marching in a band
  • Rate Control1.91.8Level 1 looks like: Ride a bicycle alongside a jogger
  • Sound Localization1.91.3Level 2 looks like: Listen to a sound system to determine which speaker is working
  • Explosive Strength1.50.6
  • Speed of Limb Movement1.3—
  • Dynamic Flexibility1.0—

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Documenting/Recording Information4.44.2Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
  • Getting Information4.24.0Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards4.14.1Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates4.04.6Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
  • Scheduling Work and Activities3.94.4Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
  • Working with Computers3.93.2Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships3.85.0Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events3.84.0Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
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  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge3.84.7Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
  • Analyzing Data or Information3.74.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
  • Processing Information3.74.6Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work3.64.8Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials3.54.1Level 4 looks like: Inspect equipment in a chemical processing plant
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems3.54.0Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings3.54.3Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
  • Communicating with People Outside the Organization3.44.3Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others3.43.6Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment3.42.6
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the Public3.33.9Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
  • Performing General Physical Activities3.23.9Level 4 looks like: Paint the outside of a house
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others3.24.0Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
  • Coaching and Developing Others3.14.0Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others3.13.9Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
  • Developing and Building Teams3.13.3Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
  • Performing Administrative Activities3.13.6Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to Others3.14.1Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
  • Training and Teaching Others3.13.7Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
  • Controlling Machines and Processes3.03.2Level 4 looks like: Operate a drilling rig
  • Developing Objectives and Strategies2.93.2Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information2.92.9
  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates2.82.9
  • Thinking Creatively2.83.3Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
  • Handling and Moving Objects2.73.9Level 4 looks like: Arrange books in a library
  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People2.53.3Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
  • Monitoring and Controlling Resources2.53.0Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
  • Selling or Influencing Others2.42.7
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment2.32.2Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment2.32.5Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools
  • Staffing Organizational Units2.22.7
  • Assisting and Caring for Others2.12.2Level 1 looks like: Help a coworker complete an assignment
  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment2.12.2Level 1 looks like: Specify the lighting for a work area

Work context

The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.

  • E-Mail4.8
  • Telephone Conversations4.6
  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.4
  • Time Pressure4.3
  • Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.1
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.1
  • Written Letters and Memos4.0
  • Contact With Others3.9
  • Deal With External Customers or the Public in General3.8
  • Freedom to Make Decisions3.8

Technology

30 tools

Software used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.

In demand (3)

  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot

Hot (8; 3 more marked hot above)

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • ESRI ArcGIS software
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Project
  • Microsoft Word
  • SAP software
Other tools (19)
  • Autodesk Softdesk
  • Database software
  • Email software
  • ESRI ArcInfo
  • ESRI ArcPad
  • ESRI ArcView
  • ESRI software
  • FishXing
  • Flood modeling software
  • Geomechanical design analysis GDA software
  • Graphics software
  • HEC-HMS
  • HEC-RAS
  • Scientific analysis software
  • Statistical software
  • Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office
  • Visual OTTHYMO
  • Web browser software
  • YouTube

Related occupations

O*NET's own list of the occupations most related to this one, closest first.

  1. Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
  2. Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
  3. Environmental Compliance Inspectors
  4. Environmental Engineers
  5. Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
  6. Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers
  7. Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians
  8. Water/Wastewater Engineers
  9. Conservation Scientists
  10. Water Resource Specialists

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