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| Conduct research or perform investigation for the purpose of identifying, abating, or eliminating sources of pollutants or hazards that affect either the environment or the health of the population. Using knowledge of various scientific disciplines, may collect, synthesize, study, report, and recommend action based on data derived from measurements or observations of air, food, soil, water, and other sources. | Conduct environmental audits and inspections, and investigations of violations. | |||
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| Evaluate violations or problems discovered during inspections to determine appropriate regulatory actions or to provide advice on the development and prosecution of regulatory cases. | ||||
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| Review and implement environmental technical standards, guidelines, policies, and formal regulations that meet all appropriate requirements. | ||||
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| Provide advice on proper standards and regulations or the development of policies, strategies, and codes of practice for environmental management. | ||||
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| Analyze data to determine validity, quality, and scientific significance, and to interpret correlations between human activities and environmental effects. | ||||
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| Determine data collection methods to be employed in research projects and surveys. | ||||
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| Prepare charts or graphs from data samples, providing summary information on the environmental relevance of the data. | ||||
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| Develop the technical portions of legal documents, administrative orders, or consent decrees. | ||||
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| Investigate and report on accidents affecting the environment. | ||||
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| Monitor environmental impacts of development activities. | ||||
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| Develop programs designed to obtain the most productive, non-damaging use of land. | ||||
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| Research sources of pollution to determine their effects on the environment and to develop theories or methods of pollution abatement or control. | ||||
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| Monitor effects of pollution and land degradation, and recommend means of prevention or control. | ||||
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| Design and direct studies to obtain technical environmental information about planned projects. | ||||
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| Develop methods to minimize the impact of production processes on the environment, based on the study and assessment of industrial production, environmental legislation, and physical, biological, and social environments. | ||||
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| Plan and develop research models, using knowledge of mathematical and statistical concepts. | ||||
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| Collect, synthesize, analyze, manage, and report environmental data, such as pollution emission measurements, atmospheric monitoring measurements, meteorological and mineralogical information, and soil or water samples. | ||||
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| Communicate scientific and technical information to the public, organizations, or internal audiences through oral briefings, written documents, workshops, conferences, training sessions, or public hearings. | ||||
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| Provide scientific and technical guidance, support, coordination, and oversight to governmental agencies, environmental programs, industry, or the public. | ||||
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| Process and review environmental permits, licenses, and related materials. | ||||
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| Supervise or train students, environmental technologists, technicians, or other related staff. | ||||
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| Conduct applied research on environmental topics, such as waste control and treatment and pollution abatement methods. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Environmental Scientists, Including Health
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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| Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
| English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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| Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. | |||
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| Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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| Biology | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. | |||
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| Law and Government | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. | |||
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| Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. | |||
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| Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. | |||
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| Geography | Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life. | |||
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| Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. | |||
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| Physics | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes. | |||
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| Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. | |||
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| Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. | |||
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| Clerical | Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. | |||
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| Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. | |||
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| Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
| Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. | |||
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| Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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| Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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| Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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| Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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| Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |||
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| Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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| Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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| Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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| Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. | |||
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| Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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| Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. | |||
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| Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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| Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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| Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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| Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. | |||
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| Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. | |||
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| Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. | |||
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| Operations Analysis | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. | |||
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| Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. | |||
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| Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. | |||
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| Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. | |||
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| Management of Personnel Resources | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. | |||
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| Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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| Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
| Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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| Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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| Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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| Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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| Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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| Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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| Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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| Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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| Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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| Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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| Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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| Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. | |||
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| Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. | |||
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| Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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| Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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| Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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| Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). | |||
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| Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. | |||
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| Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. | |||
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| Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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| Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |||
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| Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. | |||
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| Memorization | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. | |||
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| Speed of Closure | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. | |||
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| Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
| ADMS pollution modeling software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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| Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator | Graphics or photo imaging software | |||
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| Autodesk AutoCAD software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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| Bentley MicroStation | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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| C++ | Object or component oriented development software | |||
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| CAP88-PC software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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| CERC EMIT | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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| Chemical management tracking software | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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| Chemicals and Irrigation CANDI software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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| Compass software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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| Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite | Graphics or photo imaging software | |||
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| DQO ELIPGRID-PC | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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| DataPipe software | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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| Database software | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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| ESRI ArcInfo | Map creation software | |||
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| ESRI ArcView | Map creation software | |||
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| EarthSoft EQuIS Geology | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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| EarthWon software | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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| Ecotech WinAQMS | Compliance software | |||
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| Ecotech WinCollect | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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| Emissions tracking software | Compliance software | |||
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| FacTS software | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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| Geographic information system GIS software | Map creation software | |||
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| Geomechanical design analysis GDA software | Map creation software | |||
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| Golden Software Surfer | Map creation software | |||
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| Graphics software | Graphics or photo imaging software | |||
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| Hotspot | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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| Laboratory information management system LIMS software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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| Lakes Environmental EcoRisk View | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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| Lakes Environmental Emissions View | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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| Lakes Environmental ISC-AERMOD View | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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| Lakes Environmental SLAB View | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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| Link Microtek software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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| MIRS Compliance | Compliance software | |||
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| Mapping software | Map creation software | |||
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| Material safety data sheet MSDS software | Compliance software | |||
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| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | |||
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| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | |||
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| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | |||
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| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | |||
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| Microsoft Project | Project management software | |||
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| Microsoft Visual Basic | Development environment software | |||
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| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | |||
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| Oracle software | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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| RSA RadCalc | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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| Rad Pro Calculator software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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| RockWare ArcMap | Map creation software | |||
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| SPSS software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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| Smart Data Solutions RS Solutions | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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| SoundPlan software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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| Spreadsheet software | Spreadsheet software | |||
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| Statistical software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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| Structured query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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| Sun Microsystems Java | Object or component oriented development software | |||
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| TANKS | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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| Tucows ChemBase | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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| Waters eLab Notebook | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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| Web browser software | Internet browser software | |||
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| Wolfel IMMI | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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| Aerosol spectrometers | Spectrometers | |||
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| Air quality dataloggers | Air samplers or collectors | |||
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| Air/soil temperature sensors | Temperature transmitters | |||
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| Airboats | Recreational motorboats | |||
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| All terrain vehicles ATV | All terrain vehicles tracked or wheeled | |||
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| Ambient air quality monitoring systems | Air samplers or collectors | |||
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| Ammonia meters | Single gas monitors | |||
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| Analog survey meters | Radiation detectors | |||
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| Anemometers | Anemometers | |||
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| Atmospheric deposition collectors | Air samplers or collectors | |||
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| Automatic samplers | Water samplers | |||
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| Bailers | Laboratory bailers | |||
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| Bomb samplers | Sample preparation bombs | |||
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| Bottom dredge samplers | Soil core sampling apparatus | |||
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| Carbon monoxide meters | Single gas monitors | |||
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| Chlorine dioxide meters | Multi gas monitors | |||
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| Chlorine meters | Single gas monitors | |||
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| Closed pipe Doppler water flow meters | Flow sensors | |||
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| Coliform testing systems | Water analyzers | |||
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| Colorimetric devices | Colorimeters | |||
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| Combustible gas monitors | Multi gas monitors | |||
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| Comparator water test kits | Water analyzers | |||
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| Core samplers | Soil core sampling apparatus | |||
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| Dataloggers | Portable data input terminals | |||
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| Depth meters | Logging instruments for water wells | |||
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| Desktop computers | Desktop computers | |||
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| Digital cameras | Digital cameras | |||
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| Digital survey meters | Radiation detectors | |||
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| Dosimeters | Dosimeters | |||
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| Drop count industrial water test kits | Water analyzers | |||
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| Electromagnetic field EMF meters | Electromagnetic field meters | |||
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| Evaporation gauge sensors | Precipitation or evaporation recorders | |||
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| Explosimeters | Explosimeters | |||
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| Fiberglass metering manholes | Flowmeters | |||
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| Field radiological measuring devices | Radiation detectors | |||
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| Fuel temperature sensors | Temperature transmitters | |||
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| Gas chromatographs GC | Gas chromatographs | |||
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| Gas spillage detectors | Multi gas monitors | |||
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| Geiger-Mueller meters | Radiation detectors | |||
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| Global positioning system GPS devices | Global positioning system receivers | |||
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| Groundwater monitoring systems | Water samplers | |||
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| HNu photoionization detectors PID | Ion analyzers | |||
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| Hand held augers | Soil core sampling apparatus | |||
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| Heat stress monitors | Heat stress monitors | |||
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| Ionization chambers | Ionization chambers | |||
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| Lead air sampling kits | Air samplers or collectors | |||
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| Lead water sampling kits | Water samplers | |||
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| Liquid samplers | Coliwasas | |||
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| Mainframe computers | Mainframe computers | |||
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| Manometers | Manometers | |||
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| Mass spectrometers | Mass spectrometers | |||
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| Mercury monitors | Air samplers or collectors | |||
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| Moisture meters | Moisture meters | |||
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| Multichannel analyzers | Spectrometers | |||
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| Multiparameter water quality instruments | Water analyzers | |||
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| Nephelometers | Nephelometers | |||
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| Noise dosimeters | Sound measuring apparatus or decibel meter | |||
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| Notebook computers | Notebook computers | |||
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| Oil water interface meters | Oil content monitors analyzers | |||
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| Ozone meters | Ozone analyzers | |||
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| Particulate samplers | Air samplers or collectors | |||
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| Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
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| Photoionization detectors PID | Ion analyzers | |||
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| Pocket personal computers PC | Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers | |||
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| Psychrometers | Psychrometers | |||
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| Radon monitors | Radon detectors | |||
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| Rain water samplers | Water samplers | |||
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| Scintillation counters | Liquid scintillation counters | |||
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| Scintillation probes | Radiation detectors | |||
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| Smoke generators | Leak testing equipment | |||
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| Soil analysis kits | Soil testing kits | |||
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| Soil gas sampling systems | Soil testing kits | |||
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| Soil probes | Soil core sampling apparatus | |||
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| Sound level meters | Sound measuring apparatus or decibel meter | |||
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| Spectrophotometers | Spectrophotometers | |||
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| Stormwater samplers | Water samplers | |||
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| Submersible water data loggers | Logging instruments for water wells | |||
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| Toxic mold test kits | Toxicology test kits or supplies | |||
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| Turbidimeters | Turbidimeters | |||
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| Viscosity meters | Viscosimeters | |||
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| Water quality testing photometers | Photometers | |||
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| Water velocity flow meters | Open stream current meters | |||
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| pH meters | pH meters | |||
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| Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
| Required Level of Education | Bachelor's Degree | |||
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| Air Analyst | |||
| Clinical Laboratory Scientist | |||
| Clinical Researcher | |||
| Coastal Planner | |||
| Compliance Control Chemist | |||
| Compliance Coordinator | |||
| Ecological Modeler | |||
| Ecological Risk Assessor | |||
| Emissions Evaluator | |||
| Environmental Affairs Specialist | |||
| Environmental Analyst | |||
| Environmental Consultant | |||
| Environmental Designer | |||
| Environmental Health Specialist | |||
| Environmental Health and Safety Specialist | |||
| Environmental Manager | |||
| Environmental Protection Specialist | |||
| Environmental Safety Specialist | |||
| Environmental Scientist | |||
| Environmental Specialist | |||
| Environmental Systems Coordinator | |||
| Environmentalist | |||
| Geologist | |||
| Hazardous Substances Scientist | |||
| Health Environmentalist | |||
| Human Health Risk Assessor | |||
| Hydrogeologist | |||
| Limnologist | |||
| Marine Scientist | |||
| Pollution Control Chemist | |||
| Radiation Safety Specialist | |||
| Regulatory Analyst | |||
| Regulatory Compliance Specialist | |||
| Research Environmental Scientist | |||
| Water Pollution Scientist | |||
| Water Pollution Specialist | |||
| Water Quality Analyst | |||
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