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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
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. | Record test data and prepare reports, summaries, and charts that interpret test results. | |||
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Collect samples of gases, soils, water, industrial wastewater, and asbestos products to conduct tests on pollutant levels and identify sources of pollution. | ||||
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Respond to and investigate hazardous conditions or spills, or outbreaks of disease or food poisoning, collecting samples for analysis. | ||||
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Provide information and technical and program assistance to government representatives, employers and the general public on the issues of public health, environmental protection or workplace safety. | ||||
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Calibrate microscopes and test instruments. | ||||
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Make recommendations to control or eliminate unsafe conditions at workplaces or public facilities. | ||||
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Inspect sanitary conditions at public facilities. | ||||
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Prepare samples or photomicrographs for testing and analysis. | ||||
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Calculate amount of pollutant in samples or compute air pollution or gas flow in industrial processes, using chemical and mathematical formulas. | ||||
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Initiate procedures to close down or fine establishments violating environmental or health regulations. | ||||
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Determine amounts and kinds of chemicals to use in destroying harmful organisms and removing impurities from purification systems. | ||||
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Discuss test results and analyses with customers. | ||||
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Maintain files such as hazardous waste databases, chemical usage data, personnel exposure information and diagrams showing equipment locations. | ||||
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Perform statistical analysis of environmental data. | ||||
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Set up equipment or stations to monitor and collect pollutants from sites, such as smoke stacks, manufacturing plants, or mechanical equipment. | ||||
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Distribute permits, closure plans and cleanup plans. | ||||
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Inspect workplaces to ensure the absence of health and safety hazards such as high noise levels, radiation or potential lighting hazards. | ||||
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Weigh, analyze, and measure collected sample particles, such as lead, coal dust, or rock, to determine concentration of pollutants. | ||||
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Examine and analyze material for presence and concentration of contaminants such as asbestos, using variety of microscopes. | ||||
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Develop testing procedures or direct activities of workers in laboratory. | ||||
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Conduct standardized tests to ensure materials and supplies used throughout power supply systems meet processing and safety specifications. | ||||
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Develop and implement programs for monitoring of environmental pollution and radiation. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians
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 | |||
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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Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. | |||
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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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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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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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Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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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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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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Biology | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. | |||
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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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Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. | |||
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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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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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Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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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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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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Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. | |||
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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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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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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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Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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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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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. | |||
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Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. | |||
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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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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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Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. | |||
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Negotiation | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. | |||
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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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Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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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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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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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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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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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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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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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. | |||
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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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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. | |||
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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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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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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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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |||
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Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. | |||
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Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. | |||
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Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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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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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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Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). | |||
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Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat software | Document management software | |||
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Autodesk AutoCAD software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Autodesk Softdesk | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Computer aided design CAD software | Computer aided design CAD 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 ArcPad | Map creation software | |||
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ESRI ArcView | Map creation software | |||
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ESRI software | Map creation software | |||
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Email software | Electronic mail software | |||
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FishXing software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Flood modeling software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Geomechanical design analysis GDA software | Map creation software | |||
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Graphics software | Graphics or photo imaging software | |||
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HEC RAS | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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HEC-HMS | Analytical or scientific 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 Word | Word processing software | |||
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Scientific analysis 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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Trimble GPS software | Map creation software | |||
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Visual OTTHYMO | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Web browser software | Internet browser software | |||
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Word processing software | Word processing software | |||
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35 millimeter cameras | Still cameras | |||
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Air current test kits | Air velocity and temperature monitors | |||
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Air monitoring equipment | Air samplers or collectors | |||
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Air sampling impingers | Air samplers or collectors | |||
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Air sampling primary flow calibrators | Air sampling pumps | |||
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Area sampling pumps | Air sampling pumps | |||
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Autoclaves | Steam autoclaves or sterilizers | |||
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Binocular light compound microscopes | Binocular light compound microscopes | |||
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Bioaerosol impactors | Air samplers or collectors | |||
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Bladder water sampling pumps | Sampling pumps | |||
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CO2 monitors | Single gas monitors | |||
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Carbon monoxide monitors | Single gas monitors | |||
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Carpet sampling pump kits | Moisture meters | |||
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Centrifugal water sampling pumps | Sampling pumps | |||
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Centrifuges | Benchtop centrifuges | |||
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Chloride test kits | Water analyzers | |||
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Chlorinated hydrocarbon testing equipment | Hydrocarbons analyzers or detectors | |||
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Colorimetric field sampling devices | Colorimeters | |||
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Detector tubes | Gas detector tubes | |||
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Digital cameras | Digital cameras | |||
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Digital hand meters | Air pollutant samplers | |||
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Digitizing tablets | Graphics tablets | |||
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Dilution systems | Laboratory diluters | |||
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Electronic pump calibrators | Flowmeters | |||
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Field data collection computers | Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers | |||
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Flame ionization detectors FID | Flame ionization analyzers | |||
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Flow monitoring equipment | Flowmeters | |||
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Freon detectors | Gas detector tubes | |||
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Hach field kits | Water analyzers | |||
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Halide meters | Hydrocarbons analyzers or detectors | |||
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Halogen leak detectors | Gas detector tubes | |||
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Handheld laser particle counters | Air pollutant samplers | |||
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Humidity sticks | Hygrometers | |||
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Hygrometers | Hygrometers | |||
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Indoor air quality IAQ monitors | Air samplers or collectors | |||
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Infiltrometers | Permeability testing apparatus | |||
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Interface probes | Logging instruments for water wells | |||
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Landfill gas collection systems | Multi gas monitors | |||
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Landfill gas detection systems | Multi gas monitors | |||
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Large-format plotters | Plotter printers | |||
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Laser printers | Laser printers | |||
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Lead air sampling kits | Air samplers or collectors | |||
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Lead soil sampling kits | Soil testing kits | |||
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Lead surface sampling kits | Paint tester | |||
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Lead water sampling kits | Water samplers | |||
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Low-flow pumps | Sampling pumps | |||
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Luxmeters | Luxmeters | |||
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Micromanometers | Manometers | |||
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Micropurge sampling equipment | Sampling pumps | |||
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Microscope slides | Microscope slides | |||
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Moisture meters | Moisture meters | |||
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Nephelometers | Nephelometers | |||
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Noise dosimeters | Sound measuring apparatus or decibel meter | |||
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Noise logging analyzers | Sound measuring apparatus or decibel meter | |||
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Noise monitoring instruments | Sound measuring apparatus or decibel meter | |||
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Notebook computers | Notebook computers | |||
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Ozone generators | Ozone generator | |||
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Particulate monitors | Air pollutant samplers | |||
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Particulate samplers | Air samplers or collectors | |||
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Passive samplers for organic vapors | Chemical absorption gas analyzers | |||
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Peristaltic pumps | Peristaltic pumps | |||
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Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
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Phase contrast microscopes | Darkfield microscopes | |||
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Photoionization detectors PID | Ion analyzers | |||
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Pilot tubes | Flowmeters | |||
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Pocket personal computers PC | Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers | |||
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Polarized light microscopes | Polarizing microscopes | |||
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Pump flowmeters | Flowmeters | |||
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Purge pumps | Sampling pumps | |||
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Radon detection devices | Radon detectors | |||
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Salinity meters | Salinity meter | |||
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Sequential air samplers | Air sampling pumps | |||
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Sewer surveillance cameras | Digital camcorders or video cameras | |||
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Soil augers | Soil core sampling apparatus | |||
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Soil vapor extraction units | Soil testing kits | |||
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Sound level meters | Sound measuring apparatus or decibel meter | |||
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Spectrophotometers | Spectrophotometers | |||
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Velocity meters | Anemometers | |||
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Velometers | Air velocity and temperature monitors | |||
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Vibration monitors | Vibration testers | |||
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Volt-ohm meters VOM | Ohmmeters | |||
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Water chemistry analysis equipment | Water analyzers | |||
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Water level recorders | Open stream water level recorders | |||
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Water sample extraction pumps | Sampling pumps | |||
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Water sample extraction tubes | Water samplers | |||
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Water sampling augers | Water samplers | |||
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Water sampling bailers | Laboratory bailers | |||
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Water sampling pumps | Water samplers | |||
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Water well depth meters | Logging instruments for water wells | |||
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Zero air generators | Oxygen generators | |||
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pH meters | pH meters | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Related Work Experience | Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years | |||
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Required Level of Education | Bachelor's Degree | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Air Analyst | |||
Air Pollution Auditor | |||
Air Quality Technician | |||
Air Sampling and Monitoring | |||
Asbestos Abatement Technician | |||
Asbestos Microscopist | |||
Biological/Microbiological Lab Technician | |||
Biotechnician | |||
Chemical/Analytical Lab Technician | |||
Compliance Analyst | |||
Compliance Manager | |||
Decontamination Technician | |||
Emergency Response Technician | |||
Emergency Spill Response Technician | |||
Energy and Conservation Technician | |||
Environmental Analyst | |||
Environmental Compliance Technician | |||
Environmental Health Specialist | |||
Environmental Laboratory Technician | |||
Environmental Property Assessor | |||
Environmental Safety Specialist | |||
Environmental Sampling Technician | |||
Environmental Science Technician | |||
Environmental Scientist | |||
Environmental Specialist | |||
Environmental Technician | |||
Facility Environmental Technician | |||
Field Sampling Technician | |||
Ground Water Technician | |||
Groundwater Monitoring Technician | |||
Hazardous Material Technician | |||
Hazardous Materials Analyst | |||
Hazardous Substances Scientist | |||
Hazardous Waste Technician | |||
Industrial Ecology Technician | |||
Industrial Pretreatment Program Specialist (IPP Specialist) | |||
Infectious Waste Technician | |||
Instrumentation Chemist | |||
Laboratory Assistant | |||
Laboratory Specialist | |||
Laboratory Technician | |||
Lead-Based Paint Technician | |||
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Remover (LUST Remover) | |||
Mobile Lab Technician | |||
Natural Resource Technician | |||
Pollution Control Technician | |||
Process Environmental Technician | |||
Process Laboratory Specialist | |||
Public Health Sanitarian | |||
Public Health Sanitarian Technician | |||
Radon Inspector | |||
Regulatory Affairs Specialist | |||
Remediation Technician | |||
Sample Prep Technician | |||
Sanitarian | |||
Sanitarian Specialist | |||
Smog Technician | |||
Smoke Tester | |||
Soil Analyst | |||
Solid Waste Analyst | |||
Solid Waste Landfill Technician | |||
Solid Waste Technician | |||
Source Control Inspector | |||
Surface Water Technician | |||
Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility Technician (TSDF Technician) | |||
Waste Minimization Technician | |||
Waste/Materials Exchange Specialist | |||
Wastewater Analyst | |||
Wastewater Treatment Plant Chemist | |||
Water Analyst | |||
Water Purification Chemist | |||
Water Quality Analyst | |||
Water Quality Specialist | |||
Water Quality Technician | |||
Water Treatment Specialist | |||
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