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What Does an Environmental Field Technician Do?
Responsibilities
- Collect samples to assess pollution of air, water and soil
- Set up instruments for data collection
- Monitor pollutants from specific sites, such as a smoke stack or runoff from a stream
- Follow safety regulations
- Operate equipment such as pumps, vacuums, booms and generators
- Prepare reports and keep records
- Discuss and analyze test results
How To Become An Environmental Technician: FAQs
The bottom line:
If you’re interested in public health and how regulations can improve it, this is a job worth considering. It combines time in the field with time in the lab, a balance that not many jobs offer. Plus, if you have a natural affinity for science but don't want a science-related job in the healthcare field, you could be a good match for this profession. If that sounds like you, check out SkillPointe’s training opportunities.
Being an environmental field technician
Julio Dejesus was a forklift driver at a warehouse, a job he didn’t find rewarding. Then a friend introduced him to a new line of work. As an environmental field technician, he was able to learn on the job and before long, he was promoted. Now he runs a crew of 10 technicians, including drivers.
“From the first day, I knew this was the job for me,” he says.
He gets satisfaction from his job by solving the puzzle that each new project presents — and making customers happy in the process.
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