Environmental Engineering Technician
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
An Environmental Engineering Technician works with environmental engineers and scientists to implement strategies to protect the environment and mitigate environmental pollution. Addresses hazardous waste disposal, air quality and ground water treatment; conducts lab and field research, monitors compliance with environmental regulations.
Job Outlook
There were 37 Environmental Engineering Technician job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 1273 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Environmental Engineering Technician industry, which includes the Environmental Engineering Technician career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Environmental Engineering Technician jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $55,074.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $55,074.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Environmental Engineering Technician postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $41,700.
Education and Experience
Posted Environmental Engineering Technician jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 19.09% |
| Master's Degree | 6.36% |
| Doctoral Degree | 1.02% |
| Other | 43.6% |
Posted Environmental Engineering Technician jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 71.68% |
| 3 to 5 years | 23.26% |
| 6 to 8 years | 2.19% |
| 9+ years | 2.87% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Environmental Engineering Technician positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Communication (41.63%)
- Management (37.23%)
- Detail Oriented (29.22%)
- Mechanical Aptitude (19.09%)
- Lifting Ability (17.6%)
- Customer Service (17.36%)
- Operations (16.58%)
- Research (12.33%)
- Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (11.55%)
- Microsoft Excel (10.45%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Hand Tools (29.08%)
- Equipment Maintenance (33.99%)
- Aeration Systems (13.13%)
- Algae (29.2%)
- Mechanised Agriculture (12.15%)
- Water Quality (14.23%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Invasive Species Management (7.98%)
- Regulatory Compliance (3.68%)
- Biology (8.34%)
- Data Entry (8.22%)
- Data Collection (8.47%)
- Aquatic Ecology (1.84%)
- Data Analysis (7.36%)
- Project Management (9.57%)
- Environmental Engineering (19.51%)
- Weed Control (13.99%)
- Sampling (Statistics) (5.89%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Environmental Engineering Technician skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Aquatic Technician
- Emissions Technician
- Assessment Technician
- Intake Technician
- Outdoor Specialist
- Engineering Technician
- Associate Aquatics Director
- Land Technician
- Piano Technician
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Water Resource Specialist
- Environmental Planner / Scientist
- Environmental Compliance Specialist
- Physical / Geoscience Technician
- Environmental Engineer
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Environmental Engineering Technician jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Rentokil Initial (93)
- Solitude Lake Management (68)
- Actalent (52)
- Solitude (44)
- Great Wolf Resorts (33)
- Jiffy Lube (24)
- PetCo (22)
- Ramboll (20)
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (16)
- Rite-Hite (15)
North Carolina
- Solitude Lake Management (6)
- Rentokil Initial (4)
- Alliance Of Professionals And Consultants (3)
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (2)
- Solitude (2)
- Anderson Pest Control (2)
- Pd Systems (2)
- Actalent (1)
- Goodridge Ltd (1)
- Jacobs Engineering Group (1)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
- Biological and Agricultural Engineering Master's Degrees
- Renewable Energy Assessment and Development Graduate Certificates
- Watershed Assessment and Restoration Graduate Certificates
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