Environmental Field Chemist
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
An Environmental Field Chemist samples, tests and assists with the clean up of hazardous materials at field sites. Ensures the safe handling and transport of hazardous chemicals and environmental regulatory compliance.
Job Outlook
There were 28 Environmental Field Chemist job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 666 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Chemist industry, which includes the Environmental Field Chemist career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Environmental Field Chemist 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 $70,125.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $70,125.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Environmental Field Chemist postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $62,236.
Education and Experience
Posted Environmental Field Chemist 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 | 84.83% |
| Master's Degree | 14.11% |
| Doctoral Degree | 3.15% |
| Other | 9.16% |
Posted Environmental Field Chemist 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 | 70.4% |
| 3 to 5 years | 21.08% |
| 6 to 8 years | 2.69% |
| 9+ years | 5.83% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Environmental Field Chemist 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.
- Packaging And Labeling (43.84%)
- Management (41.74%)
- Collections (39.79%)
- Customer Service (30.33%)
- Communication (23.42%)
- Detail Oriented (18.17%)
- Quality Assurance (17.72%)
- Coordinating (15.92%)
- Quality Control (12.76%)
- Microsoft Office (12.16%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Health And Safety Plan (HASP) (29.73%)
- Inventory Staging (29.12%)
- Analytical Testing (29.88%)
- Analytical Techniques (14.63%)
- Housekeeping (36.13%)
- Chemistry (83.69%)
- Environmental Chemistry (35.37%)
- Environmental Science (27.74%)
- Waste Management (29.57%)
- Electrical Equipment (26.98%)
- Technical Services (28.2%)
- Oil And Gas (27.9%)
- Pulmonology (19.82%)
- Pharmaceuticals (27.29%)
- Spill Response (24.54%)
- Code Of Federal Regulations (19.51%)
- Environment Health And Safety (31.86%)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) (47.87%)
- Chemical Waste (36.59%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Environmental Data Management (11.43%)
- Laboratory Experience (16.31%)
- Supply Management (6.71%)
- Billing (7.01%)
- Chromatography (2.44%)
- Auditing (3.66%)
- Peer Review (10.21%)
- Analytical Chemistry (25.15%)
- Biochemistry (3.51%)
- Biology (18.29%)
- Data Collection (12.8%)
- Data Quality (15.7%)
- Data Validation (17.84%)
- European Quality Improvement Systems (12.04%)
- Standard Operating Procedure (14.63%)
- Environmental Laws (15.55%)
- Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (4.88%)
- Proprietary Software (6.55%)
- Project Management (15.85%)
- Service Industries (10.37%)
- Usability (12.5%)
- Consolidation (10.37%)
- Soil Science (9.6%)
- Level 2 Stocks (9.76%)
- Network Routing (6.71%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Health And Safety Plan (HASP) (38.24%)
- Inventory Staging (37.45%)
- Analytical Techniques (18.82%)
- Housekeeping (46.47%)
- Electrical Equipment (34.71%)
- Environmental Chemistry (45.49%)
- Pharmaceuticals (35.1%)
- Technical Services (36.27%)
- Oil And Gas (35.88%)
- Code Of Federal Regulations (25.1%)
- Chemical Waste (47.06%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Environmental Field Chemist skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Environmental Chemist
- Chemist
- Field Chemist
- Environmental Laboratory Analyst
- Laboratory Technician
- Chemistry Scientist
- Extraction Chemist
- Hazardous Waste Specialist
- Laboratory Pack Chemist
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.
- Chemist (General)
- Chemistry Laboratory Supervisor
- Research and Development Chemist
- Manufacturing Chemist
- Quality Control Chemist
- Analytical Chemist
- Inorganic Chemist
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Environmental Field Chemist jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Clean Harbors (235)
- Montrose Environmental Group (66)
- Thompson Industrial Services (27)
- Actalent (22)
- Tradebe (20)
- Tradebe Environmental Services (17)
- Tradebe Treatment And Recycling (17)
- Eurofins (14)
- Tetra Tech (12)
- Easyhiring (11)
North Carolina
- Clean Harbors (6)
- Actalent (4)
- Tradebe Environmental Services (3)
- Tradebe Treatment And Recycling (2)
- Thompson Industrial Services (2)
- Tradebe (2)
- NES Fircroft (1)
- Arcadis (1)
- RTI International (1)
- Montrose Environmental 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!
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