Occupations/17-3025.00
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Apply theory and principles of environmental engineering to modify, test, and operate equipment and devices used in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental problems, including waste treatment and site remediation, under the direction of engineering staff or scientists. May assist in the development of environmental remediation devices.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
45%
Mixed exposure
Human characteristics
57%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
58%
Mixed exposure
A day in this job
- Mostly routine
Maintain project logbook records or computer program files.
- Mostly routine
Record laboratory or field data, including numerical data, test results, photographs, or summaries of visual observations.
- Mostly routine
Produce environmental assessment reports, tabulating data and preparing charts, graphs, or sketches.
The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Maintain project logbook records or computer program files.
- 02Record laboratory or field data, including numerical data, test results, photographs, or summaries of visual observations.
- 03Perform environmental quality work in field or office settings.
- 04Produce environmental assessment reports, tabulating data and preparing charts, graphs, or sketches.
- 05Collect and analyze pollution samples, such as air or ground water.
- 06Decontaminate or test field equipment used to clean or test pollutants from soil, air, or water.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.43
- Degree of automation1.97
- Time sitting3.26
- Originality (ability)3.00
- Conflict situations2.76
- Hands-on objects/tools2.82
- Outdoors / weather3.73
- Disease exposure1.67
- Decision freedom3.57
Top abilities
- Written Comprehension4.00
- Inductive Reasoning4.00
- Deductive Reasoning4.00
- Problem Sensitivity3.88
- Oral Expression3.88
- Oral Comprehension3.88
- Information Ordering3.88
- Speech Clarity3.75
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.88
- Active Listening3.88
- Writing3.12
- Speaking3.38
- Mathematics3.00
- Science3.38
- Critical Thinking3.88
- Active Learning3.75
- Learning Strategies3.00
- Monitoring3.38
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 46 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI · Public | Environmental Toxicology 26.1006 | $16,100 | 88% | 82% | 1 yr $75,204 2 yr $68,499 Master's · CIP 26.10 |
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC · Public | Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician 15.0506 | $9,200 | 47% | 84% | 1 yr $41,193 2 yr $46,478 Bachelor's · CIP 15.05 |
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public | Environmental Toxicology 26.1006 | $13,800 | 9% | 92% | 1 yr — 2 yr $38,289 Bachelor's · CIP 26.10 |
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY · Public | Environmental Toxicology 26.1006 | $10,700 | 70% | 76% | 1 yr $20,140 2 yr — Bachelor's · CIP 26.10 |
University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN · Public | Hazardous Materials Information Systems Technology/Technician 15.0704 | $14,100 | 81% | 71% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Master's · CIP 15.07 |
St Cloud State University St. Cloud, MN · Public | Hazardous Materials Information Systems Technology/Technician 15.0704 | $9,600 | 95% | 56% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Master's · CIP 15.07 |
Century College White Bear Lake, MN · Public | Hazardous Materials Information Systems Technology/Technician 15.0704 | $6,000 | 100% | 31% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 15.07 |
Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids, MN · Public | Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician 15.0506 | $5,800 | 100% | 33% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 15.05 |
Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN · Public | Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician 15.0506 | $6,200 | 100% | 33% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN · Public | Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician 15.0506 | $6,200 | 100% | 38% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Ridgewater College Willmar, MN · Public | Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician 15.0506 | $6,100 | 100% | 36% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls, MN · Public | Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician 15.0506 | $6,000 | 100% | 37% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |