Environmental technician

Code 3111.2

Environmental technicians investigate sources of pollution and aid in the development of pollution prevention and environment protection plans. They take samples of soil, water or other materials and perform tests to analyse the pollution level and identify its source.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • environmental legislation
  • metrology
  • chemistry
  • laboratory techniques

Skills and competences

  • analyse experimental laboratory data
  • analyse environmental data
  • advise on soil and water protection
  • advise on environmental risk management systems
  • conduct environmental site assessments
  • perform laboratory tests
  • collect samples for analysis
  • test samples for pollutants

Transversal competences

  • advise on environmental remediation
  • document analysis results
  • assess environmental impact
  • report on environmental issues

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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences