Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health Career

The role of Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health is to perform laboratory and field tests to monitor the environment and investigate sources of pollution, including those that affect health, under the direction of an environmental scientist, engineer, or other specialist.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $57,470 and $28 per hour. 7 vocational programs could be taken for the Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health career. Based on BLS data, a total of 32,390 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Environmental Science	39	$34,121	-	-	-
Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician	69	$16,947	-	-	-
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology	23	$32,408	-	-	-
Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician	23	-	-	-	-
Sustainability Studies	40	$34,645	-	-	-
Geography and Environmental Studies	3	$24,254	-	-	-
Science Technologies/Technicians (other)	12	$29,514	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health Career

The following 18 occupations are related to Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health.

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Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Natural Sciences Managers	96,520	$169,120	$81
Managers, All Other	590K	$146,320	$70
Compliance Officers	384K	$80,190	$39
Civil Engineers	328K	$101,160	$49
Environmental Engineers	39,880	$105,840	$51
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	22,510	$108,740	$52
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	13,780	$58,780	$28
Conservation Scientists	22,790	$73,160	$35
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	80,730	$86,710	$42
Hydrologists	6,150	$96,410	$46
Chemical Technicians	55,880	$60,920	$29
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	8,860	$64,590	$31
Hydrologic Technicians	3,000	$61,500	$30
Nuclear Technicians	5,400	$97,520	$47
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	122K	$85,570	$41
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	27,270	$64,250	$31
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	49,960	$53,430	$26
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	121K	$58,050	$28

Vocational Programs for Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health Career

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$27.63

$57,470

Vocational Programs to Prepare Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health Career

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