How to hire environmental science and protection technicians, including health
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Job description template
Copy it, fill in the brackets, and remove anything that does not fit your job. Keep only must-haves you would really turn someone away for.
[Job title] at [Company name] [City, State] · [Full-time / Part-time] · [Pay range] About the role [Two or three sentences about your team, the work and why it matters.] What you will do • Calibrate microscopes or test instruments. • Collect samples of gases, soils, water, industrial wastewater, or asbestos products to conduct tests on pollutant levels or identify sources of pollution. • Discuss test results and analyses with customers. • Inspect workplaces to ensure the absence of health and safety hazards, such as high noise levels, radiation, or potential lighting hazards. • Investigate hazardous conditions or spills or outbreaks of disease or food poisoning, collecting samples for analysis. • Prepare samples or photomicrographs for testing and analysis. • Record test data and prepare reports, summaries, or charts that interpret test results. • Weigh, analyze, or measure collected sample particles, such as lead, coal dust, or rock, to determine concentration of pollutants. What you bring • [Required license, certification or years of experience, if any] • [Education, only if you truly need it. Typical to start in this job: Associate's degree] • Strong reading comprehension, active listening, speaking, writing, critical thinking and monitoring skills • Working knowledge of customer and personal service • [Anything else you would really turn someone away for] Pay and benefits [Pay range]. For reference, the U.S. median for this job is $26.49 an hour ($55,090 a year). [Benefits, schedule and anything else candidates should know.] How to apply [Apply on JAI Bot. Every applicant hears back.]
Interview questions for environmental science and protection technicians, including health
Ask every candidate the same questions, in the same order, and write down what they say. Questions about past work show what someone has actually done.
- Tell me about a time you had to calibrate microscopes or test instruments. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to collect samples of gases, soils, water, industrial wastewater, or asbestos products to conduct tests on pollutant levels or identify sources of pollution. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to discuss test results and analyses with customers. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to inspect workplaces to ensure the absence of health and safety hazards, such as high noise levels, radiation, or potential lighting hazards. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about written instructions, a policy or a manual you had to follow closely. How did you make sure you followed it correctly?
- Tell me about a time you had to understand a request or problem that was explained poorly. How did you make sure you got it right?
- Explain something technical from your last job as you would to a new coworker.
- Why this job, and why now? What would make you stay here for the long term?
Good answers name a real situation, what the person did themselves and what happened. Avoid questions about age, family plans, religion, health, national origin or anything else unrelated to the job.
What environmental science and protection technicians, including health do
- Calibrate microscopes or test instruments.
- Collect samples of gases, soils, water, industrial wastewater, or asbestos products to conduct tests on pollutant levels or identify sources of pollution.
- Discuss test results and analyses with customers.
- Inspect workplaces to ensure the absence of health and safety hazards, such as high noise levels, radiation, or potential lighting hazards.
- Investigate hazardous conditions or spills or outbreaks of disease or food poisoning, collecting samples for analysis.
- Prepare samples or photomicrographs for testing and analysis.
- Record test data and prepare reports, summaries, or charts that interpret test results.
- Weigh, analyze, or measure collected sample particles, such as lead, coal dust, or rock, to determine concentration of pollutants.
Skills that matter most
Education, experience and outlook for environmental science and protection technicians, including health
- Typical education to start: Associate's degree (BLS)
- Job outlook: +6.9% over ten years, faster than average · about 5,300 openings a year (BLS)
What to pay environmental science and protection technicians, including health
Pay depends a lot on where the job is. Highest and lowest median yearly pay by state:
| State | Median yearly pay |
|---|---|
| Washington | $67,160 |
| New York | $62,400 |
| New Mexico | $62,330 |
| California | $61,220 |
| Colorado | $60,930 |
| South Carolina | $48,700 |
| Georgia | $48,050 |
| Kentucky | $46,840 |
See environmental science and protection technicians, including health pay in every state
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Post a job freePay by areaJob duties and skills: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. JAI Bot has modified this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, May 2025. Interview questions and the job description template: JAI Bot, based on the duties and skills above.