According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Communicate scientific or technical information to the public, organizations, or internal audiences through oral briefings, written documents, workshops, conferences, training sessions, or public hearings. | 81% |
| Monitor effects of pollution or land degradation and recommend means of prevention or control. | 79% |
| Collect, synthesize, analyze, manage, and report environmental data, such as pollution emission measurements, atmospheric monitoring measurements, meteorological or mineralogical information, or soil or water samples. | 76% |
| Review and implement environmental technical standards, guidelines, policies, and formal regulations that meet all appropriate requirements. | 75% |
| Provide scientific or technical guidance, support, coordination, or oversight to governmental agencies, environmental programs, industry, or the public. | 74% |
| Evaluate violations or problems discovered during inspections to determine appropriate regulatory actions or to provide advice on the development and prosecution of regulatory cases. | 73% |
| Conduct environmental audits or inspections or investigations of violations. | 72% |
| Process and review environmental permits, licenses, or related materials. | 72% |
| Analyze data to determine validity, quality, and scientific significance and to interpret correlations between human activities and environmental effects. | 70% |
| Provide advice on proper standards and regulations or the development of policies, strategies, or codes of practice for environmental management. | 70% |
| Investigate and report on accidents affecting the environment. | 70% |
| Develop the technical portions of legal documents, administrative orders, or consent decrees. | 69% |
| Prepare charts or graphs from data samples, providing summary information on the environmental relevance of the data. | 68% |
| Research sources of pollution to determine their effects on the environment and to develop theories or methods of pollution abatement or control. | 68% |
| Supervise or train students, environmental technologists, technicians, or other related staff. | 67% |
| Design or direct studies to obtain technical environmental information about planned projects. | 67% |
| Monitor environmental impacts of development activities. | 64% |
| Determine data collection methods to be employed in research projects or surveys. | 64% |
| Conduct applied research on environmental topics, such as waste control or treatment or pollution abatement methods. | 59% |
| Develop programs designed to obtain the most productive, non-damaging use of land. | 58% |
| Plan or develop research models, using knowledge of mathematical and statistical concepts. | 56% |
| Develop methods to minimize the impact of production processes on the environment, based on the study and assessment of industrial production, environmental legislation, and physical, biological, and social environments. | 56% |
