Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Tasks Include:
- Determine the nature of code violations and actions to be taken, and issue written notices of violation, participating in enforcement hearings, as necessary.
- Examine permits, licenses, applications, and records to ensure compliance with licensing requirements.
- Prepare, organize, and maintain inspection records.
- Interview individuals to determine the nature of suspected violations and to obtain evidence of violations.
- Prepare written, oral, tabular, and graphic reports summarizing requirements and regulations, including enforcement and chain of custody documentation.
- Monitor follow-up actions in cases where violations were found, and review compliance monitoring reports.
- Investigate complaints and suspected violations regarding illegal dumping, pollution, pesticides, product quality, or labeling laws.
- Inspect waste pretreatment, treatment, and disposal facilities and systems for conformance to federal, state, or local regulations.
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Education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone:
Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$71,690.00
State
$75,210.00
Regional
Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Description
Career Cluster: | Government & Public Administration |
Inspect and investigate sources of pollution to protect the public and environment and ensure conformance with Federal, State, and local regulations and ordinances.
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Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Education
Required Level of Education
- Bachelor's Degree = 75%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 15%
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 10%
Related Work Experience
- None = 25%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 25%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 20%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 15%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 10%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 5%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Up to and including 1 month = 30%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 20%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 20%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 10%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 10%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 5%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 5%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 40%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 20%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 20%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 10%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 10%
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Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Determine the nature of code violations and actions to be taken, and issue written notices of violation, participating in enforcement hearings, as necessary.
- Examine permits, licenses, applications, and records to ensure compliance with licensing requirements.
- Prepare, organize, and maintain inspection records.
- Interview individuals to determine the nature of suspected violations and to obtain evidence of violations.
- Prepare written, oral, tabular, and graphic reports summarizing requirements and regulations, including enforcement and chain of custody documentation.
- Monitor follow-up actions in cases where violations were found, and review compliance monitoring reports.
- Investigate complaints and suspected violations regarding illegal dumping, pollution, pesticides, product quality, or labeling laws.
- Inform individuals and groups of pollution control regulations and inspection findings, and explain how problems can be corrected.
- Determine sampling locations and methods, and collect water or wastewater samples for analysis, preserving samples with appropriate containers and preservation methods.
- Verify that hazardous chemicals are handled, stored, and disposed of in accordance with regulations.
- Research and keep informed of pertinent information and developments in areas such as EPA laws and regulations.
- Determine which sites and violation reports to investigate, and coordinate compliance and enforcement activities with other government agencies.
- Observe and record field conditions, gathering, interpreting, and reporting data such as flow meter readings and chemical levels.
- Learn and observe proper safety precautions, rules, regulations, and practices so that unsafe conditions can be recognized and proper safety protocols implemented.
- Participate in the development of spill prevention programs and hazardous waste rules and regulations, and recommend corrective actions for hazardous waste problems.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Inspect waste pretreatment, treatment, and disposal facilities and systems for conformance to federal, state, or local regulations.
- Evaluate label information for accuracy and conformance to regulatory requirements.
- Inform health professionals, property owners, and the public about harmful properties and related problems of water pollution and contaminated wastewater.
- Analyze and implement state, federal or local requirements as necessary to maintain approved pretreatment, pollution prevention, and storm water runoff programs.
- Perform laboratory tests on samples collected, such as analyzing the content of contaminated wastewater.
- Review and evaluate applications for registration of products containing dangerous materials, or for pollution control discharge permits.
- Research and perform calculations related to landscape allowances, discharge volumes, production-based and alternative limits, and wastewater strength classifications, making recommendations and completing documentation.
- Maintain and repair materials, work sites, and equipment.
- Conduct research on hazardous waste management projects to determine the magnitude of problems and treatment or disposal alternatives and costs.
- Respond to questions and inquiries, such as those concerning service charges and capacity fees, or refer them to supervisors.
- Prepare data to calculate sewer service charges and capacity fees.
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Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Ladders (Aluminum ladders)
- Air samplers or collectors (Atmosphere monitors)
- Sample preparation bombs (Bacon bomb samplers)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Benthic grab samplers)
- Sampling pumps (Bladder pumps)
- Laboratory bailers (Bottom fill bailers)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Box corers)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Bucket augers)
- Sampling pumps (Centrifugal water sampling pumps)
- Single gas monitors (Chlorine samplers)
- Chemiluminescence or bioluminescence analyzers (Chlorophyll-a probes)
- Colorimeters (Colorimetric field sampling devices)
- Coliwasas (Composite liquid waste samplers COLIWASA)
- Conductivity meters (Conductance meters)
- Flame ionization analyzers (Continuous flame ionization detectors FID)
- Water analyzers (Continuous water quality monitors)
- Portable data input terminals (Dataloggers)
- Desktop computers
- Photometers (Differential photometers)
- Dissolved oxygen meters (Dissolved oxygen probes)
- Laboratory bailers (Double check valve bailers)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Ekman grab samplers)
- Enzyme analyzers (Enzyme immunoassay kits)
- Infrared spectrometers (Extractive Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers)
- Flowmeters
- Hydrocarbons analyzers or detectors (Fuel fluorescence detectors FFD)
- Atomic absorption AA spectrometers (Graphite furnace atomic absorption GFAA spectrometers)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Gravity corers)
- Radarbased surveillance systems (Ground penetrating radar GPR)
- Peristaltic pumps (Groundwater sampling peristaltic pumps)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Hand corers)
- Hand pumps (Hand sampling pumps)
- Laboratory vials (Headspace vials)
- Lasers (Helium-neon lasers)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Hydraulic vibracorers)
- Inductively coupled plasma ICP spectrometers (Inductively coupled plasma ICP spectrophotometers)
- Infrared spectrometers (Infrared IR spectrometers)
- Interferometers
- Ion selective electrode ISE meters (Ion selective electrode ISE testers)
- Water samplers (Kemmerer depth samplers)
- Analytical balances (Laboratory analytical balances)
- Dropping pipettes (Laboratory dropping pipettes)
- Notebook computers (Laptop computers)
- Spectrometers (Laser-induced breakdown spectrometers LIBS)
- Hydrocarbons analyzers or detectors (Laser-induced fluorescence LIF instruments)
- Liquid chromatographs (Liquid chromatographs LC)
- Water samplers (Liquid grab samplers)
- Magnetometer geophysical instruments (Magnetic locators)
- Mass spectrometers
- Laboratory graduated cylinders (Measuring cylinders)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Membrane interface probes MIP)
- Single gas monitors (Mercury vapor analyzers)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Mobile cone penetrometer MCP systems)
- Optical beamsplitters (Optical beamsplitting devices)
- Water samplers (Passive diffusion bag PDB samplers)
- pH meters (pH indicators)
- Ion analyzers (Photoionization detectors PID)
- Piezo electric crystals (Piezoelectric sensors)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Ponar dredge samplers)
- Water samplers (Pond samplers)
- Gas chromatographs (Portable gas chromatographs GC)
- Mass spectrometers (Portable mass spectrometers MS)
- Two way radios (Portable two way radios)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Power augers)
- Progressive cavity pumps (Progressive cavity sampling pumps)
- Rotating piston pumps (Reciprocating piston sampling pumps)
- Striking hammers (Rotary hammer systems)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Russian peat borers)
- Sample holders (Sample bottles)
- Sample holders (Sample collection chambers)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Sampling triers)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Sand corers)
- Scaffolding
- Test sieves (Sediment sieves)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Shelby tube samplers)
- Conductivity meters (Specific conductance probes)
- Spectrophotometers
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Split core samplers)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Split spoon samplers)
- Peristaltic pumps (Suction-lift pumps)
- Acoustic sensors (Surface acoustic wave sensors SAWS)
- Syringe pumps
- Laboratory bailers (Thief samplers)
- Hydrocarbons analyzers or detectors (Total petroleum hydrocarbon TPH analyzers)
- Turbidimeters (Turbidity probes)
- Hydrocarbons analyzers or detectors (Ultraviolet fluorescence UVF test kits)
- Water samplers (Van Dorn samplers)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Van Veen grab samplers)
- Organic carbon analyzers (Volatile organic compound VOC measurement devices)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Waste pile samplers)
- Water samplers (Wastewater samplers)
- Water analyzers (Water quality data sondes)
- Gear pumps (Water sampling gear pumps)
- Water samplers (Weighted bottle samplers)
- Water samplers (Wheaton dip samplers)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Wireline samplers)
- Spectrofluorimeters or fluorimeters (X ray fluorescence XRF spectrometers)
Technologies Include:
- Analytical or scientific software
- DQO-PRO
- Environmental Knowledge and Assessment Tool EKAT
- Field Operations and Records Management System (FORMS) II Lite
- Fully Integrated Environmental Location Decision Support FIELDS
- HRS Quickscore
- Mass Flux Toolkit
- Monitoring and Remediation Optimization System MAROS
- Rapid Assessment Tools R.A.T.
- Scribe
- Spatial Analysis and Decision Assistance SADA
- Sustainable Management Approaches and Revitalization Tools SMARTe
- Data base user interface and query software
- Database software
- Document management software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat software
- Map creation software
- Geographic information system GIS software
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
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Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Special Requirements
For More Information, Contact:
Institute For Hazardous Materials Management
11900 Parklawn Drive, Suite 450
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 301.984.8969
http://www.ihmm.org/
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Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Additional Resources
Air and Waste Management Association
1 Gateway Center, 3rd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Tel: (412) 232-3444 Fax: (412) 232-3450
Environmental Careers Organization
National Office
179 South Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02111
Tel: (617) 426-4375 Fax: (617) 423-0998
Http://Www.Eco.Org
National Solid Wastes Management Association
4301 Connecticut Avenue, Nw, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20008
Tel: (202) 244-4700 Fax: (202) 364-3792
(800) 424-2869
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
345 East 47th Street
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212) 705-7338 Fax: (212) 705-8400
(800) 242-4363
National Partnership for Environmental Technology In Education
6601 Owens Drive, Suite 235
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Tel: (510) 225-0668
The United States Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters
20 Massachusetts Avenue, Nw
Washington, DC 20314-1000
Tel: (202) 761-0010
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Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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80.00 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
77.50 | Law and Government | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
61.25 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
60.00 | Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
58.75 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
52.50 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
50.00 | Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
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Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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75.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
75.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
72.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
72.00 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
72.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
68.75 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
68.75 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
68.75 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
59.50 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
59.50 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
59.50 | Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
56.25 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
56.25 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
56.25 | Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
50.00 | Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
50.00 | Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
50.00 | Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
50.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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78.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
75.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
75.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
75.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
75.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
75.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
72.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
72.00 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
72.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
68.75 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
65.50 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
65.50 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
65.50 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
62.50 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
56.25 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
53.00 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
53.00 | Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
50.00 | Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
50.00 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
50.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
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Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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91.25 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
88.75 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
85.50 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
85.00 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
81.25 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
77.50 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
77.50 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
73.75 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
73.75 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
73.75 | Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
72.50 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
70.00 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
68.75 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
67.50 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
66.25 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
66.25 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
66.25 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
63.75 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
62.50 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
60.00 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
59.25 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
55.00 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
55.00 | Performing Administrative Activities | Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork. |
53.75 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
51.25 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
50.00 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
50.00 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
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Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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93.75 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
88.75 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
85.00 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
77.50 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
77.50 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
76.25 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
75.00 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
71.25 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
70.00 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
67.50 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
66.25 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
66.25 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
60.00 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
55.00 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
51.25 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
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Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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66.67 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
61.17 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
55.50 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
50.00 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
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Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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99.00 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
99.00 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
93.00 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
89.00 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
85.00 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
81.00 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
80.00 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
80.00 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
80.00 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
79.00 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
78.00 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
77.00 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
76.00 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
73.00 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
72.60 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
72.00 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
71.00 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
71.00 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
68.00 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
67.00 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
66.00 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
66.00 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
65.00 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
62.20 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
62.00 | Outdoors, Under Cover | How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (e.g., structure with roof but no walls)? |
60.00 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
56.00 | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
56.00 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
56.00 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
52.60 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
50.00 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
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Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
- Examples
- Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include real estate brokers, sales managers, database administrators, graphic designers, conservation scientists, art directors, and cost estimators.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
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Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $41,050.00 | $71,690.00 | $97,050.00 |
Virginia | $46,040.00 | $75,210.00 | $100,240.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Bay Consortium | $52,329.75 | $77,914.84 | $101,157.32 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $45,403.92 | $65,875.46 | $84,467.40 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $42,104.69 | $61,477.84 | $81,020.29 |
Crater Area | $51,580.16 | $77,109.15 | $94,922.95 |
Greater Peninsula | $45,698.66 | $58,878.23 | $79,090.73 |
Hampton Roads | $45,694.58 | $67,978.40 | $87,751.33 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $46,309.55 | $65,102.41 | $83,461.82 |
Northern Virginia and Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | $53,950.30 | $84,480.66 | $103,199.07 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | $41,581.50 | $60,653.80 | $85,429.12 |
Southwestern Virginia | $42,767.59 | $69,048.22 | $90,508.00 |
West Piedmont | $41,191.92 | $51,668.88 | $71,017.56 |
Western Virginia | $46,982.65 | $62,652.72 | $78,731.74 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 354,000 | 369,100 | +4.3% |
Virginia | 10,563 | 11,286 | +6.8% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Bay Consortium | 338 | 373 | +10.4% |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | 1,932 | 2,132 | +10.4% |
Central VA/Region2000 | 157 | 172 | +9.6% |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | 561 | 591 | +5.3% |
Hampton Roads | 1,147 | 1,221 | +6.5% |
New River/Mt. Rogers | 140 | 145 | +3.6% |
Northern Virginia and Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | 313 | 351 | +12.1% |
Shenandoah Valley | 480 | 521 | +8.5% |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | 417 | 440 | +5.5% |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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