Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

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. May collect samples of gases, soil, water, and other materials for testing.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Pharmacology and Toxicology(professional)Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus, NJ

$113,264

Chemistry(doctoral)University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, MI

$110,158

Chemistry(doctoral)University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI

$108,840

Chemistry(doctoral)University of California-Berkeley, CA

$108,154

Chemistry(doctoral)North Carolina State University at Raleigh, NC

$106,676

Chemistry(doctoral)University of Delaware, DE

$103,167

Chemistry(doctoral)University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL

$101,242

Chemistry(doctoral)The University of Texas at Austin, TX

$100,906

Chemistry(doctoral)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA

$96,201

Physical Science Technologies/Technicians(associates)Lee College, TX

$94,986

Chemistry(doctoral)Ohio State University-Main Campus, OH

$93,474

Pharmacology and Toxicology(masters)Michigan State University, MI

$93,234

Chemistry(doctoral)University of California-San Diego, CA

$93,148

Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians(masters)The University of Findlay, OH

$91,740

Chemistry(doctoral)Indiana University-Bloomington, IN

$91,021

Chemistry(doctoral)Northwestern University, IL

$90,302

Sustainability Studies(masters)Columbia University in the City of New York, NY

$86,469

Chemistry(doctoral)University of South Carolina-Columbia, SC

$86,469

Chemistry(doctoral)University of California-Riverside, CA

$85,864

Chemistry(doctoral)University of California-San Francisco, CA

$85,864

Chemistry(doctoral)University of California-Los Angeles, CA

$85,864

Chemistry(doctoral)California Institute of Technology, CA

$85,864

Chemistry(doctoral)University of California-Merced, CA

$85,864

Chemistry(doctoral)University of California-Santa Barbara, CA

$85,864

Chemistry(doctoral)University of California-Santa Cruz, CA

$85,864