Environmental  Health

                                            Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities: Perform routine compliance inspections of facilities including but not limited to the following: retail, wholesale, mobile and non-profit food establishments and vendors; public, private and charter schools; private, public and institutional child-care facilities; groundwater-sourced public water systems; solid waste facilities; hotels, motels, septic tank systems, vector/ animal disease surveillance, collection and abatement, recreational vehicle parks and mobile home parks; correctional institutions operated by county and city entities; body art parlors; public swimming pools; landfills; recycling centers; underground storage tanks; hazardous waste facilities and other environmental health issues.

Salary: The average Environmental Health Specialist salary is $41,880. Filter by location to see Environmental Health Specialist salaries in your area. Salary estimates are based on 133 salaries submitted anonymously to Glassdoor by Environmental Health Specialist employees.

Education: Environmental education is more than learning about environmental processes; environmental education involves discovering the dynamic connections between people and ecosystems, both in the classroom and out in the field.  Too often we separate ourselves from our surroundings, but we are as much a part of our environment as the trees or the water.  We are a part of the natural processes that occur everyday, and our health, wellbeing, and livelihoods are intimately connected with the health of our environment.  Exploring our role in the ecosystem is an important endeavor as we seek to understand critical local, regional, and global issues now and in the future.

Demand or need for this profession: Gain the breadth of knowledge necessary to address complex issues in the environment, while also developing the depth of expertise required to become a successful environmental professional. Penn offers you a rigorous academic grounding in environmental science and exceptional opportunities to conduct research in the field. This program is designed with an innovative, interdisciplinary approach to the study of the environment built with flexibility in mind.