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
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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.