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Typical Tasks: What You Might do in a Day

  • Advise others about environmental management or conservation.
  • Advise others on management of emergencies or hazardous situations or materials.
  • Analyze costs and benefits of proposed designs or projects.
  • Analyze environmental data.
  • Apply knowledge or research findings to address environmental problems.
  • Assist skilled construction or extraction personnel.
  • Clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order.
  • Collect environmental data or samples.
  • Communicate with the public on environmental issues.
  • Compile environmental or climatological data.
  • Develop mathematical models of environmental conditions.
  • Evaluate data quality.
  • Install gauges or controls.
  • Measure the level or depth of water or other liquids.
  • Prepare graphics or other visual representations of information.
  • Research hydrologic features or processes.
  • Search files, databases or reference materials to obtain needed information.
  • Write reports or evaluations.
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