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Environmental Health Major
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Possible Job Titles
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| *Denotes additional education required Medicine/Health *Toxicologist *Epidemiologist Biological researcher *Biostatistician *Physician *Genetic engineer *Dental hygienist *Medical technologist *Health policy consultant *Data analyst *Administrator, HMO *Medical librarian *Pharmaceutical research chemist Business/Industry *Biochemist Pharmaceutical sales representative *Industrial hygienist *Attorney *Bioengineer Trainer *Molecular biologist Food technician/technologist Pest control consultant Technical writer Journalist: Science magazine editor Wildlife photographer *Civil engineer *Chemical engineer Hazardous material manager Environmental risk assessor POLLUTION CONTROL TECHNICIANS |
Environmental Park naturalist Ecologist *Marine biologist *Botanist *Zoologist *Ichthyologist Fundraiser, environmental organization *Entomologist Conservationist Curator, botanical gardens Government/Public Sector Environmental protection specialist *Public health officer Hunger policy analyst Water quality inspector Aquarist Park naturalist/interpreter *Food and drug inspector *Parasitologist *City recycling manager *Administrator, nuclear waste program Teacher *Professor *Social worker *Soil scientist ENVIRONMENTAL ECOLOGY Including jobs in: limnologist, hydrolgeologist, endangered species biologists, wetlands ecologist, paleontologists, geomorphologist, geochemists ENVIRONMENTAL INSPECTORS Including jobs in: agricultural chemical inspector, agricultural commodity graders, attendance officers, aviation safety inspectors, bank examiners, consumer safety inspectors, custom inspectors, dealer compliance representative, environmental health representative (sanitariums), code inspectors, mortician investigators, dealer compliance representative, customs, import specialist, coroners, equal opportunity representative, food inspectors, immigration, logging, mine safety and health, motor vehicle, occupational safety and health, park rangers, postal inspector, quality control inspector or coordinator, railroad inspector, revenue officers, securities compliance examiners, travel accommodations raters. |
Typical Places of Employment
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| Public and private research organizations Government Agencies (National Park Service) (US) Department of Agriculture, US food and Drug Administration Corporations Health Departments |
Businesses (domestic as well as international trade) Non-profit agencies Research facilities Colleges and Universities Consulting firms Public and private research organizations |
Required Skills and Abilities
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| Analysis Summarizing research findings Attending to details Analyzing data Testing hypotheses Developing theories Clarifying problems Identifying relationships between problems/solutions Reasoning by analogy Perceiving patterns/structures Applying logic to problems Evaluating data and results Investigation Remaining objective Reviewing relevant data Applying concepts Utilizing formulas Gathering information Observing carefully Asking questions Designing experiments Applying knowledge creatively Defining problems Assessing risks |
Technical skills Processing data Solving quantitative problems Calculating Tabulating data Sampling for surveys Using laboratory equipment Maintaining precision and accuracy Using computers for computation/simulation Communication Writing for technical and non-technical audiences Organizing and reporting data Designing charts/graphs Informing/explaining Reporting results and conclusions orally and in writing |
Typical Work Activities
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Additional Info in Career Services
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These publications must be used in the
"Browsing" Library of Career Services. There are also many brochures and magazines such as Resume Writing, Interviewing
and Job Choices that you may take with you.
To see a complete list of career books located at the Career Services Office click here . |
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Alumni Resources(Listed
below are examples of SU Alumni and their Jobs in this major-For more
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| ALUMNI | GRAD. DATE |
ORGANIZATION | JOB TITLE |
| Dawn Heinlein | 1998 | ATC Associates, Inc. | Industrial Hygiene Project Manager |
| Jaclin Schweigart | 1998 | Chesapeake Research Consortium | Environmental Management Trainee |
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Air
and Waste Management AssociationAssociation
of Public Health LaboratoriesCareers
in Environmental Health-from the Texas Department of HealthChartered
Institute of Environmental HealthEnvironmental
Compliance Inspectors-An occupation in Natural and Agricultural
Sciences Environmental
Health Careers-a pdf brochureEnvironmental
Health Engineering-from the Princeton ReviewEnvironmental
Health & Compliance Officers from Occupational Outlook HandbookEnvironmental
Health NewsEnvironmental
Health PerspectivesEnvironmental
Technicians from Occupational Outlook HandbookNational
Association of County and City Health OfficialsNational
Environmental Health AssociationNational
Ground Water AssociationNational
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - careersPartners in
Information Access for the Public Health WorkforceEnvironmental
health and SafetySample
Resumes for Environmental Health Students at SUSociety of
Environmental Toxicology and ChemistrySociety
of ToxicologyAdditional Environmental Career Information
Check this out:
A major-- to career-- converter from
Monster.
(The)
Ecological Society of America
EnviroLink
Environmental
Careers
Environmentalcareer.com
Environmental
Expert.com
Environmental
Protection Agency-Careers with the EPA
Environmental Career Center
Environmental Jobs and Careers
Careers
in Environmental
Psychology
Student
Conservation Association
U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services Indian Health Service
