Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
SOC 19-2041 · 2024-2034
Conduct research or perform investigation for the purpose of identifying, abating, or eliminating sources of pollutants or hazards that affect either the environment or public health. Using knowledge of various scientific disciplines, may collect, synthesize, study, report, and recommend action based on data derived from measurements or observations of air, food, soil, water, and other sources.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $109,492per year
- Projected openings
- 12,710
- Projected change
- +6.9%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Writing
- Science
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Complex Problem Solving
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $128,295 | 660 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $123,155 | 80 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $106,633 | 1,770 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $105,204 | 3,810 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $104,054 | 1,050 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $102,461 | 450 |
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | $100,273 | 60 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $99,010 | 840 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $97,685 | 190 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $97,685 | 120 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $97,685 | 100 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $97,685 | 210 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $97,685 | 160 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $97,685 | 130 |
| Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties) | $97,685 | 60 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $96,943 | 780 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $95,507 | 160 |
| El Centro MSA (Imperial County) | $95,209 | 40 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $95,055 | 1,290 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $94,254 | 240 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $93,360 | 360 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $89,036 | 90 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $86,632 | 60 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $82,903 | 90 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $82,698 | 160 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $82,503 | 130 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $78,569 | 60 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $65,185 | 320 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compliance Officers | $98,607 | 43,870 | +7% |
| Environmental Engineers | $134,061 | 3,690 | +6.4% |
| Conservation Scientists | $82,044 | 2,210 | +13.6% |
| Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $61,690 | 1,870 | +4.8% |
| Managers, All Other | $177,489 | 175,120 | +9.7% |
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