Environmental Health Specialist

Environmental Health Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities:     Environmental Health Specialists have a look around their community and find any environmental problems and take steps to solve it. There are some health specialist who work for the government and monitor local, state, and federal safety and environmental regulations. They must inspect restaurants to make sure they are properly clean and are not infested. They also have to check plants and factories for pollution and industrial waste. Very often they have to check schools, nursing homes and day care centers for substances that can be harmful such as radon or lead paint. Specialist that work for the government also have to monitor how hospitals take care of their biological waste and make sure that public spaces are safe for the community to use.  They issue permits and certificates that state that the residence, business and/or recreational center is able to meet the minimum of the health and safety standards.

Average Salary: $41,880-$70,210 is the average salary for an Environmental Health Specialist.

Education:  Have good communication skills, Bachelor’s Degree, have experience, willingness to work when called.

Demand or Need for this Profession: This profession is projected to grow 11% from 2014-2024.

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Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

 I would like to be a Environmental Health Specialist because I would like to help people safe if any hazardous objects or pollution was around the community. I would like to be one because many people die from these things and I would like to prevent it.