Hiring Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Employers across the 57 metro areas we have BLS OEWS wage data for pay environmental engineering technologists and technicians a median of $44,610 to $105,250 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). A search through recruitlocalpros runs Tier I to Tier VI, $6,240 to $54,340, set by seniority, never by location or salary. Our vetted recruiting partner handles sourcing, screening and placement end to end.
What do environmental engineering technologists and technicians do?
- Maintain project logbook records or computer program files.
- Record laboratory or field data, including numerical data, test results, photographs, or summaries of visual observations.
- Perform environmental quality work in field or office settings.
- Produce environmental assessment reports, tabulating data and preparing charts, graphs, or sketches.
- Collect and analyze pollution samples, such as air or ground water.
- Decontaminate or test field equipment used to clean or test pollutants from soil, air, or water.
Core tasks, O*NET OnLine, 17-3025.00.
What does it take to become one?
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
O*NET Job Zone 4, SVP (7.0 to < 8.0). O*NET OnLine.
Employers commonly list experience with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D, Bentley MicroStation for this role.
What do environmental engineering technologists and technicians get paid?
BLS OEWS, May 2025 publishes a wage for environmental engineering technologists and technicians in 57 of the metro areas in this build. The median ranges from $44,610 to $105,250 a year depending on the metro, with a midpoint of $60,610. This is what employers pay, place of work, not a single national figure and not what any one person takes home.
BLS OEWS, BLS OEWS, May 2025, SOC 17-3025.
What does hiring one cost?
The same as any role: tier, not location or salary, sets the fee. Across all six tiers the published range is $6,240 to $54,340 per search. For scale, the highest published median for environmental engineering technologists and technicians in this build is $105,250. A contingency firm hiring at that level would bill roughly $21,050 to $31,575 on the first year salary alone, 20 to 30%.
Frequently asked
- How fast can a environmental engineering technologists and technicians search fill?
- 23 to 35 days, 2 to 3x faster than a typical contingency search, per the recruiting provider's published figures.
- What if the hire does not work out?
- A 45-day replacement guarantee, at 50% off a repeat search for the same role.
Price a environmental engineering technologists and technicians search
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