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How long did go to school to get this job?

Basically an environmental engineering technician is who I’m asking #environmental-science

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Clarissa’s Answer

I work in mining and we hire lots of environmental technicians. If you do consulting then you typically need higher education like a masters degree. If you’re working for a private company then you need an associate’s degree, maybe a bachelors for the more competitive companies.

Some companies you can check for job openings and read descriptions to get an idea for requirements:
Hydrogeophysics (HGI) (consulting company)
Haley and Aldrich (consulting company)
Wood Consulting (consulting company)
Nevada Gold Mines (private company)
Rio Tinto (private company)
Freeport McMoRan (private company)

Clarissa recommends the following next steps:

Look up job openings for the type of job you want to see the requirements
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Desiree’s Answer

I worked as an environmental consultant for several years. I worked at both a small local firm and a huge international engineering firm in their hazardous waste remediation teams. The managers/executives all had 4 year degrees (some had masters, some of the VPs had PhDs) in engineering or science. Most of the engineers & scientist had 4 year degrees (some were earning their masters whilst working). And many of the techs had 2 year associates degrees (some were earning their bachelor’s degree whilst working) or were recent hires with 4 year university degrees. To some, being a tech was their chosen career path and for others, it was seen as an entry level position from which you could work your way up (often, with more school/degrees). (I note that there were some tech/workers in the asbestos remediation field that had no formal education beyond High School.)

Desiree recommends the following next steps:

Research the local associates degree programs and their career centers
Visit the websites of companies hiring in this space and read their job qualification requirements
Look at LinkedIn (if you meet the age requirements) for people working in this field and review their resumes
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