Decontamination technician vs environmental services supervisor

The differences between decontamination technicians and environmental services supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a decontamination technician and an environmental services supervisor. Additionally, a decontamination technician has an average salary of $44,291, which is higher than the $40,162 average annual salary of an environmental services supervisor.

The top three skills for a decontamination technician include papr, safety procedures and PPE. The most important skills for an environmental services supervisor are patients, environmental services, and cleanliness.

Decontamination technician vs environmental services supervisor overview

	Decontamination Technician	Environmental Services Supervisor
Yearly salary	$44,291	$40,162
Hourly rate	$21.29	$19.31
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	28,108	67,959
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	2	2

Decontamination technician vs environmental services supervisor salary

Decontamination technicians and environmental services supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Decontamination Technician	Environmental Services Supervisor
Average salary	$44,291	$40,162
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $69,000	Between $30,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	Newton, MA	Cambridge, MA
Highest paying state	New York	Connecticut
Best paying company	Battelle	Prime Healthcare
Best paying industry	Energy	Hospitality

Differences between decontamination technician and environmental services supervisor education

There are a few differences between a decontamination technician and an environmental services supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Decontamination Technician	Environmental Services Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	University of Pennsylvania

Decontamination technician vs environmental services supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between decontamination technicians' and environmental services supervisors' demographics:

	Decontamination Technician	Environmental Services Supervisor
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 69.6% Female, 30.4%	Male, 42.8% Female, 57.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 15.8% Asian, 8.9% White, 58.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 10.5% White, 56.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between decontamination technician and environmental services supervisor duties and responsibilities

Decontamination technician example responsibilities.

Concrete crushing, demolition, and wrecking of commercial buildings, apartments, and homes.
Assign with ALARA for lead shielding projects.
Monitor NRC license compliance and support inspections.
Set up ladders, scaffolds and hoists.
Perform decontamination of a sand blast booth using a HEPA vacuum cleaner.
Design, maintain, install, and replace rectifiers and grind beds.

Environmental services supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage daily timekeeping process and reconciliation of time to ensure payroll and invoice accuracy.
Clean and sanitize restroom fixtures including zink urinals and toilets.
Scour, wash, and/or disinfect all fixtures including wash basins, toilet bowls and urinals.
Coordinate interviews with patients for quality and assurance purposes.
Specialize project management organization creating ongoing EVS floor-care projects daily.
Provide a safe contaminate-free environment and minimize cross-infection to patients and employees.

Decontamination technician vs environmental services supervisor skills

Common decontamination technician skills

Papr, 14%
Safety Procedures, 13%
PPE, 12%
Hazardous Materials, 10%
Radioactive Waste, 7%
Hazardous Waste, 6%

Common environmental services supervisor skills

Patients, 22%
Environmental Services, 18%
Cleanliness, 9%
Customer Service, 9%
Floor Care, 8%
Clean Patient Rooms, 7%

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