Environmental health aide vs environmental engineering technician

The differences between environmental health aides and environmental engineering technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become an environmental health aide, becoming an environmental engineering technician takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, an environmental engineering technician has an average salary of $47,883, which is higher than the $39,131 average annual salary of an environmental health aide.

The top three skills for an environmental health aide include patients, environmental services and customer service. The most important skills for an environmental engineering technician are GIS, CAD, and GPS.

Environmental health aide vs environmental engineering technician overview

	Environmental Health Aide	Environmental Engineering Technician
Yearly salary	$39,131	$47,883
Hourly rate	$18.81	$23.02
Growth rate	9%	4%
Number of jobs	105,677	77,088
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	38	45
Years of experience	2	4

Environmental health aide vs environmental engineering technician salary

Environmental health aides and environmental engineering technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Environmental Health Aide	Environmental Engineering Technician
Average salary	$39,131	$47,883
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $53,000	Between $24,000 And $93,000
Highest paying City	-	Los Angeles, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Gardner Denver
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between environmental health aide and environmental engineering technician education

There are a few differences between an environmental health aide and an environmental engineering technician in terms of educational background:

	Environmental Health Aide	Environmental Engineering Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	General Studies	Environmental Science
Most common college	Duke University	Duke University

Environmental health aide vs environmental engineering technician demographics

Here are the differences between environmental health aides' and environmental engineering technicians' demographics:

	Environmental Health Aide	Environmental Engineering Technician
Average age	38	45
Gender ratio	Male, 32.1% Female, 67.9%	Male, 72.7% Female, 27.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% Asian, 9.4% White, 57.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% Asian, 7.5% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	8%	6%

Differences between environmental health aide and environmental engineering technician duties and responsibilities

Environmental health aide example responsibilities.

Prioritize and manage projects, workload and assist EVS co-workers.
Perform daily checks for cleanliness and complete assignments.
Perform janitorial services keeping up with all OSHA requirements.
Assist in the transport of patients to and from the dining room and activities such as social groups and exercise facilities.
Ensure cleanliness of hospital elevators.
Perform environmental service functions and meet all hospital and OSHA sanitation requirements.

Environmental engineering technician example responsibilities.

Manage and distribute cad standards to contributing design consultants and assist with any design issues as necessary.
Update and finalize data in GIS programing.
Research and prepare background information on EPA rules that DEC is considering adopting.
Assist the EHS department, as requested, and conduct EHS program compliance audits.
Work in existing GIS databases updating location of sites, spills, and DER regulate facilities.
Perform tests on RF and digital electronic assemblies and systems to characterize performance, uncover specification deficiencies and repair damage circuitry.

Environmental health aide vs environmental engineering technician skills

Common environmental health aide skills

Patients, 29%
Environmental Services, 18%
Customer Service, 13%
Patient Care, 8%
Cleanliness, 6%
Floor Care, 6%

Common environmental engineering technician skills

GIS, 11%
CAD, 9%
GPS, 8%
Water Samples, 7%
EPA, 7%
Regulatory Compliance, 6%

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