How to hire an environmental service technician

How to hire an environmental service technician, step by step

Here's a step-by-step environmental service technician hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an environmental service technician job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new environmental service technician
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the environmental service technician you need to hire. Certain environmental service technician roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

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   Hiring the perfect environmental service technician also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   This list shows salaries for various types of environmental service technicians.

   Type of Environmental Service Technician	Description	Hourly rate
   Environmental Service Technician	Environmental science and protection technicians monitor the environment and investigate sources of pollution and contamination, including those affecting public health. In addition, they work to ensure that environmental violations are prevented.	$12-17
   Laboratory Analyst	A Laboratory Analyst helps conduct experiments, run laboratory tests, and analyze results. They compile and record data for the documentation needed for testing and report preparation.	$14-29
   Housekeeping Aide	The primary job of a housekeeping aide is to maintain the cleanliness of an assigned area, including hospital rooms, hotel rooms, and corridors. This role will require you to perform various housekeeping chores as requested by the housekeeping manager, such as cleaning the restrooms and kitchens... Show more	$11-18

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Patients
   • Environmental Services
   • Customer Service
   • Cleanliness
   • Floor Care
   • EVS
   • Commercial Cleaning
   • Medical Waste
   • Rehabilitation
   • Clean Linen
   • Hazardous Waste
   • Ladders
   • Good Communication
   • Patient Care

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage daily RCRA inspections and mechanical, electrical, and electronic equipment preventive/corrective maintenance procedures.
   • Used extension poles, ladders, and scaffolds while cleaning walls, ceilings, wash light fixtures, change draped.
   • Enhance productivity and efficiency of departmental operations by maintaining a safe and clean environment for patients and staff.
   • Train new employees, as well as re-train per JCAHO requirements.
   • Perform terminal cleans within operating rooms, NICU, ICU and E/R.
   • Work as an EVS technician, maintaining and cleaning hospital rooms and lobbies.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your environmental service technician job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. An environmental service technician salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, environmental service technicians' average salary in tennessee is 33% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level environmental service technicians earn 32% less than senior-level environmental service technicians.
   • Certifications. An environmental service technician with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in an environmental service technician's salary.

   Average environmental service technician salary

   $14.84hourly

   $30,862 yearly

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   Entry-level environmental service technician salary

   $25,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 20, 2026

   Average environmental service technician salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$37,441	$18
   2	Oregon	$34,855	$17
   3	Illinois	$33,953	$16
   4	Minnesota	$33,693	$16
   5	Washington	$33,059	$16
   6	North Dakota	$32,868	$16
   7	Texas	$31,680	$15
   8	New York	$31,157	$15
   9	Wisconsin	$30,990	$15
   10	Arkansas	$30,985	$15
   11	Colorado	$30,873	$15
   12	Michigan	$30,578	$15
   13	Maryland	$30,546	$15
   14	Missouri	$30,528	$15
   15	Maine	$30,242	$15
   16	Utah	$29,850	$14
   17	North Carolina	$29,593	$14
   18	South Dakota	$28,777	$14
   19	Pennsylvania	$28,561	$14
   20	Kansas	$28,364	$14

   Average environmental service technician salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Los Alamos National Laboratory	$45,770	$22.00	2
   2	Loyola University Maryland	$38,739	$18.62	2
   3	City of Detroit	$37,069	$17.82	1
   4	Colusa Casino Resort	$36,448	$17.52
   5	Maine Health/maine Mental Health Partners	$34,876	$16.77	5
   6	Veolia Water Tech	$34,620	$16.64	47
   7	Metropolitan Ministries	$34,125	$16.41
   8	Regional Medical Center- Orangeburg	$34,086	$16.39	1
   9	Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital	$34,083	$16.39	1
   10	Memorial Health	$34,016	$16.35	12
   11	Highline Community Hospital	$33,990	$16.34
   12	Norman Regional Health System	$33,959	$16.33	3
   13	Satellite Healthcare	$33,931	$16.31
   14	Great Plains Regional Medical Center	$33,891	$16.29
   15	Self Regional Healthcare	$33,886	$16.29	2
   16	CovenantHealth	$33,787	$16.24	2
   17	Valley View Hospital	$33,758	$16.23	1
   18	St. Mary's Health Inc.	$33,757	$16.23	6
   19	Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers	$33,753	$16.23
   20	Northern Louisiana Medical Center	$33,668	$16.19	2

4. Writing an environmental service technician job description

   An environmental service technician job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of an environmental service technician job description:

   Environmental service technician job description example

   Under the direction of the Environmental Services Supervisor, and as a member of a work team, this job performs project cleaning activities, and support activities in patient, clinical, public and administrative areas.
   
   To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
   
   This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at the company's discretion.
   Education Required - High School diploma or equivalent
   Work Experience
   Required - Experience operating Environmental Service equipment. Equipment includes, Automatic Scrubber, Battery Burnisher, Electrical Burnisher, All Purpose Matador, and Carpet Extractor Preferred- Health care or hotel experience Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs) Basic knowledge of VCT floor care and carpet floor care. Ability to read, write and speak / understand verbal communication in English in order to follow instructions and perform daily tasks. Basic knowledge of housekeeping, cleaning and cleaning equipment/supplies. Ability to work flexible schedule when needed. Ability to listen and take direction and complete job tasks with minimal supervision.
   Job Duties Maintains VCT Floors and carpet floors according to Environmental Services standards Maintains Environmental Services closets and equipment in a clean aseptic and orderly manner Exhibits effective judgment and decision making The skills to assist with cleaning projects and to work as a team Assumes responsibility for attendance/punctuality and personal appearance
   Other related duties as required. The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Other duties may be added, or this description amended at any time.
   Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations and standards.
   This employer maintains and complies with its Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including the immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or conduct; patient/employee safety, patient privacy, and/or other compliance-related concerns.
   
   The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
   Physical and Environmental Demands
   The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible. Because the incumbent works within a healthcare setting, there may be occupational risk for exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste within the environment through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning and/or disposal of contaminated waste. The risk level of exposure may increase depending on the essential job duties of the role.

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5. Post your job

   To find the right environmental service technician for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with environmental service technicians they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit environmental service technicians who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your environmental service technician job on Zippia to find and recruit environmental service technician candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit environmental service technicians, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new environmental service technician

   Once you've decided on a perfect environmental service technician candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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