What is a public health engineer and how to become one

Key steps to become a public health engineer

1. Explore public health engineer education requirements

   Most common public health engineer degrees

   Bachelor's

   69.1 %

   Associate

   14.5 %

   Master's

   10.9 %

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2. Start to develop specific public health engineer skills

   Skills	Percentages
   Infrastructure	32.50%
   CAD	28.65%
   Construction Projects	7.82%
   Water Systems	7.46%
   Federal Regulations	7.19%

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3. Complete relevant public health engineer training and internships

   Accountants spend an average of 6-12 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New public health engineers learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a public health engineer based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real public health engineer resumes.

4. Research public health engineer duties and responsibilities

   • Manage hazardous and special waste programs and profiles including audits/inspections, vendor compliance, documentation and recordkeeping.
   • Perform ALARA design reviews for plant modifications.
   • Implement administrative improvements including conversion to GIS base maps, equipment audits, etc.
   • Review FSS packages and report the results to the NRC in order to release the site.

5. Apply for public health engineer jobs

   Now it's time to start searching for a public health engineer job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

   1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
   2. Consult your professional network
   3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
   4. Watch out for job scams