Remediation technician vs environmental field technician

The differences between remediation technicians and environmental field technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a remediation technician and an environmental field technician. Additionally, a remediation technician has an average salary of $41,790, which is higher than the $38,450 average annual salary of an environmental field technician.

The top three skills for a remediation technician include OSHA, EPA and demolition. The most important skills for an environmental field technician are OSHA, data collection, and HAZWOPER.

Remediation technician vs environmental field technician overview

	Remediation Technician	Environmental Field Technician
Yearly salary	$41,790	$38,450
Hourly rate	$20.09	$18.49
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	30,357	76,665
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	2	2

Remediation technician vs environmental field technician salary

Remediation technicians and environmental field technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Remediation Technician	Environmental Field Technician
Average salary	$41,790	$38,450
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $58,000	Between $30,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between remediation technician and environmental field technician education

There are a few differences between a remediation technician and an environmental field technician in terms of educational background:

	Remediation Technician	Environmental Field Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Business	Environmental Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Duke University

Remediation technician vs environmental field technician demographics

Here are the differences between remediation technicians' and environmental field technicians' demographics:

	Remediation Technician	Environmental Field Technician
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 91.6% Female, 8.4%	Male, 85.5% Female, 14.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 10.4% White, 56.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 10.5% White, 56.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between remediation technician and environmental field technician duties and responsibilities

Remediation technician example responsibilities.

Lead a mold remediation team as well perform asbestos abatement along with general demolition and reconstruction in residential and commercial structures.
Maintain records of testing results for submission to EPA.
Apply an EPA register anti-microbial agent to the re-mediated areas.
Monitor moisture & humidity, control demolition, removal of contaminate building materials, and post-remediation cleaning.
Assist HAZWOPER technicians with logistical support for operations on project operations including research of facilities and vendors need for project completion.
Maintain current certification in accordance with HAZWOPER (29 CFR 1910.120 (q) )

Environmental field technician example responsibilities.

Provide contractor oversight, including monitoring of technical performance of sub-contractors managing remedial cleanup projects involving hazardous waste.
Complete field forms, draw sketch maps, profiles and plan view field drawings.
Identify and correct safety shortfalls in confine space entry, explosive atmosphere, and fall protection to ensure OSHA compliance.
Create sketch maps of artifact distribution, and site features.
Read topographic maps in addition to using hand hold and tablet base GPS units.
Insulate and push copper thru a chase along with ac wire and drain line.

Remediation technician vs environmental field technician skills

Common remediation technician skills

OSHA, 20%
EPA, 11%
Demolition, 9%
Safety Procedures, 9%
Mold Remediation, 9%
Asbestos, 7%

Common environmental field technician skills

OSHA, 11%
Data Collection, 9%
HAZWOPER, 9%
Safety Procedures, 7%
Hand Tools, 6%
GPS, 5%

Remediation Technician vs. similar jobs

Remediation Technician related careers

Remediation Technician related jobs

What similar roles do

Zippia Careers
Life, Physical, and Social Science Industry
Remediation Technician
Remediation Technician vs Environmental Field Technician

Updated January 8, 2025

Browse life, physical, and social science jobs