Remediation technician vs environmental services supervisor

The differences between remediation 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 remediation technician and an environmental services supervisor. Additionally, a remediation technician has an average salary of $41,790, which is higher than the $40,162 average annual salary of an environmental services supervisor.

The top three skills for a remediation technician include OSHA, EPA and demolition. The most important skills for an environmental services supervisor are patients, environmental services, and cleanliness.

Remediation technician vs environmental services supervisor overview

	Remediation Technician	Environmental Services Supervisor
Yearly salary	$41,790	$40,162
Hourly rate	$20.09	$19.31
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	30,357	67,959
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	2	2

Remediation technician vs environmental services supervisor salary

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

	Remediation Technician	Environmental Services Supervisor
Average salary	$41,790	$40,162
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $58,000	Between $30,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	-	Cambridge, MA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Prime Healthcare
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between remediation technician and environmental services supervisor education

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

	Remediation Technician	Environmental Services Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Remediation technician vs environmental services supervisor demographics

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

	Remediation Technician	Environmental Services Supervisor
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 91.6% Female, 8.4%	Male, 42.8% Female, 57.2%
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, 9.6% 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 remediation technician and environmental services supervisor 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 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.

Remediation technician vs environmental services supervisor skills

Common remediation technician skills

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

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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