Senior environmental technician vs environmental services supervisor

The differences between senior environmental 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 senior environmental technician and an environmental services supervisor. Additionally, a senior environmental technician has an average salary of $53,209, which is higher than the $40,162 average annual salary of an environmental services supervisor.

The top three skills for a senior environmental technician include OSHA, safety training and hazardous materials. The most important skills for an environmental services supervisor are patients, environmental services, and cleanliness.

Senior environmental technician vs environmental services supervisor overview

	Senior Environmental Technician	Environmental Services Supervisor
Yearly salary	$53,209	$40,162
Hourly rate	$25.58	$19.31
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	23,674	67,959
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	2	2

Senior environmental technician vs environmental services supervisor salary

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

	Senior Environmental Technician	Environmental Services Supervisor
Average salary	$53,209	$40,162
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $91,000	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 senior environmental technician and environmental services supervisor education

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

	Senior Environmental Technician	Environmental Services Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	Environmental Science	Business
Most common college	Duke University	University of Pennsylvania

Senior environmental technician vs environmental services supervisor demographics

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

	Senior Environmental Technician	Environmental Services Supervisor
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 81.6% Female, 18.4%	Male, 42.8% Female, 57.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% Asian, 10.5% White, 56.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	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 senior environmental technician and environmental services supervisor duties and responsibilities

Senior environmental technician example responsibilities.

Provide contractor oversight, including monitoring of technical performance of sub-contractors managing remedial cleanup projects involving hazardous waste.
Ensure compliance with EPA and OSHA regulations for employee safety and health.
Apply chlorine to water extract from the well according to EPA and local government regulations.
Supervise test team in the field, maintain all records and documents require for MSHA and OSHA.
Experience working with EPA, SJAPCD, DTSC representatives, including annual inspections, permit review and sampling.
Perform the inspection of renovation and demolition projects for asbestos containing material prior to removal.

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.

Senior environmental technician vs environmental services supervisor skills

Common senior environmental technician skills

OSHA, 28%
Safety Training, 16%
Hazardous Materials, 6%
Environmental Compliance, 5%
Water Samples, 4%
Extraction, 4%

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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