Business & Finance
Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Inspect and investigate sources of pollution to protect the public and environment and ensure conformance with Federal, State, and local regulations and ordinances.
Median salary
$78,420
Typical range
$46k – $130k
Job outlook
+3% (about average)
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Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
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Environmental Compliance Inspectors Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Entry / Junior
$46,230
~2 yrs to advance
Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Established
$78,420
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Senior
$104,225
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Key skills
A typical day
- •Determine the nature of code violations and actions to be taken, and issue written notices of violation, participating in enforcement hearings, as necessary.
- •Prepare, organize, and maintain inspection records.
- •Investigate complaints and suspected violations regarding illegal dumping, pollution, pesticides, product quality, or labeling laws.
- •Determine which sites and violation reports to investigate, and coordinate compliance and enforcement activities with other government agencies.
- •Interview individuals to determine the nature of suspected violations and to obtain evidence of violations.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Business & Finance
Explore all- University of Pennsylvania6% admit · $112,000 grad pay
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
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