Environmental  health specialist

Duties and responsibilities; To protect the environment, public health, and safety of San Diego County residents through permit, inspection, consultation, planning, investigation and enforcement activities in a wide variety of program areas including food, housing, water quality, recreational health, land use, site assessment and mitigation, solid waste, hazardous materials and vector control surveillance; and to perform related work as required. 

Salary;

Entry-level REHS/ Health Inspector Senior REHS/ Health Inspector Chief REHS (supervises all REHS staff)

$35,000-$55,000 $40,000-$65,000 $50,000-$80,000

Education; Environmental health and safety specialists protect the well being of the public and the environment by ensuring that environmental regulations and workplace safety standards are met. These professionals often work for the federal, state or local government and might spend work hours in locations as varied as mines or factories.

Travel and irregular work hours are common. These specialists also often put themselves in dangerous or stressful situations in order to gauge levels of safety. However, they often make above-average salaries for their trouble.

 

Reflection; I would like to be an environmental health specialist because I well would like to.