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CAREERS

Environmental Health Science


Average Salary 
$40K-$140K 
Higher Education
​6-8 years 
Job Search
Excellent

What Do Environmental Health Professionals Do?


Environmental health professionals are everywhere and hold a variety of job titles. Below are just a few with varied salary ranges based on averages provided by environmental health professionals. These are are ballpark estimates based on salary surveys with some EH professionals.Where you could work:
  • State, county and city health agencies
  • Environmental consulting companies
  • Private corporations
  • Federal government
  • International organizations
  • Non profit organizations
  • Academia (colleges and universities)

An environmental health specialist is a general term for someone who inspects environmental health systems to make sure they are in compliance with local, state and federal regulations. These regulations are set by the government to keep citizens safe and healthy.
Responsibilities often include:
  • Reviewing permits
  • Collecting and interpreting data
  • Investigating complaints
  • Monitoring
  • Educating
  • Performing inspections
  • Renewing or revoking licenses

Find an Environmental Health Degree Program

Recommended Education: A Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Health from an accredited environmental health degree program.
A four year degree in environmental health is a good start. We highly recommend National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC) accredited environmental health degree programs. Accreditation indicates an academic program has been found to have the curriculum, faculty, facilities, and institutional support necessary to provide quality environmental health education.

EHAC accredited UNDERGRADUATE degree programs
EHAC accredited GRADUATE degree programs
Earning your degree from an accredited environmental health degree program is not just a smart choice, it is also an essential requirement for some federal jobs. For example, only students from accredited programs are eligible to participate in the Commission Officer Student Extern Training Program (COSTEP) of the U. S. Public Health Service. Graduation from an accredited program is also a requirement to enter the US Public Health Service. These federal jobs offer excellent benefits and exciting opportunities for students that are offered exclusively to graduates from accredited degree programs. Many states recognize graduation from an accredited program as attaining a specific standard needed to become a registered environmental health specialists or sanitarian.

Association of ENVIRONMENTAL health academic programs


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    • NEPHIP - NEHA Internship
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    • Careers
    • JRCOSTEP Externship
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