Environmental Health Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities:

               A REHS works to improve the quality of life and health through environmental education, consultation, and protection. Some typical program responsibilities include food protection, land use, recreational swimming areas, onsite septic systems, drinking water quality, housing, vector control, disaster sanitation, and solid, liquid, and hazardous materials management.

Salary:

About $40,000 - $90,000 per year

Education:

               You will need to have a bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 30 semester’s units of approved basic science courses.

Reflection:

               I would consider this job because you are actually helping out the community and does not require much labor. It is a well paying job with the benefits of helping the community.