Also called: IAQ Consultant, Indoor Environmental Professional
Tests buildings for mold, radon, carbon dioxide, chemicals and poor ventilation, then recommends fixes.
Teachers in a school keep getting headaches, so you set up air monitors in classrooms, check ventilation rates and test for mold behind wet walls. Then you write a report explaining what's wrong and how to fix it.
Estimated from BLS occupational health and safety specialists.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in environmental health, industrial hygiene or a related science.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Environmental Health, Industrial Hygiene.
Growing faster than average. Growing interest since COVID-19.
Low risk for 10 years. Sensors stream air data and AI flags problems; on-site sampling, finding hidden mold and advising owners stay human.
Classes: Chemistry, Biology, AP Environmental Science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-5011.
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