Also called: Biosolids Manager, Residuals Management Coordinator
Manages what happens to the treated sewage sludge from a city's wastewater plant, often arranging for it to be spread on farm fields as fertilizer.
You schedule trucks to haul biosolids from the treatment plant to three farms that use it as fertilizer. You check lab results for metals and chemicals before each load can leave. A farmer's neighbor complains about the smell, so you visit and explain the rules.
Estimated from city utility postings.
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 science, soil science or agriculture.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Environmental Science, Soil Science, Agriculture, Environmental Engineering.
Growing about average. Every big wastewater plant produces biosolids; new rules on PFAS "forever chemicals" add work.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI helps track data and schedule trucks, but farm visits, sampling and community relations stay human.
Classes: Chemistry, Biology, Ag science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-2041.
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