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Water Resource Specialist

Water Resource Specialist

  • Passionate about preserving water quality and ensuring sustainable supply? This is for you!
  • Play a crucial role in safeguarding water resources and ensuring regulatory compliance.
  • Dive into innovative solutions for stormwater systems and pollution control.
💰 Earn $155K-$239K
📚 Bachelor Degree

Overview

Design or implement programs and strategies related to water resource issues such as supply, quality, and regulatory compliance issues.

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Minimum Education

Bachelor Degree

Career Prospects

Excellent (Increasing by 5% or more)

Training Time

2 to 4 years

Earnings

$198,580 Med. in CA

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Day-to-Day

  • Perform hydrologic, hydraulic, or water quality modeling.
  • Analyze storm water systems to identify opportunities for water resource improvements.
  • Conduct, or oversee the conduct of, investigations on matters such as water storage, wastewater discharge, pollutants, permits, or other compliance and regulatory issues.
  • Develop strategies for watershed operations to meet water supply and conservation goals or to ensure regulatory compliance with clean water laws or regulations.
  • Conduct technical studies for water resources on topics such as pollutants and water treatment options.

Best For You If...

YOU Like 💕

  • Influencing or leading others
  • Using data or completing tasks
  • Thinking and problem solving

You are skilled in 💫

  • Monitoring
  • Active Listening
  • Critical Thinking
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Service Orientation
  • Active Learning

You value 🙏

  • Job security
  • Accomplishing things
  • Independence
  • Working Conditions
  • Having freedom
  • Achievement

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