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Environmental engineering technician, Kaihangarau pūhanga taiao

Also known as

  • Environmental technical support officer, environmental equipment technician, environmental instruments technical specialist

Environmental engineering technicians build, test and repair equipment used to monitor air, water or soil pollution. They may assist environmental engineers.

Your pay could be

$62K

Lower

$67K to $79K

Most common

$85K

Upper

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$85K to $149K annually

You'll need

0 to 5 years of training
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Pay

$79K to $149K annually

You'll need

3 to 4 years of training
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Pay

$61K to $100K annually

You'll need

2 to 3 years of training
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Environmental engineer

Kaipūhanga taiao

Pay

$72K to $137K annually

You'll need

3 to 5 years of training
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Pay

$64K to $101K annually

You'll need

0 to 5 years of training
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Pay

$79K to $127K annually

You'll need

3 to 4 years of training
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