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Overview
Groundwater monitoring technicians collect samples, run field or laboratory tests and interpret water-quality data to investigate possible pollution sources.
In job descriptions, look for sampling, water chemistry analysis, laboratory testing, contamination assessment, monitoring equipment, test records, water quality parameters and pollution prevention.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Groundwater monitoring technician work moves between sampling points, monitoring equipment and laboratory or field tests. The purpose is to detect contamination signals and keep water-quality evidence reliable.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes collecting and preserving samples, measuring water-quality parameters, laboratory testing, water chemistry analysis, contamination assessment, test records and maintenance of monitoring equipment.
Salary context
Salary context depends on field travel, laboratory responsibility, sampling complexity, equipment maintenance, data interpretation duties and whether the role advises on soil and water protection. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Career paths may develop from sampling and routine tests toward senior environmental technician work, water-quality analysis, pollution investigation, monitoring programme coordination or environmental advisory roles.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy names groundwater sites, sample types, field instruments, laboratory methods, reporting duties, equipment maintenance and how pollution findings are escalated.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Water collection, treatment and supply
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include water quality analyst and environmental technician.
Explore this activityRemediation activities and other waste management service activities
This occupation may also occur in this activity. Other occupations there include water quality analyst, environmental technician and pipeline environmental project manager.
Explore this activityEngineering activities and related technical consultancy
Another possibility is this activity. Other occupations there include water quality analyst, environmental technician and soil scientist.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 2
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
19-4042.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETEnvironmental Compliance Inspectors
13-1041.01
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
AltoTrail preserves the source relationship type. The order is technical and does not show which occupation is best, most relevant or recommended.
AltoTrail validates and presents the source relationships without adding ranking or recommendation semantics.
NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
71.12Engineering activities and related technical consultancy71.2Technical testing and analysis36.0Water collection, treatment and supply39.0Remediation activities and other waste management service activities
Alternative labels
Occupation group
environmental technician (2133.15)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/7af81505-6681-49b5-b65e-401884a71f1f |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2133.15.1 |
| ISCO group | 2133 |
| Concept type | Occupation |