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Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary in IA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians in IA have a median annual salary of $58,690, with 80 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $44,920 at the 10th percentile to $78,280 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$58,690

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$28.22

Employment

80

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$44,920
10th
$56,360
25th
$58,690
Median
$69,150
75th
$78,280
90th

Local compared with national

IA

$58,690

Median annual · 2025

United States

$59,920

Median annual · 2025

The IA median is 2.1% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $1,230).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.9
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 3.9
  3. 3.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.9
  4. 4.Active LearningImportance 3.8
  5. 5.SpeakingImportance 3.4
  6. 6.ScienceImportance 3.4
  7. 7.MonitoringImportance 3.4
  8. 8.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.3
  9. 9.WritingImportance 3.1
  10. 10.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.1
  11. 11.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 3.1
  12. 12.Time ManagementImportance 3.1

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
4

Technology used

  • Adobe PageMaker
  • Air dispersion modeling software
  • ANSYS simulation software
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
  • Bentley MicroStation
  • C++
  • Computer aided design and drafting CADD software
  • Continuous emission management software
  • Database software
  • DHI Water and Environment MIKE SHE
  • Ecological risk assessment software
  • Email software
  • Environmental health and safety documentation software
  • ESRI ArcGIS software

Common tasks

  • Receive, set up, test, or decontaminate equipment.
  • Assist in the cleanup of hazardous material spills.
  • Perform environmental quality work in field or office settings.
  • Prepare and package environmental samples for shipping or testing.
  • Oversee support staff.
  • Inspect facilities to monitor compliance with regulations governing substances, such as asbestos, lead, or wastewater.
  • Maintain project logbook records or computer program files.
  • Record laboratory or field data, including numerical data, test results, photographs, or summaries of visual observations.
  • Decontaminate or test field equipment used to clean or test pollutants from soil, air, or water.
  • Collect and analyze pollution samples, such as air or ground water.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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