Water Resource Specialists
Also called: Water Resources Planner,
What they do:
Design or implement programs and strategies related to water resource issues such as supply, quality, and regulatory compliance issues.On the job, you would:
- 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.
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What they do:
Design or implement programs and strategies related to water resource issues such as supply, quality, and regulatory compliance issues.On the job, you would:
- 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.
KNOWLEDGE
Engineering and Technology
- product and service development
- design
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
- physics
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Safety and Government
- law and government
SKILLS
Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- reading work related information
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
ABILITIES
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- notice when problems happen
Math
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
Visual Understanding
- see hidden patterns
PERSONALITY
People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Analytical Thinking
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Initiative
- Achievement/Effort
TECHNOLOGY
You might use software like this on the job:
Map creation software
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Geographic information system GIS software
Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Analytical or scientific software
- Laboratory information management system LIMS
- Wallingford Software InfoWater
EDUCATION
- bachelor's degree
- master's degree
JOB OUTLOOK
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$129,100
$66,050
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