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What is an Environmental Scientist?
Summary: The goal of most Environmental scientists in most countries is to develop their Environment. However, this fact often means the environment will suffer. Trees in the rainforests will be cut for timber. Rivers, streams, and lake will be contaminated as long as factories operate along their shores. On the other hand, if we take measures to minimize the negative effects of human activity on the Earth, we can make the Earth a better place to live. So, we need Environmental Scientists. It is my second result of CHOICES program.
I talked to Jason Rickards, an employee at "Environmental Services, Inc." It is
located in Jacksonville, Florida. He has worked there for 6years.
A typical day on his job includes going to work, speaking with his manager, checking his email and messages, receiving daily tasks from his supervisor and manager and working at his computer creating documents and spreadsheets. 50% of the time he must report to work then drive out onto a site far away from the city center. There he walks through the woods/nature/forests and examines the plants, water, and wildlife and makes careful reports on what he has seen. Often this is turned into many forms of maps, which he helps to create.
But it is really hard to get a career. The Environmental scientist's entry level positions require a bachelor degree in the environmental field and some type of job applicable skills. Varying...
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