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Environmental scientist

Other names

mineral technician, geological technician, land survey technician, mineral technologist, geological technologist, regulatory compliance environmental professional, environmental scientist advisor, field scientist, environmental surveyor, environmental chemist, green infrastructure analyst, environmental impact expert

Agriculture and environment science

They test air, water and soil samples to find harm to nature, then suggest ways to fix problems and keep rules followed.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

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    Communicate scientific or technical information to the public, organisations, or internal audiences through oral briefings, written documents, workshops, conferences, training sessions, or public hearings.

  2. 2

    Monitor effects of pollution or land degradation and recommend means of prevention or control.

  3. 3

    Collect, synthesize, analyse, manage, and report environmental data, such as pollution emission measurements, atmospheric monitoring measurements, meteorological or mineralogical information, or soil or water samples.

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Sources

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Uganda Public Service: schemes of service, job descriptions, adverts and the salary structure 2026/27

Official record

Ministry of Public Service, Health Service Commission, Education Service Commission and others; each post cites its document. Gathered by The Collar360.

Government of Uganda publications (public)

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
chargé d’études environnement/chargée d’études environnement
español
científico medioambiental/científica medioambiental
العربية
عالم بيئي / عالمة بيئية
português
Cientista ambiental
Deutsch
Umweltwissenschaftler/Umweltwissenschaftlerin
italiano
specialista in scienze dell’ambiente

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