| Area | Year | Period | Hourly Mean | Hourly by Percentile |
| 25th | Median | 75th |
| California | 2009 | 1st Qtr | $28.41 | $19.56 | $26.61 | $35.50 |
| Occupational Projections of Employment (also called "Outlook" or "Demand") | [Top] |
| Area | Estimated Year-Projected Year | Employment | Employment Change | Annual Avg Openings |
| Estimated | Projected | Number | Percent |
| California | 2006 - 2016 | 29,300 | 32,000 | 2,700 | 9.2 | 610 |
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| Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.) |
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| Determine the nature of code violations and actions to be taken, and issue written notices of violation; participate in enforcement hearings as necessary. |
| Examine permits, licenses, applications, and records to ensure compliance with licensing requirements. |
| Prepare, organize, and maintain inspection records. |
| Interview individuals to determine the nature of suspected violations and to obtain evidence of violations. |
| Prepare written, oral, tabular, and graphic reports summarizing requirements and regulations, including enforcement and chain of custody documentation. |
| Monitor follow-up actions in cases where violations were found, and review compliance monitoring reports. |
| Investigate complaints and suspected violations regarding illegal dumping, pollution, pesticides, product quality, or labeling laws. |
| Inspect waste pretreatment, treatment, and disposal facilities and systems for conformance to federal, state, or local regulations. |
| Inform individuals and groups of pollution control regulations and inspection findings, and explain how problems can be corrected. |
| Determine sampling locations and methods, and collect water or wastewater samples for analysis, preserving samples with appropriate containers and preservation methods. |
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| Top Skills used in this Job |
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| Negotiation - Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
| Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
| Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
| Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
| Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others` actions. |
| Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
| Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| Time Management - Managing one`s own time and the time of others. |
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| Top Abilities (Attributes of the person that influence performance in this job.) |
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| Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
| Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
| Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
| Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
| Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
| Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
| Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
| Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
| Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
| Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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| Top Work Values (Aspects of this job that create satisfaction.) |
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| Achievement - Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. |
| Working Conditions - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. |
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| Top Interests (The types of activities someone in this job would like.) |
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| Investigative - Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally. |
| Conventional - Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow. |
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