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Environmental Epidemiologist

Epidemiologists
Description
Investigate and describe the determinants and distribution of health outcomes linked to environmental exposures (air, water, soil, climate, chemicals) and develop strategies for prevention and control.
Knowledge
Business and Management
  • • Administration and Management
Engineering and Technology
  • • Computers and Electronics
Mathematics and Science
  • • Mathematics
  • • Biology
  • • Sociology and Anthropology
Health Services
  • • Medicine and Dentistry
Arts and Humanities
  • • English Language
Communications
  • • Communications and Media
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
  • • Oral Comprehension
  • • Written Comprehension
  • • Oral Expression
  • • Written Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
  • • Fluency of Ideas
  • • Originality
  • • Problem Sensitivity
  • • Deductive Reasoning
  • • Inductive Reasoning
  • • Information Ordering
  • • Category Flexibility
Quantitative Abilities
  • • Mathematical Reasoning
  • • Number Facility
Perceptual Abilities
  • • Speed of Closure
  • • Flexibility of Closure
  • • Perceptual Speed
Spatial Abilities
  • • Visualization
Attentiveness
  • • Selective Attention
Visual Abilities
  • • Near Vision
Auditory and Speech Abilities
  • • Speech Recognition
  • • Speech Clarity
Skills
Content
  • • Reading Comprehension
  • • Active Listening
  • • Writing
  • • Speaking
  • • Mathematics
  • • Science
Process
  • • Critical Thinking
  • • Active Learning
  • • Learning Strategies
  • • Monitoring
Social Skills
  • • Social Perceptiveness
  • • Coordination
  • • Persuasion
  • • Instructing
  • • Service Orientation
Complex Problem Solving Skills
  • • Complex Problem Solving
Technical Skills
  • • Operations Analysis
Systems Skills
  • • Judgment and Decision Making
  • • Systems Analysis
  • • Systems Evaluation
Resource Management Skills
  • • Time Management
  • • Management of Personnel Resources
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Interview time
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Source
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
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