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Competences — environmental health inspector

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a092cb70-f3e3-4224-98a3-b97c0114de77).

Essential

  • address public health issues (skill/competence)
  • audit techniques (knowledge)
  • check methods (knowledge)
  • conduct environmental surveys (skill/competence)
  • contribute to public health campaigns (skill/competence)
  • ensure compliance with environmental legislation (skill/competence)
  • environmental legislation (knowledge)
  • environmental policy (knowledge)
  • monitor legislation developments (skill/competence)
  • perform environmental investigations (skill/competence)
  • present reports (skill/competence)
  • promote health and safety (skill/competence)
  • provide improvement strategies (skill/competence)
  • public health (knowledge)
  • use consulting techniques (skill/competence)
  • write inspection reports (skill/competence)

Optional

  • analyse health problems within a given community (skill/competence)
  • biology (knowledge)
  • chemistry (knowledge)
  • communicable diseases (knowledge)
  • conduct educational activities (skill/competence)
  • consumer protection (knowledge)
  • develop environmental policy (skill/competence)
  • enforce sanitation procedures (skill/competence)
  • environmental engineering (knowledge)
  • foodborne diseases (knowledge)
  • hazardous waste storage (knowledge)
  • inform policy makers on health-related challenges (skill/competence)
  • maintain relationships with government agencies (skill/competence)
  • occupational health (knowledge)
  • percolation (knowledge)
  • perform risk analysis (skill/competence)
  • pests and diseases (knowledge)
  • pollution prevention (knowledge)
  • provide advice on breaches of regulation (skill/competence)
  • provide testimony in court hearings (skill/competence)
  • wear appropriate protective gear (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 28 ads, as of 2026-07-11)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • environmental health inspection — 25 %
  • rabies abatement — 25 %
  • food sanitation — 21 %
  • communicable disease investigation — 21 %
  • compliance enforcement — 21 %
  • compliance monitoring — 18 %
  • sample collection — 18 %
  • shellfish classification — 18 %
  • soil evaluation — 18 %

Responsibilities

  • public communication — 18 %