Sanitation agent - Salary and Career
Health and environmental agents

Sanitation agent - Career description, activities, functions and salary

They guide and supervise activities and works for environmental and health prevention/preservation, through surveys, inspections and technical analysis of locations, activities, works, projects and processes, aiming at compliance with environmental and health legislation, promoting health and environmental education .

How much does an Sanitation agent earn

A Sanitation agent earns between $1.216 and $4.980 per month, with an average monthly salary of $2.091 and a median salary of $1.630 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 2.621 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).


Salary ranges for the Sanitation agent

Monthly Salary Annual Salary Salary Per Week Hourly Salary
Average wage 2.091 25.091 523 10
1º Quartile 1.216 14.586 304 6
Median Salary 1.630 19.565 408 8
3º Quartile 3.798 45.573 949 18
Higher Salary 4.980 59.756 1.245 24


Professional job categories

  • Middle level technicians
    • medium level technicians in administrative sciences
      • inspection, inspection and administrative coordination technicians
        • health and environmental agents

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Main workplaces

Health and environmental agents these professionals work predominantly in areas linked to agriculture, livestock, forestry, forestry, fishing, aquaculture and related services. They are formally employed and work as a team, as an environmental agent or public health agent, with permanent supervision. They carry out their work indoors, in the open or in vehicles, during the day, and may eventually work irregular hours. They can work under pressure, leading to a stressful situation and in uncomfortable positions for long periods, in the case of the environmental agent, they are sometimes exposed to intense noise, extreme temperatures and risks to physical integrity.


What does it take to work in the field of Health and environmental agents

The education to occupy these jobs/occupations ranges from high school to higher education, incomplete or complete, in various areas of knowledge such as: biology, engineering, etc., In addition to a basic qualification course of up to two hundred class hours, not being required professional experience.


Functions and activities of Sanitation agent

Health and environmental agents must:

  • demonstrate personal skills;
  • inspect sites, activities and works;
  • guide the public on health and the environment;
  • technically analyze projects and processes;
  • manage inspection activities;
  • autuar violadores;
  • manage enforcement activities;
  • subject to violators;
  • signing offenders;
  • control documents and administrative processes;
  • autuar violators;
  • trust violators;
  • inspecting activities and works for environmental and health prevention/preservation;
  • submit offenders;
  • sign up offenders;
  • autuar violadores;
  • argue violators;
  • inspect activities and works for environmental and health prevention/preservation;
  • inspect activities and works for environmental and health prevention/preservation;
  • notice offenders;
  • notice offenders;
  • autuar offenders;
  • argue offenders;
  • care offenders;

  • Activities

    • issue licenses;
    • fine offenders;
    • demonstrate impartiality;
    • register complaints;
    • investigate complaints;
    • disable irregular products/by-products;
    • take measures to minimize the impacts of environmental accidents ;
    • seizing animals under illegal conditions;
    • provide technical support to forestry police;
    • provide for the destination of irregular products;
    • seize equipment/instruments/materials/products;
    • demonstrate security;
    • develop creativity;
    • prohibit establishments and activities;
    • check the sanitary conditions of the place and facilities;
    • manage maintenance of equipment and facilities;
    • verify the survey documentation;
    • request the issuance of a car by the police;
    • analyze the licensing process;
    • issue terms;
    • issue authorizations;
    • monitor terms of commitment;
    • elaborate didactic material;
    • manage time;
    • embargo works;
    • collect irregular products;
    • nominate the trustee;
    • elaborate technical opinions;
    • formalize a proposal for an embargo, interdiction and fine;
    • coordinate teams;
    • schedule work;
    • listen carefully (know how to listen);
    • issue official letters;
    • complete registration forms;
    • collect data and technical information;
    • send material for analysis in organs competent bodies;
    • analyze assessment resources;
    • forward documents to organs competent bodies;
    • cultivate professional ethics;
    • set priorities;
    • control documentation flow;
    • demonstrate general knowledge;
    • analyze projects;
    • issue notifications;
    • request a search and seizure warrant;
    • investigate the production process from raw material until the final disposal;
    • check the existence of nutritionists in industries/hospitals;
    • seize irregular products/by-products;
    • answering emergency situations;
    • monitor the clearance of works and activities;
    • check equipment and environmental and sanitary control systems;
    • show patience;
    • collect material for analysis;
    • monitor the release of products and equipment;
    • verify compliance with the terms of commitment;
    • deal with stress;
    • seal equipment when used in irregular activities;
    • manage human and material resources;
    • check the health conditions of professionals to perform their duties;
    • check geographic and cartographic data;
    • promote meetings;
    • forward complaints;
    • remain judicious;
    • plan operations;
    • stay organized;
    • advise municipal and regional deliberative councils;
    • evaluate the impact of the activity;
    • check physical aspects of the facilities and/or site;
    • participate in special operations (blitz);
    • apply demolition notice;
    • check the administrative process information;
    • demonstrate common sense;
    • elaborate technical requirements;
    • donate seized products;
    • promote courses and training for the qualification of institutions;
    • maintain self-control;
    • check the organoleptic characteristics of the product;
    • distribute tasks;
    • activate competent technical bodies;
    • open processes;
    • give technical guidance to interested parties;
    • request documentation from the inspector;
    • gather information from the local community of the occurrence ;
    • manage financial resources;
    • promote sanitary and environmental education;
    • demonstrate evaluative ability;
    • check working conditions (use of equipment, etc);
    • give lectures;
    • work as a team;
    • demonstrate communication skills;
    • demonstrate leadership;
    • legally frame the case under investigation;
    • check compliance with legal and technical requirements;
    • have proper posture;
    • manage conflicts;
    • request police support;
    • elaborate technical reports;
    • identify with the activity;
    • complete administrative reports;
    • elaborate contradict;
    • return equipment, instruments, materials and products to the owner;
    • fill in infraction notices;
    • control deadlines;
    • check for environmental and sanitary irregularities;
    • master the legislation;
    • forward documents for supervision;
    • participate in technical meetings;
    • issue subpoenas;
    • keep up to date;
    • check compliance with the terms of commitment;
    • work as a team;
    • fill in registration forms;
    • check the veracity of the complaint;
    • detain violators for referral to the competent authorities;
    • display sensory acuity;
    • subpoena offender;
    • cultivate discipline;
    • notify the offender;
    • warn the offender;


    Sectors that hire Sanitation agent the most in the job market

    • general public administration
    • water collection, treatment and distribution
    • engineering services
    • cleaning in buildings and households
    • construction of water supply networks, sewage collection and related constructions
    • building construction
    • cleaning activities
    • activities of associations for the defense of social rights
    • other service activities provided mainly to companies
    • hospital care activities




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