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Hydrologic Technician (Field Assistant)
Department of the Interior
Geological Survey
Southeast Region

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As a Hydrologic Technician (Field Assistant) within the Southeast Region, some of your specific duties will include:

Collects surface-water, groundwater, geologic, and quality-water data from buoys, cameras, gaging stations, wells, or QW monitoring stations
Performs laboratory analysis of water samples to determine specified sediment, chemical, or biological concentrations or physical characteristics
Operates a government motor vehicle as an incidental driver
Physical Demands: Work is physically demanding and includes walking, bending, climbing, and lifting of equipment up to 100 pounds when in the field, sometimes during adverse conditions.

Work Environment: The work is performed in a laboratory or field environment. Field work involves moderate or sometimes extreme exposure to the discomforts of rain, cold/hot weather, and rapidly running or icy streams and rivers and coasts. Special safety precautions are required in many cases, and the employee may typically wear life jackets, special safety boots, waders, and special handling gear. If selected, you will be required to complete a pre-employment physical.