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Water Quality Intern

American Water

Bridgewater, NJInternship$18–28/hrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$18–28/hr
Location
Bridgewater, NJ
Role Type
Internship
Schedule
Internship
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Water Quality Internship supports staff with service line material record research for a lead and galvanized service replacement project. The intern collects water quality samples, prepares samples for shipment to a laboratory, conducts and monitors lead and copper sampling, assists with reports and customer results, and supports daily laboratory operations and maintenance.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Water Quality SamplingSample PreparationLead and Copper SamplingLaboratory Operations

Qualifications

Environmental Science, Chemistry or Biology Undergraduate Enrollment

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Full job description

Requisition ID: [[id]] * Share Our Purpose. Be Yourself. Feel Valued. People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career. Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals. We are Beautifully Different. We strongly believe having diversity across our company makes us more successful and helps us provide essential services to our customers. We are stronger because we embrace different ideas, viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds. American Water is the best choice for your next role! Click here for more information on our inclusion, diversity, and equity journey. * About American Water American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886 and celebrating 140 years in 2026, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to approximately 14 million people with regulated operations in 14 states and on 18 military installations. American Water’s approximately 7,000 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company’s national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders. For more information, visit amwater.com and join American Water on LinkedIn, Facebook, X and Instagram. Position Information The base salary range represents a good faith salary range for this position. The expected pay range for this position is between $18.00 per hour and $28.00 per hour. If you are hired at American Water your compensation will be determined based on factors such as market, geography, skills, candidate's program year, discipline, and degree. At American Water, we are committed to pay equity. American Water is also proud to offer employees learning opportunities and work experiences to grow professionally! Primary Role This Water Quality Internship will be dedicated to assisting staff with service line material record research in support of the lead and galvanized service replacement project. Key Accountabilities * Implement the day-to-day collection of water quality samples. * Prepare samples for UPS shipment to laboratory. * Conduct & monitor lead and copper sampling. * Assist in report preparation and lead and copper results to customer. * Assist in day-to-day operation and maintenance of laboratory. Experience/Education * Enrollment in an Environmental Science, Chemistry or Biology undergraduate degree program from an accredited school. * #LI-ES1 #LI-Onsite Competencies Plans & Aligns Decision Making Communicates Effectively Builds Networks Action Oriented * Join American Water...We Keep Life Flowing*™ * American Water is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants* based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because they are an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.

How this job compares

Set against the 679 open Laboratory jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 1, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$18–28/hr
  • US median$23–30/hr265 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $23/hr, is 11% below the US median midpoint ($26/hr) — in the middle half of Laboratory hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 15 open Laboratory jobs in New Jersey and 679 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
Laboratory postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (317 postings).
Education
196 of the 679 open Laboratory jobs (29%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 1, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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