Environmental Technician

Worksource Oregon

Portland, ORFull-time / Contract$18.35/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation

$18.35/hr

Location

Portland, OR

Schedule

Full-time / Contract

Work Authorization

Not specified

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Job overview

The Environmental Service Technician maintains a clean, sanitary, safe, and presentable environment in designated non-direct patient care areas at the VA Portland Health Care System. The role supports infection prevention, environmental safety, and operational readiness through custodial services, terminal cleaning, waste removal, floor care, and sanitation in accordance with VA policies, healthcare environmental standards, and safety regulations.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Custodial ServicesTerminal CleaningWaste RemovalFloor CareSanitation

Full job description

ob Title Environmental Service Technician (EVS) Location VA Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS) Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington Employment Type Full-Time | Contract Position Compensation: $18.35/hr plus $5.09 for Health and Wellness Job Summary The Environmental Service Technician (EVS) is responsible for maintaining a clean, sanitary, safe, and presentable healthcare environment within designated non-direct patient care areas at the VA Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS). This position supports infection prevention, environmental safety, and operational readiness by performing routine custodial services, terminal cleaning, waste removal, floor care, and sanitation duties in accordance with VA policies, healthcare environmental standards, and safety regulations. Environmental Service Technicians play a critical role in ensuring Veterans, staff, and visitors experience a clean and safe healthcare environment while supporting hospital operations and regulatory compliance.

How this job compares

Set against the 451 open Custodial jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay: This posting$18.35/hr
US median$18–19/hr204 hourly ranges
This rate, $18.35/hr, is close to the US median midpoint ($19/hr) — in the middle half of Custodial hourly ranges across the US.
Openings: Olive Jobs lists 451 open Custodial jobs across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience: Custodial postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (44 postings).
Education: 1 of the 451 open Custodial jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 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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