Associate Air Quality Specialist -- The design and use of air quality control devices, instruments, equipment and various types of industrial processes; major types and sources of air pollution; purposes and procedures of various public and private agencies involved in air quality; criteria and procedures for siting air monitoring stations, air monitoring telemetry system operation, and quality assurance procedures for air monitoring and meteorological data; concepts, methods, and practices of vehicle fleet operation; manufacturing techniques and design concepts of vehicle technology; clean fuels technology and associated products; model concepts of emission inventory. Associate Air Quality Specialist – Completion of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in life or physical science with major coursework in chemistry, biology, engineering, environmental science, industrial technology or a field related to the specific program and two years of full time experience as an Assistant Air Quality Specialist or two years of full time experience performing duties in the areas of inspection, investigation, evaluation, monitoring, or rule development for stationary or mobile sources of air contaminants or clean fuels; or any combination of training and experience that provides the desired knowledge and abilities.