Environmental Engineer

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Protect the planet by designing solutions to control and remediate environmental hazards.
Make a positive impact on air, water, and land through innovative engineering practices.
Collaborate with diverse experts to tackle complex environmental challenges.

💰 Earn $83K-$138K

📚 Bachelor Degree

⏱️ 24–48 MONTH TRAINING

📈 6.9% JOB GROWTH

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What You’ll Do

Research, design, plan, or perform engineering duties in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental hazards using various engineering disciplines. Work may include waste treatment, site remediation, or pollution control technology.

Provide technical support for environmental remediation or litigation projects, including remediation system design or determination of regulatory applicability.
Collaborate with environmental scientists, planners, hazardous waste technicians, engineers, experts in law or business, or other specialists to address environmental problems.
Assess the existing or potential environmental impact of land use projects on air, water, or land.
Advise corporations or government agencies of procedures to follow in cleaning up contaminated sites to protect people and the environment.
Inspect industrial or municipal facilities or programs to evaluate operational effectiveness or ensure compliance with environmental regulations.

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Minimum Education

Bachelor Degree

Career Prospects

Excellent (Increasing by 5% or more)

Training Time

2 to 4 years

Job Openings

3,000 Annually

Median Earnings

$111,970 in California

$100,090 Nationally

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Best For You If...

YOU Like 💕

Thinking and problem solving
Using data or completing tasks
Working with my hands

You are skilled in 💫

Active Listening
Complex Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Science

You value 🙏

Accomplishing things
Job security
Receiving recognition

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Environmental Engineer

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Bachelor's Degree

A bachelor's degree typically results in increased knowledge about a variety of academic subjects, specialized knowledge in a focused field of study, and is considered the foundational qualification for many careers.

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