Also called: Community Noise Consultant, Transportation Noise Engineer
Predicts and reduces noise from highways, airports, wind farms and factories so neighbors aren't disturbed.
A new highway is planned next to a neighborhood. You model how traffic noise will spread, set up sound monitors in backyards, and design sound walls tall enough to protect the homes.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in civil, mechanical or acoustical engineering.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Acoustical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Civil Engineering.
Growing about average. Not tracked separately by BLS; a small, steady specialty.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI noise maps and automated monitors cut modeling work; field measurement and public hearings stay human.
Classes: Physics, Environmental science, Statistics, Government or civics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2199.
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