Also called: Decarbonization Engineer, Life Cycle Assessment Engineer
Measures a company's carbon footprint and waste, then engineers ways to shrink them.
You calculate how much CO2 goes into making one pair of shoes, from cotton farm to store shelf. Then you test switching to recycled materials and solar power and show leaders the savings.
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 environmental, chemical or mechanical engineering.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Sustainability.
Growing faster than average. Growing, though tied to company climate goals.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI tools calculate carbon footprints automatically, shrinking analyst work; designing real reductions and persuading leaders stay human.
Classes: Environmental science, Statistics, Chemistry, Economics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2081.
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