Also called: Remediation Engineer, Air Quality Engineer
Designs systems to clean up contaminated soil and water, control air pollution, and manage waste.
You design a system that pumps and treats polluted groundwater under an old gas station, run air-dispersion models for a new factory's permit, and visit sites to supervise contractors. It's engineering with a mission.
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, civil, or chemical engineering; PE license for advancement.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Estimate; recent projections range 4-7%.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI speeds modeling and design drafts, trimming junior hours; site work and PE-stamped designs stay human.
Classes: AP Chemistry, AP Calculus, AP Physics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2081.
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