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Environmental Engineer

The job description for an environmental engineer depends on the company or organization that is hiring. It’s a relatively new field, so this is a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor and enjoy the great earning potential that can really help you make it.

About the Position

Environmental engineers are responsible for overseeing their employers’ impact on both the environment and human safety. In any operation where a process or procedure may affect the surrounding community, this key person makes sure that the employer is acting in the best interest of the public. It’s an investment that safeguards natural resources and positions the business as a better neighbor. Environmental engineers may be found in companies producing alternative energy like solar power and geothermal technology.

It’s certainly an important job in nuclear energy and air pollution control. And the need for well-trained people is critical in water treatment operations and conservation. Waste management such as trash removal and recycling facilities are also potential employers for those who want to make it in this exciting and evolving career.

There are courses designed to take you in the right direction along this job path. It might require a passion for chemistry and biology that will lead to work in water treatment or waste management. You can build on that knowledge to develop safer, cleaner processes for manufacturing plants, or, design and implement improved methods for disposing of highly hazardous materials. You could be working with or for a government agency, or find yourself in a high level position in private industry. It’s a career designed for someone who cares about making it while making the world a better, safer place.

Growth & Compensation

Job opportunities are projected with a growth rate for openings in the field will increase by 31% through 2018, based on approximately 35,000 jobs in place now. Median pay for an environmental engineer is currently about $81,000 a year, with those at the top of their field earning $113,000 a year.

Job availability, great earning potential and the opportunity to make a positive impact on your community are certainly good reasons to consider this career choice. With the right educational choices after high school, you can make it BIG… as an environmental engineer!

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