Environmental Engineers

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.

On the job, you would:

• Design, or supervise the design of, systems, processes, or equipment for control, management, or remediation of water, air, or soil quality.
• Assess the existing or potential environmental impact of land use projects on air, water, or land.
• Collaborate with environmental scientists, planners, hazardous waste technicians, engineers, experts in law or business, or other specialists to address environmental problems.

Education

• bachelor's degree
• master's degree

Engineering and Technology

• product and service development
• design

Math and Science

• chemistry
• arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Arts and Humanities

• English language

Business

• customer service

Basic Skills

• keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
• listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

Problem Solving

• noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

People and Technology Systems

• thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
• figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it

Investigative

People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.

• Integrity
• Attention to Detail
• Analytical Thinking
• Dependability
• Cooperation
• Initiative

Verbal

• communicate by speaking
• communicate by writing

Ideas and Logic

• make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
• notice when problems happen

Math

• add, subtract, multiply, or divide
• choose the right type of math to solve a problem

Memory

• remember words, numbers, pictures, or steps