Environmental Engineers
Tasks Include:
- Prepare, review, or update environmental investigation or recommendation reports.
- Obtain, update, or maintain plans, permits, or standard operating procedures.
- Provide technical support for environmental remediation or litigation projects, including remediation system design or determination of regulatory applicability.
- Monitor progress of environmental improvement programs.
- Inspect industrial or municipal facilities or programs to evaluate operational effectiveness or ensure compliance with environmental regulations.
- Provide administrative support for projects by collecting data, providing project documentation, training staff, or performing other general administrative duties.
- Develop proposed project objectives and targets and report to management on progress in attaining them.
- Advise corporations or government agencies of procedures to follow in cleaning up contaminated sites to protect people and the environment.
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Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +4.9%
National: +4.1%
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone:
Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$96,530.00
State
$96,070.00
Regional
Environmental Engineers
Description
Career Cluster: | Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources |
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.
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Environmental Engineers
Education
Required Level of Education
- Bachelor's Degree = 63.64%
- Master's Degree = 27.27%
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master. = 9.09%
Related Work Experience
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 22.73%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 22.73%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 18.18%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 13.64%
- None = 9.09%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 9.09%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 4.55%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Up to and including 1 month = 36.36%
- None = 18.18%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 18.18%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 9.09%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 4.55%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 4.55%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 4.55%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 4.55%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 22.73%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 18.18%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 18.18%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 18.18%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 9.09%
- None or short demonstration = 4.55%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 4.55%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 4.55%
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Environmental Engineers
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Prepare, review, or update environmental investigation or recommendation reports.
- Obtain, update, or maintain plans, permits, or standard operating procedures.
- Provide technical support for environmental remediation or litigation projects, including remediation system design or determination of regulatory applicability.
- Monitor progress of environmental improvement programs.
- Inspect industrial or municipal facilities or programs to evaluate operational effectiveness or ensure compliance with environmental regulations.
- Provide administrative support for projects by collecting data, providing project documentation, training staff, or performing other general administrative duties.
- Develop proposed project objectives and targets and report to management on progress in attaining them.
- Advise corporations or government agencies of procedures to follow in cleaning up contaminated sites to protect people and the environment.
- Advise industries or government agencies about environmental policies and standards.
- Inform company employees or other interested parties of environmental issues.
- Assess the existing or potential environmental impact of land use projects on air, water, or land.
- Assist in budget implementation, forecasts, or administration.
- Develop site-specific health and safety protocols, such as spill contingency plans or methods for loading or transporting waste.
- Coordinate or manage environmental protection programs or projects, assigning or evaluating work.
- Serve as liaison with federal, state, or local agencies or officials on issues pertaining to solid or hazardous waste program requirements.
- Prepare hazardous waste manifests or land disposal restriction notifications.
- Develop or present environmental compliance training or orientation sessions.
- Develop, implement, or manage plans or programs related to conservation or management of natural resources.
- Request bids from suppliers or consultants.
- Provide environmental engineering assistance in network analysis, regulatory analysis, or planning or reviewing database development.
- Design, or supervise the design of, systems, processes, or equipment for control, management, or remediation of water, air, or soil quality.
- Direct installation or operation of environmental monitoring devices or supervise related data collection programs.
- Prepare or present public briefings on the status of environmental engineering projects.
- Collaborate with environmental scientists, planners, hazardous waste technicians, engineers, experts in law or business, or other specialists to address environmental problems.
- Provide assistance with planning, quality assurance, safety inspection protocols, or sampling as part of a team conducting multimedia inspections at complex facilities.
- Prepare, maintain, or revise quality assurance documentation or procedures.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Assess, sort, characterize, or pack known or unknown materials.
- Write reports or articles for Web sites or newsletters related to environmental engineering issues.
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Environmental Engineers
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Forced air or mechanical convection general purpose incubators (Air incubators)
- Air velocity and temperature monitors (Air velocity meters)
- Air velocity and temperature monitors (Ambient air measurement devices)
- Anaerobic chamber (Anaerobic growth chambers)
- Ionmeters (Argon ionization detectors)
- Atomic absorption AA spectrometers
- Spectrophotometers (Atomic absorption AA spectrophotometers)
- Steam autoclaves or sterilizers (Autoclaves)
- Titration equipment (Automatic titrators)
- Laboratory balances (Balances)
- Sample oxidizer (Biological oxidizers)
- Penetrometers (California bearing ratio CBR testing devices)
- Instrumentation for capillary electrophoresis (Capillary electrophoresis systems)
- Benchtop centrifuges (Centrifuges)
- Photo attachments for microscopes (Charge-coupled device CCD cameras)
- Bacteria transformation kits (Chemostats)
- Colorimeters
- Gas detectors (Combustible gas meters)
- Conductivity meters
- Permeability testing apparatus (Consolidometers)
- Core drills (Core drill rigs)
- Desktop computers
- Shear strength testers (Direct shear testing devices)
- Dissolved oxygen meters
- Mud pumps (Electric pumps)
- Electrometers (Electron capture detectors ECD)
- Electronic measuring probes (Environmental probe systems)
- Fluorescent microscopes (Epifluorescence microscopes)
- Flame ionization analyzers (Flame emission detectors)
- Flame ionization analyzers (Flame ionization detectors FID)
- Flowmeters (Flow meters)
- Chemiluminescence or bioluminescence analyzers (Fluorescence detectors)
- Spectrophotometers (Fluorescence spectrophotometers)
- Freeze dryers or lyopholizers (Freeze dryers)
- Fume hoods or cupboards (Fume hoods)
- Gas chromatographs (Gas chromatographs GC)
- Gas gauges (Gas meters)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Geoprobes)
- Global positioning system receivers (Global positioning system GPS devices)
- Isolation glove boxes (Glove box systems)
- Programmable tube furnaces (Graphite furnaces)
- Autosamplers (Headspace autosamplers)
- Open stream current meters (Hydrological current meters)
- Forced air or mechanical convection general purpose incubators (Incubators)
- Electronic measuring probes (Individual burner air measurement IBAM probes)
- Bench refractometers or polarimeters (Interferometeric refractormeters)
- Ion chromatographs
- Photometers (Laser photometers)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Limnological core loggers)
- Core drills (Limnological coring drills)
- Chromatographic detectors (Liquid chromatography detectors)
- Vacuum pumps (Liquid ring pumps)
- Liquid scintillation counters
- Photometers (Luminometers)
- Mass spectrometers
- Atomizers (Mercury/hybrid atomizers)
- Chemiluminescence or bioluminescence analyzers (Microbics toxicity analyzers)
- Laboratory microwave ovens (Microwave digestion instruments)
- Rotary drills (Mud rotary drills)
- Gas detector tubes (Multi gas detector tubes)
- Water analyzers (Multiparameter water quality instruments)
- Air velocity and temperature monitors (Nitrogen oxide burners)
- Notebook computers
- Water analyzers (Nutrient analyzers)
- Organic carbon analyzers
- Laboratory mechanical convection ovens (Ovens)
- Ozone analyzers (Ozonators)
- Electronic counters (Particle counters)
- Filtering machinery (Particulate filters)
- pH meters
- Photometers
- Flowmeters (Pitot tubes)
- Mass spectrometers (Plasma-mass spectrometers)
- Dissolved carbon dioxide analyzers (Respirometers)
- Vacuum or centrifugal concentrators (Sample concentrators)
- Air sampling pumps (Sampling pumps)
- Air samplers or collectors (Sampling trains)
- Potentiometers (Scanning potentiostats)
- Seismic recorders or seismographs (Seismographs)
- Orbital shakers (Shakers)
- Nitrogen or nitrate or nitrite analyzer (Soil carbon-nitrogen CN analyzers)
- Conductivity meters (Soil electrical conductivity measurement devices)
- Dissolution or disintegration testers (Soil modulus failure testing devices)
- Dissolution or disintegration testers (Soil-erodability testing devices)
- Shear strength testers (Solid shear failure testing devices)
- Gas detector tubes (Sorbent tubes)
- Spectrophotometers
- Augers (Stem augers)
- Water samplers (Stormwater samplers)
- Extracting equipment for laboratories (Supercritical fluid extractors)
- Chemical absorption gas analyzers (Surface area analyzers)
- Thermal conductivity analyzers (Thermal conductivity detectors)
- Sample oxidizer (Thermal/catalytic oxidizers TCO)
- Thermocouples
- Organic carbon analyzers (Total organic carbon TOC analyzers)
- Mass spectrometers (Trace metal analyzers)
- Chromatographic detectors (Ultraviolet UV light detectors)
- Ultra violet water purification units (Ultraviolet water purification systems)
- Density gradient fractionators (Universal fractionators)
- Open stream water level recorders (Water level recorders)
- Open stream water level recorders (Wave gauges)
- Sample holders (Whole air canisters)
Technologies Include:
- Analytical or scientific software
- Air dispersion modeling software
- ANSYS software
- Waste management software
- WAM software
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Site remediation management software
- Stormwater runoff modeling software
- DHI Water and Environment MIKE SHE
- Ecological risk assessment software
- RockWare MODFLOW
- Finite element method FEM software
- Simulation software
- SAS software
- Gas dispersion model software
- Rockwell Automation Arena
- LINDO Systems software
- Maplesoft Maple
- HEC RAS
- Hydrologic simulation program fortan HSPF software
- Image analysis software
- Insightful S-PLUS
- Water flow modeling software
- Wind flow modeling software
- XP Software XPSWMM
- Compliance software
- Continuous emission management software
- Regulatory compliance management software
- Material safety data sheet MSDS software
- Environmental health and safety documentation software
- Greenhouse gas management software
- Hazardous materials management software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Kubotek CADKEY software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- SofTech CADRA
- Bentley Microstation
- Autodesk AutoCAD software
- Data base user interface and query software
- Microsoft Access
- Development environment software
- Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
- Graphics or photo imaging software
- Photogrammetric software
- Slam software
- Industrial control software
- Fugitive emission leak detection software
- Map creation software
- Oil mapping software
- Geomechanical design analysis GDA software
- Object or component oriented development software
- Python
- C++
- Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software
- Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
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Environmental Engineers
Special Requirements
If your work as an engineer affects public health, safety, or property, you must register with the state. To become licensed as a professional engineer in Virginia, applicants must meet the following requirements:
EIT (Engineer-in-Training) EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Must meet one of the following:
• Graduate of approved curriculum of 4 years or more OR Graduate of non-approved curriculum + 2 years of experience
• Must be enrolled in an ABET accredited curriculum and within 12 months of degree.
• Graduated from a non-approved engineering technology curriculum + 6 years of experience
• Graduated with an undergraduate degree from an institution without an approved curriculum and obtained a graduate degree from an institution with an approved curriculum
Step 1:
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Graduation
The first step is graduating from an ABET-accredited engineering program at a college or university. |
Step 2:
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FE Exam
The first exam in the licensure process is the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE). This exam is offered in April and October every year. Most students take the exam right before graduation or soon after while the technical information they've studied is still fresh in their minds. |
Step 3:
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Work Experience
Many jurisdictions have specific requirements about the type of experience you need to gain. Most require that you gain experience under the supervision of someone who is already licensed, and that your experience involve increasing levels of responsibility. Once you begin work, contact your licensing board to find out what experience is needed and talk with professional engineers in your company to find out how you can gain this experience. |
Step 4:
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PE Exam
Once you have gained the appropriate experience, you can take the second exam in the licensure process, the Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE). This exam is given in a variety of engineering disciplines. Most disciplines are offered in both April and October, but some are offered only in October. |
After completing all the steps in the engineering licensure process—education, experience, and examinations—you are eligible for licensure by your licensing board.
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Must have a bachelor’s degree from an approved curriculum + 4 years of professional experience as an EIT OR Graduate of non-approved curriculum + 6 years of professional experience as an EIT
• Graduated from a non-approved engineering technology curriculum of four years or more + 10 years experience
• Graduate from an accredited undergraduate engineering degree and a doctorate degree in engineering from an institution with an accredited undergraduate program + 4 years of experience
• Graduated from an engineering , engineering technology or related science curriculum of four years or more + 20 years
EXAM:
• The Principles and Practice of Engineering Exam
• Must provide 3 references from licensed professional engineers
LICENSE RENEWAL: The Professional Engineer license must be renewed every two years.
Required Fees:
The examination fee shall consist of the administration expenses of the department resulting from the board’s examination procedures and contract charges.
For More Information, Contact:
Virginia Department Of Professional And Occupational Regulation
Board For Architects / Prof. Engineers / Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, And Landscape Architects
3600 West Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23230-4917
Phone: 804.367.8512
TTY: 804.367.9753
Fax: 804.367.2475
http://www.state.va.us/dpor/indexie.html
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Environmental Engineers
Additional Resources
Further information about environmental engineers can be obtained from:
American Academy of Environmental Engineers
130 Holiday Court
Suite 100
Annapolis, MD 21401
http://www.enviro-engrs.org
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Environmental Engineers
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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88.75 | Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
78.50 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
73.75 | Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
72.75 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
70.50 | Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
61.25 | Physics | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes. |
58.00 | Law and Government | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
53.50 | Biology | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
53.50 | Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
53.50 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
52.25 | Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
51.25 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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Environmental Engineers
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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75.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
75.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
75.00 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
75.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
72.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
72.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
72.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
68.75 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
68.75 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
65.50 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
59.50 | Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
59.50 | Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
56.25 | Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
56.25 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
53.00 | Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
53.00 | Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
53.00 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
53.00 | Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
53.00 | Negotiation | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
53.00 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
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Environmental Engineers
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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78.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
75.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
75.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
75.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
75.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
75.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
72.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
68.75 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
68.75 | Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
68.75 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
65.50 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
65.50 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
65.50 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
59.50 | Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
59.50 | Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
53.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
53.00 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
53.00 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
50.00 | Memorization | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
50.00 | Speed of Closure | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
50.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
50.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
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Environmental Engineers
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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87.00 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
86.25 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
82.25 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
80.75 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
77.25 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
77.25 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
76.25 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
76.25 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
76.25 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
72.75 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
71.50 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
71.50 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
71.50 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
71.50 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
70.50 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
70.25 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
69.00 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
68.25 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
65.50 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
64.75 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
64.75 | Monitoring and Controlling Resources | Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money. |
63.75 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
63.00 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
63.00 | Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment | Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used. |
60.75 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
60.75 | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
59.50 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
59.00 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
56.75 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
56.75 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
53.50 | Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
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Environmental Engineers
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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89.75 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
85.25 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
79.50 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
79.50 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
79.50 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
68.25 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
68.25 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
67.00 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
66.00 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
64.75 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
64.75 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
61.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
59.00 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
58.00 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
56.75 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
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Environmental Engineers
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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77.83 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
77.83 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
77.83 | Recognition | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status. |
66.67 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
55.50 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
55.50 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
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Environmental Engineers
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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99.00 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
94.60 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
92.80 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
85.40 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
83.60 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
80.00 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
79.00 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
79.00 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
76.20 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
75.40 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
75.20 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
73.60 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
71.80 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
71.00 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
71.00 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
70.00 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
67.40 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
65.80 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
64.60 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
64.60 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
62.00 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
62.00 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
60.00 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
58.00 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
57.00 | Outdoors, Under Cover | How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (e.g., structure with roof but no walls)? |
55.40 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
55.40 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
55.20 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
54.20 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
52.40 | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Environmental Engineers
Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
- Examples
- Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include real estate brokers, sales managers, database administrators, graphic designers, conservation scientists, art directors, and cost estimators.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $60,020.00 | $96,530.00 | $123,540.00 |
Virginia | $62,250.00 | $96,070.00 | $113,590.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $81,253.43 | $117,953.82 | $142,666.51 |
Bay Consortium | $72,182.70 | $108,305.72 | $129,356.88 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $62,696.59 | $83,827.71 | $102,469.71 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $71,749.67 | $103,598.49 | $123,486.61 |
Crater Area | $65,726.74 | $80,046.77 | $108,900.74 |
Greater Peninsula | $62,922.97 | $88,175.64 | $105,677.44 |
Hampton Roads | $73,596.01 | $100,897.52 | $114,390.95 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $67,000.90 | $87,218.21 | $108,155.14 |
Northern Virginia | $82,151.68 | $117,953.82 | $139,806.66 |
Piedmont Workforce | $69,532.61 | $90,485.12 | $111,175.95 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | $57,513.76 | $86,592.03 | $97,802.98 |
West Piedmont | $77,767.40 | $85,490.25 | $95,191.31 |
Western Virginia | $60,484.72 | $83,622.10 | $113,836.43 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 44,000 | 45,800 | +4.1% |
Virginia | 1,441 | 1,511 | +4.9% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Related Occupations
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The related occupations here have similar general capabilities and interests; career explorers may also be interested in the related occupations:- Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
- Water/Wastewater Engineers
- Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
- Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers
- Environmental Compliance Inspectors
- Industrial Ecologists
- Civil Engineers
- Water Resource Specialists
- Conservation Scientists
- Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
- Nuclear Engineers
- Environmental Restoration Planners
- Hydrologic Technicians
- Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
- Chemical Engineers
- Agricultural Engineers
- Petroleum Engineers
- Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
- Hydrologists
Careers in Environmental Service Systems Pathway:
- Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Environmental Engineers
- Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
- Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
- Pest Control Workers
- Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
- Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
- Water/Wastewater Engineers
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Military Training
The following military job classifications are available for this occupation:
- Bioenvironmental Engineering
- Biological Scientists
- Construction and Utilities
- Industrial Hygiene
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Defense Manpower Data Center. (Using onet28)
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Titles
- Air Pollution Control Engineer
- Environmental Analyst
- Environmental Consultant
- Environmental Designer
- Environmental Engineer
- Environmental Planner
- Environmental Remediation Engineer
- Environmental Remediation Specialist
- Environmental Safety Specialist
- Environmental Systems Coordinator
- Environmentalist
- Flood Control Engineer
- Hazardous Substances Engineer
- Hazardous Waste Management Control Engineer
- Hazardous Waste Management Specialist
- Industrial Hygiene Engineer
- Irrigation Engineer
- Marine Engineer CPVEC (Marine Engineer Commercial Passenger Vessel Environmental Compliance)
- Pollution Control Engineer
- Public Health Engineer
- Radiation Protection Engineer
- Regulatory Environmental Compliance Manager
- Reservoir Engineer
- Sanitary Engineer
- Sanitation Engineer
- Sewage Disposal Engineer
- Soil Engineer
- Solid Waste Engineer
- Solid Waste Management Engineer
- Waste Management Engineer
- Wastewater Treatment Engineer
- Water Supply Engineer
- Water Treatment Plant Engineer
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Environmental Engineers
Related Schools
- Old Dominion University
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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