Environmental Engineers
SOC 17-2081 · 2024-2034
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.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $134,061per year
- Projected openings
- 3,690
- Projected change
- +6.4%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Monitoring
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $149,687 | 170 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $144,633 | 250 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $141,555 | 20 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $138,361 | 70 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $134,386 | 980 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $133,800 | 130 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $130,301 | 650 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $130,297 | 30 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $129,311 | 380 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $127,329 | 50 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $123,559 | 40 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $121,988 | 80 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $121,782 | 40 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $112,815 | 190 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $110,517 | 300 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $109,661 | 30 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | Not reported | 20 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Engineers | $125,929 | 38,210 | +8.2% |
| Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $61,690 | 1,870 | +4.8% |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | $109,492 | 12,710 | +6.9% |
| Managers, All Other | $177,489 | 175,120 | +9.7% |
| Compliance Officers | $98,607 | 43,870 | +7% |
| Natural Sciences Managers | $213,757 | 14,100 | +11.8% |