Environmental engineers
Detailed Occupation
Add ComparisonEnvironmental engineers are most often employed by the Architectural, engineering & related services industry. The average yearly wage for Environmental engineers was N/A in 2023.
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Employment and salary information for the Environmental engineers workforce. Environmental engineers workforce in N/A was N/A people, of which N/A% were women and N/A% were men. Environmental engineers are paid most in N/A but are relatively concentrated in N/A.
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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Environmental engineers.
During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($213,242), New Mexico ($187,097), and Louisiana ($142,984).
In 2023, Environmental engineers earned an average of $106,949, $39,222 more than the average national salary of $67,727
In 2023, Environmental engineers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.284, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Environmental engineers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).
The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Environmental engineers compared to the entire workforce in the country.
Information on the industries that employ Environmental engineers and on wages for those in the field. Architectural, engineering & related services is the industry that employs the most Environmental engineers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Environmental engineers, by average wage, is Oil & gas extraction ($244,793).
This graphic shows the share of Environmental engineers employed by various industries. Architectural, engineering & related services employs the largest share of Environmental engineers at 50.1%, followed by Administration of environmental quality & housing programs with 22% and Water, steam, air-conditioning, & irrigation systems with 14.9%.
Demographic information on Environmental engineers in the US. The workforce of Environmental engineers in N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men. The average age of male Environmental engineers in the workforce is N/A and of female Environmental engineers is N/A, and the most common race/ethnicity for Environmental engineers is White.
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In 2023, 7.51% of Environmental engineers workers were Hispanic and 92.5% non-Hispanic.
The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (55%), Puerto Rican (18.3)%, and Spaniard (9)%
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In 2023, 75.4% of the Environmental engineers workforce were White, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (10.8%) and Two or More Races (6.95%).
Data on higher education choices for Environmental engineers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Environmental engineers is Engineering but the most specialized major according to RCA in N/A were N/A.
Among the necessary skills for Environmental engineers, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Environmental engineers need more than the average amount of Science.
The most common majors achieved by Environmental engineers in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (20,241 people), Physical Sciences (2,082 people), and Natural Resources & Conservation (1,604 people).
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The main educational levels achieved by the Environmental engineers workers were Bachelors Degree (17,035 people), Graduate Degree (13,858 people), and High School or Equivalent (1,302 people).
The graphic shows the Environmental engineers workforce by gender and educational level.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Environmental engineers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Environmental engineers need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Writing, Speaking.
Projections on job growth for Environmental Engineers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 4.02%, but Environmental Engineers are expected to see a growth of 7.02% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.
This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Environmental engineers. This profession is expected to grow more than than 4.02%, the average rate of national job growth.
