Environmental Engineers
SOC Code: 17-2081
Environmental Engineerss design, or supervise the design of, systems, processes, or equipment for control, management, or remediation of water, air, or soil quality. This career typically requires considerable preparation (2-4 years). With an AI-proof score of 90.0/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Reading Comprehension, Writing, Monitoring.
AI-Proof Score: 90.0 — Very High
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Median Salary
$104,170
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Job Growth
3.9%
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Training Time
Considerable preparation (2-4 years)
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Job Zone
Zone 4 / 5
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Training Cost
~$40,000
Key Skills
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Writing
- •Monitoring
- •Speaking
- •Active Learning
- •Complex Problem Solving
- •Judgment and Decision Making
- •Systems Evaluation
- •Active Listening
Common Tasks
- ✓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.
- ✓Advise corporations or government agencies of procedures to follow in cleaning up contaminated sites to protect people and the environment.
- ✓Develop proposed project objectives and targets and report to management on progress in attaining them.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation