Part IV: Descriptions of the 50 Best Jobs for Each Personality Type _______________________________Environmental Engineers
! Personality Code: IRC! Education/Training Required: Bachelor’s
degree
! Annual Earnings: $72,350
! Beginning Wage: $44,090
! Earnings Growth Potential: Medium
! Growth: 25.4%
! Annual Job Openings: 5,003
! Self-Employed: 2.7%
! Part-Time: 3.0%
Design, plan, or perform engineering duties in the
prevention, control, and remediation of environ-
mental health hazards, using various engineering
disciplines. Work may include waste treatment,
site remediation, or pollution control technology.
Collaborate with environmental scientists, planners,
hazardous waste technicians, engineers, and other
specialists, and experts in law and business to address
environmental problems. Inspect industrial and
municipal facilities and programs to evaluate opera-
tional eff ectiveness and ensure compliance with envi-
ronmental regulations. Prepare, review, and update
environmental investigation and recommendation
reports. Design and supervise the development of
systems processes or equipment for control, man-
agement, or remediation of water, air, or soil qual-
ity. Provide environmental engineering assistance in
network analysis, regulatory analysis, and planning
or reviewing database development. Obtain, update,
and maintain plans, permits, and standard operat-
ing procedures. Provide technical-level support for
environmental remediation and litigation projects,
including remediation system design and determi-
nation of regulatory applicability. Monitor progress
of environmental improvement programs. Inform
company employees and other interested parties of
environmental issues. Advise corporations and gov-
ernment agencies of procedures to follow in cleaning
up contaminated sites to protect people and the envi-
ronment. Develop proposed project objectives and
targets, and report to management on progress inattaining them. Request bids from suppliers or con-
sultants. Advise industries and government agencies
about environmental policies and standards. Assess
the existing or potential environmental impact of
land use projects on air, water, and land. Assist in
budget implementation, forecasts, and administra-
tion. Serve on teams conducting multimedia inspec-
tions at complex facilities, providing assistance with
planning, quality assurance, safety inspection proto-
cols, and sampling. Coordinate and manage environ-
mental protection programs and projects, assigning
and evaluating work. Maintain, write, and revise
quality assurance documentation and procedures.
Provide administrative support for projects by col-
lecting data, providing project documentation, train-
ing staff , and performing other general administrative
duties.
GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 01. Agriculture and
Natural Resources. Work Group: 01.02. Resource
Science/Engineering for Plants, Animals, and the
Environment. Other Jobs in! is Work Group:
Agricultural Engineers; Animal Scientists; Conser-
vation Scientists; Foresters; Mining and Geologi-
cal Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers;
Petroleum Engineers; Range Managers; Soil and
Plant Scientists; Soil and Water Conservationists;
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists.
Skills: Management of Financial Resources; Systems
Analysis; Mathematics; Systems Evaluation; Man-
agement of Personnel Resources; Writing; Operation
Monitoring; Complex Problem Solving.
Education and Training Program: Environmen-
tal/Environmental Health Engineering. Related
Knowledge/Courses: Engineering and Technology;
Physics; Design; Chemistry; Building and Construc-
tion; Biology.
Work Environment: Indoors; sitting.