Environmental Engineers
Alec Oberhofer, 2nd Hour Science "Make Money Today"
Basic Information About Environmental Engineers
- They prevent, control, or correct health hazards
- They work 40 hours a week
- Environmental engineers travel to toxic sites and monitor or take samples
- In Wisconsin, as an experienced worker they make up to $114,000 a year
- They design projects, processes, and equipment for toxic levels
- Some Environmental engineers work independent for company's
- They must have a bachelors degree in environmental engineering
- They monitor toxic levels
- Entry engineers can make $49,000 a year
- They are licenses and work with teams
Pros and Cons
- Expected employment growth in 10 years is 23% so there will be more job openings
- Only work 40 hours a week
- They can make up to $114,000 a year as and experienced engineer
- They control, prevent, or correct health hazards to help the environment
- Need as a minimum is a bachelors degree in environmental engineering
- Environmental engineers must also follow stricken saftey rules
- They work during toxic spills like at night
- They monitor and take samples at toxic sites
What Do You Need to Succeed in This Career?
Helpful High school requirements are:
- Biology
- Calculus
- Chemistry
- Statistics and probability
- Trigonometry
- Advanced algebra
- Environmental Engineering
- Civil engineering
- Ocean engineering
- Minimum of a bachelors degree
- Most have masters
Marquette University
Pros:
- Inrolled 11,830 students
- Offers Bachelor's ,Master's ,First professional ,Doctorate ,Other advanced degrees
- It has division 1 sports there
- Cost $48,390 a year
- Student loan debt for graduating class is $35,211
- Need 2 years of foreign language
University of Wisconsin Platteville
Platteville, WI 53818-3099
Pros:
- Has a variety of sports
- They enrolled over 8,305 students
- In state tuition is 7,000 than a out of state tuition is 15,000
- Cost $27,511 a year
- In rural area in small town
- Not by any large city
University of North Dakota
Pros:
- It has division 1 scholarships
- It enrolls over 14,816 students
- 95% of applicants are excepted there
- Out of state tuition cost 17,056 than a instate is 6,388
- It cost up to $26,219 a year
- Application fee of $35
- In large urban city
Associations/ Professional Orginzations for Envirmental Engineers
The Academy of Board Certified Environmental Professionals
Address: P.O Box 460 Collingswood NJ 08108
Phone: 866-767-8073
The Academy of Board Certified Environmental Professionals ABCEP administers the Certified Environmental Professional CEP Program which provides environmental professionals who possess special qualifications of education, experience, and accomplishment with the opportunity to be judged by a board of peers.
The American Academy of Environmental Engineers
147 old solomons island road , suite 303
Phone: 410-266-7653
The American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE) is dedicated to excellence in the practice of environmental engineering to ensure the public health, safety, and welfare to enable humankind to co-exist in harmony with nature.
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