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    Career Overview

    Design or implement programs and strategies related to water resource issues such as supply, quality, and regulatory compliance issues.

    Career Outlook

    Projections 2022-2030

    New job opportunities are likely in the future. With a
    6% Percent change.


    2020 Employment

    79,000

    2030 Employment

    83,500

    What training is needed?

    People starting in this career usually have:

    • Bachelor's degree
    • 5 years or more work experience
    • No on-the-job training

    Programs that can prepare you for this career are:
    • Acoustics
    • Aerospace Physiology and Medicine
    • Algebra and Number Theory
    • Analysis and Functional Analysis
    • Analytical Chemistry

    What does a typical day look like?

    • Test green technologies or processes.
    • Identify opportunities for green initiatives.
    • Evaluate green operations or programs for compliance with standards or regulations.
    • Develop environmental remediation or protection plans.
    • Evaluate environmental or sustainability projects.

    Available Jobs
    This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 2055370
    Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.