Environmental Engineers


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Environmental Engineers

Environmental Engineers - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

  • Engineering firms
  • Environmental consulting firms
  • Federal, state, and local government agencies

Outlook

Growth will be faster than average for environmental engineers. More efforts are being put into conserving water resources and wastewater treatment. Demand also increases as more funding is put into cleaning up sites that are contaminated.

New concerns about chemicals put into the water as a result of shale gas drilling will create more jobs for environmental engineers. Job prospects are best for people with advanced degrees. Job openings will also occur as people retire.

Environmental Engineers (CIS 100499)

Location Employment & Growth >>>> Annual openings



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Illinois
1,233
Small
&
4.1%
8.2%
>>>>
96
Very few
  Champaign Area
16
Very small
&
12.5%
5.2%
>>>>
1
Very few
  Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area
22
Very small
&
0.0%
2.9%
>>>>
1
Very few
  Cook County
606
Small
&
4.6%
9.2%
>>>>
48
Very few
  Decatur Area
6
Very small
&
16.7%
3.8%
>>>>
0
None
  DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area
35
Very small
&
0.0%
10.3%
>>>>
3
Very few
  Du Page County
119
Very small
&
8.4%
8.8%
>>>>
10
Very few
  Edwardsville Area
15
Very small
&
20.0%
12.4%
>>>>
1
Very few
  Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area
5
Very small
&
0.0%
-0.2%
>>>>
0
None
  Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area
8
Very small
&
25.0%
6.0%
>>>>
0
None
  Lake County
75
Very small
&
5.3%
11.7%
>>>>
6
Very few
  McHenry County
11
Very small
&
18.2%
7.6%
>>>>
1
Very few
  Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area
15
Very small
&
0.0%
4.4%
>>>>
1
Very few
  Northwest Illinois Area
14
Very small
&
7.1%
4.3%
>>>>
1
Very few
  Peoria-Bloomington Area
38
Very small
&
-5.3%
4.5%
>>>>
3
Very few
  Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area
15
Very small
&
6.7%
3.5%
>>>>
1
Very few
  Rock Island-Moline Area
33
Very small
&
0.0%
5.6%
>>>>
3
Very few
  Rockford Area
16
Very small
&
0.0%
6.6%
>>>>
1
Very few
  Shawnee National Forest Area
11
Very small
&
-9.1%
1.1%
>>>>
0
None
  Springfield Area
52
Very small
&
3.8%
4.6%
>>>>
4
Very few
  St Louis-Belleville Area
42
Very small
&
0.0%
0.9%
>>>>
3
Very few
  Will County
31
Very small
&
9.7%
14.9%
>>>>
3
Very few
United States
47,300
Small
&
6.1%
2.8%
>>>>
3,400
Very few
Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.