Environmental Engineering Technicians

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
Federal, state, and local government agencies
Environmental consulting firms
Research and development companies

Outlook

Growth for environmental engineering technologists and technicians will be slightly slower than average. More environmental engineering technologists and technicians will be needed to comply with environmental regulations and to develop methods of cleaning up existing hazards. State and local governments are expected to focus their efforts on using water efficiently, managing storm water, and treating wastewater.

However, this is a very small career and very few job openings will occur.

Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians (CIS 100544)

Location	Employment	&	Growth		>>>>	Annual openings
			This occupation	All occupations
Illinois	612 Very small	&	4.1%	8.2%	>>>>	59 Very few
Champaign Area	5 Very small	&	0.0%	5.2%	>>>>	0 None
Cook County	244 Very small	&	1.2%	9.2%	>>>>	22 Very few
DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area	23 Very small	&	4.3%	10.3%	>>>>	2 Very few
Du Page County	95 Very small	&	12.6%	8.8%	>>>>	10 Very few
Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area	12 Very small	&	8.3%	6.0%	>>>>	1 Very few
Lake County	91 Small	&	3.3%	11.7%	>>>>	9 Very few
McHenry County	8 Very small	&	-12.5%	7.6%	>>>>	0 None
Northwest Illinois Area	8 Very small	&	0.0%	4.3%	>>>>	0 None
Peoria-Bloomington Area	18 Very small	&	0.0%	4.5%	>>>>	1 Very few
Rockford Area	10 Very small	&	0.0%	6.6%	>>>>	1 Very few
St Louis-Belleville Area	8 Very small	&	12.5%	0.9%	>>>>	0 None
Will County	22 Very small	&	9.1%	14.9%	>>>>	2 Very few
United States	14,200 Very small	&	2.1%	4.0%	>>>>	1,200 Very few