Environmental Engineers

This post summarizes key statistics on Environmental Engineers using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 37,871
25 69,635
30 85,351
35 98,873
40 113,615
45 103,201
50 122,167
55 123,614
60 111,280
65 110,200


Hours Worked Share
0-20 4.00
20-39 8.40
39-41 63.20
41-50 20.10
50-60 3.40
More than 60 0.90

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Environmental Engineers.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
29.10 88,457 Engineering, architectural, and surveying services
12.10 92,913 Administration of environmental quality and housing programs
9.30 107,112 Water supply and irrigation
8.10 85,351 Management and public relations services
7.00 104,797 Sanitary services
3.30 124,748 National security and international affairs
2.50 90,725 All construction
1.90 170,111 Petroleum refining
1.70 113,407 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment
1.50 68,044 Administration of human resources programs

This table highlights the top industries people working as Environmental Engineers work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Environmental Engineers. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Environmental Engineers received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Environmental Engineers. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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