Environmental engineer (ecology)

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Key facts

+5.5%jobs, 2025 to 2035

United States

Employment in this job is holding up or growing in the United States, but it is highly exposed to AI. AI exposure: low according to the ILO, very high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +5.5% (BLS). Working well with AI is becoming an asset.

The job

Environmental engineers (ISCO 2143). Environmental engineers conduct research, advise on, design and direct implementation of solutions to prevent, control or remedy negative impacts of human activity on the environment utilizing a variety of engineering disciplines.

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agricultural conservation engineer
air protection environmental engineer
chemical environmental engineer
climate change specialist
community recycling co-ordinator
community recyling coordinator
department store recycling co-ordinator
ecosystem restoration project manager
environment engineer
environmental advisor
environmental analyst
environmental co-ordinator
environmental co-ordinators
environmental compliance expert
environmental consultant
environmental engineer
environmental engineering adviser
environmental engineering consultant
environmental engineering expert
environmental engineering specialist
environmental expert
environmental health manager
environmental mining engineer
environmental mining engineering adviser
environmental mining engineering consultant
environmental mining engineering expert
environmental mining engineering specialist
environmental mining manager
environmental mining technology engineer
environmental mining technology engineering adviser
environmental mining technology engineering consultant
environmental mining technology engineering expert
environmental mining technology engineering specialist
environmental officers
environmental scientist
environmental specialist
environmental specialist for water management
environmental sustainability expert
environmental technologist
filling station recycling co-ordinator
garden centre recycling co-ordinator
geological technician
geological technologist
geologist
green engineers
green infrastructure analyst
household recycling co-ordinator
household recycling coordinator
hypermarket recycling co-ordinator
ICT environment manager
ICT environment managers
ICT environmental manager
industrial environmental engineer
industrial waste treatment engineer
information and communication technologies environmental manager
information technologies environmental manager
IT environmental manager
land survey technician
mine environmental engineer
mine environmental engineers
mine environmental manager
mine environmental managers
mine environmental specialist
mine environmental specialists
mineral technician
mineral technologist
mining environmental engineer
outlet centre recycling co-ordinator
pollution engineer
recycling and reclamation co-ordinator
recycling and reclamation coordinator
recycling and waste reduction specialist
recycling co-ordinator
recycling coordinator
recycling development co-ordinator
recycling development coordinator
recycling director
recycling equipment specialist
recycling equipment technician
recycling inspector
recycling management specialist
recycling manager
recycling operations manager
recycling policy advisor
recycling policy specialist
recycling programe manager
recycling programme manager
recycling research specialist
recycling specialist
recycling specialist advisor
recycling supervisor
recycling team supervisor
reycling development co-ordinator
sanitary engineer
senior recycling co-ordinator
soil scientist
solid waste division supervisor
specialised engineer
supermarket recycling co-ordinator
technological environmentalist
trainee recycling co-ordinator
waste consultant
waste management consultant
waste recovery specialist
waste recycling co-ordinator
waste recycling specialist
waste treatment engineer
waste treatment engineering adviser
waste treatment engineering consultant
waste treatment engineering expert
waste treatment engineering specialist
waste treatment engineers
waste treatment technology engineer
waste treatment technology engineering adviser
waste treatment technology engineering consultant
waste treatment technology engineering expert
waste treatment technology engineering specialist
water pollution engineer

Training

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Gauges

Risk 4/5 · High

AI exposureVery highBLS AI exposure category "very high" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (low)

Employment outlookGrowthBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Environmental scientists and specialists, including health; Environmental engineers; Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand (+3))

Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job

PayVery highBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $100,891

EntryLongBLS, typical education needed for entry

No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared

Sources

AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
ESCO, European classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations (job titles and O*NET crosswalk)European Commission · version 1.2 · official statistics
Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey
EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics

Checked on 27 October 2026.