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5. Environmental Engineer
Environmental Engineer
Bradburn hopes to leave the world a better place.
Top 100 rank: 5
Sector: Consulting
What they do: Use engineering skills to protect the environment and human
health. Environmental engineers work on air-pollution control, water
treatment, waste management, alternative energy, and conservation, in both
the private sector and government agencies.
What's to like: Businesses are realizing that environmental stewardship not
only burnishes the brand, but it can also boost the bottom line. "Even waste
is a resource, and I enjoy the challenge of figuring out how to reuse it,"
says John Bradburn, 53, an environmental engineer in Warren, Mich., who
heads up a General Motors program that repurposes scrap cardboard to make
sound-absorption material for its cars.
What's not to like: Coming up with solutions is easier than getting them
approved by corporate bureaucracies resistant to any change that may not pay
dividends immediately.
Requirements: An undergraduate degree in any engineering specialty can be
enough, and a state license is not always required. But you'll fare better
with a graduate degree in environmental engineering.
Environmental Engineer stats
Pay
Median pay
(experienced) $81,000
Top pay $113,000
Opportunity
10-year job growth
(2008-2018) 31%
Total jobs
(current) 35,000
Quality of life ratings
Personal satisfaction B
Job security A
Future growth A
Benefit to society B
Low stress C
Flexibility A
From the November 2010 issue |
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