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Integrated Pest Management Careers and Jobs

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For people interested in agriculture or environmental science with a focus on pest and crop protection. Use the tools below to see which integrated pest management roles fit your background and goals.

This field requires state-specific pesticide applicator licensing in addition to coursework, since pesticide handling is legally regulated. Use the tools below to explore Integrated Pest Management-related job titles sorted by growth rate, salary, or required education. You can start with entry points like Pest Control Technician, or look ahead to advanced roles such as IPM Program Manager or Agricultural Consultant. Along the way, you will see specific certifications, such as State Pesticide Applicator License, that can help you move up the career ladder.



4 Steps to Use This Page: 1-Explore Careers of Intrerest 2-See Job Listings Matched to Career 3-Prepare for the Career 4-See External Career Resources

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This page will take you through 4 steps to (1) Select from Integrated Pest Management careers/jobs, (2) Find Integrated Pest Management job listings, (3) Prepare for Integrated Pest Management careers, and (4) Provide Integrated Pest Management career-specific resources.

Step 1: Select a Career/Job: This page starts with 4 ways for you to identify and select from listings of Integrated Pest Management careers/jobs:
A) Fastest Growing Integrated Pest Management Careers - 2023 to 2033 (est.)
These listings are based on job growth estimates and helps you to identify the fastest growing and evolving Integrated Pest Management careers. Some careers may not initially seem related to Integrated Pest Management, so relevant Integrated Pest Management jobs are listed alongside each listing. This can also help us to identify which careers (bottom of the listing) may have negative growth - perhaps due to automation or planned obsolescence.
B) Median Annual Salary U.S. Integrated Pest Management Careers
These listings are sorted (descending) by median annual salary in the U.S. This may help us to identify our ideal career. We may not qualify at this time for the desired career, but this listing and the results provided can help us to explore job details, as well as learn how to appropriately prepare for the career.
C) Integrated Pest Management Career Ladders (Educational Requirements)
These listings will help us to identify Integrated Pest Management careers sorted by educational requirements (with the most difficult to obtain listed first). This may help us to identify career ladders (as we scroll down the list), and help us to get jobs that we qualify for now.
D) Select From a Listing of 68 Integrated Pest Management Jobs.
The list may be quite long. There are two ways you might like to use this list:
1) Filter - As you enter a word, you will filter (limit) the list of job titles
2) Browse the list (Don't Filter) - You can simply explore the list of job titles. There may be many that you might never have considered to be of interest.
Once you have identified a job title of interest, simply click on it.

Step 2: Find a Job: After you have selected a career/job title above, you will see a form asking for your location. You will see several radio selection choices to utilize the job search site of your choice.

Step 3: Prepare For a Career: In this section you will gain access to detailed information to help you prepare for the chosen career. Information may include (not every career choice includes all of the elements below - updates occur quarterly):
Core Duties: Lists the primary worker-related tasks performed in this occupation
Supplemental Duties: Lists additional tasks that are performed but are secondary to the core duties
Work Activities: Summarizes the broad types of behaviors and actions related to this career
Specific Work Activities: Provides more granular day-to-day activities tied to the work performed
Essential Skills: Provides foundational skills that are core to performing this specific occupation
Transferable Skills: Provides career-portable skills that can be applied across multiple occupations and industries
Day-in-the-Life Summaries: Provides a snapshot of the key activities performed on a typical workday in this career
Knowledge Required: Provides the requirements regarding the acquisition of facts and principles
Software Skills: Lists software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized by category and priority
Preparation Required: Provides a summary of the required experience and education
Education Required: Detailed breakdown of the education required
Training and Experience Required: Detailed breakdown of the training and Training and Experience Required
Local Salary Information: Provides national and local salary ranges
Certifications: Provides appropriate government and private-sector certifications and/or credentials that may be required
Professional Associations: Provides professional associations that are related to the career selected
Job Listings: Provides links to active current job listings for the selected career, along with multiple similar job titles to explore. All information appears on this page without navigating away.
Related Careers to Consider: Lists up to 20 careers that might be of interest to you (related to your initial choice - what they do, what they know, and what they're called), ranked by best fit.

** If you clicked on a link from section D (as described in Step 1 above), you will see one or more links to an occupation that is usually a bit more general than your initial job selection - the link(s) is directly related to the specific job you identified through your prior selections.
*NOTE: It is possible that there may not be a career path identified for the specific job you selected in Step 1. If this is the case, scroll up the page and click on a different career/job.

Step 4: Career-Specific Resources (detailed and constantly updated): Continue to scroll down the page and you will find tabs that provide detailed (updated) links specific to the career you selected. This information includes:
Videos: Provides a listing of video links related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.
Resumes: Sources for resume materials and techniques. This can help to get you started.
Job Description: Sources that provide job descriptions, which are vital to resume and interview preparation.
Interviews: Provides links that can help you to prepare for and successfully complete the job interview. Can also assist with coffee chats.
Step by Step: Provides links to resources that can help to organize the career search process.
LinkedIn: One of the best professional social media sites that provides links, opportunities, and networking specifically for careers and career development.




Step 1 of 4: Select a Career/Job

19 Integrated Pest Management careers are listed below (sorted by Percentage Change in Total Job Openings - 2023 to 2033 est.). Integrated Pest Management-related jobs specific to each career are also provided. This shows which careers are emerging and growing the fastest. Please Scroll and Select below:

Occupations U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033 (% change) Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs

Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 11.1% Irrigation Equipment Installer; Irrigation Equipment Mechanic; Irrigation Pump Installer; Sprinkler Irrigation Equipment Mechanic
Occupation: Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 11.1% Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Irrigation Equipment Installer; Irrigation Equipment Mechanic; Irrigation Pump Installer; Sprinkler Irrigation Equipment Mechanic
Recreational Therapists 10.4% Horticultural Therapist
Occupation: Recreational Therapists U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 10.4% Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Horticultural Therapist
Soil and Plant Scientists 10% Horticultural Specialist; Horticulture Specialist; Horticulturist
Occupation: Soil and Plant Scientists U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 10% Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Horticultural Specialist; Horticulture Specialist; Horticulturist
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 9.8% Pest Control Service Sales Agent
Occupation: Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 9.8% Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Pest Control Service Sales Agent
Pest Control Workers 9.5% Certified Pest Control Technician; Commercial Pest Control Representative; Commercial Pest Control Technician; Pest Control Applicator; Pest Control Chemical Technician; Pest Control Operator; Pest Control Route Technician (Pest Control Route Tech); Pest Control Service Professional; Pest Control Service Representative; Pest Control Service Technician; Pest Control Specialist; Pest Control Technician (Pest Control Tech); Pest Controller; Pest Controller Assistant; Pest Technician; Residential Pest Control Technician; Termite Pest Control Technician (Termite Pest Control Tech)
Occupation: Pest Control Workers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 9.5% Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Certified Pest Control Technician; Commercial Pest Control Representative; Commercial Pest Control Technician; Pest Control Applicator; Pest Control Chemical Technician; Pest Control Operator; Pest Control Route Technician (Pest Control Route Tech); Pest Control Service Professional; Pest Control Service Representative; Pest Control Service Technician; Pest Control Specialist; Pest Control Technician (Pest Control Tech); Pest Controller; Pest Controller Assistant; Pest Technician; Residential Pest Control Technician; Termite Pest Control Technician (Termite Pest Control Tech)
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 8.7% Horticultural Specialty Farming Supervisor; Irrigation Foreman; Irrigation Supervisor; Pest Management Supervisor
Occupation: First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 8.7% Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Horticultural Specialty Farming Supervisor; Irrigation Foreman; Irrigation Supervisor; Pest Management Supervisor
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation 8.3% Certified Pesticide Applicator; Integrated Pest Management Technician (IPM Technician); Licensed Pesticide Applicator; Pest Control Technician; Pest Locator; Pest Technician; Pesticide Applicator
Occupation: Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 8.3% Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Certified Pesticide Applicator; Integrated Pest Management Technician (IPM Technician); Licensed Pesticide Applicator; Pest Control Technician; Pest Locator; Pest Technician; Pesticide Applicator
Civil Engineers 8.2% Irrigation Engineer
Occupation: Civil Engineers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 8.2% Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Irrigation Engineer
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 7.6% Horticultural Worker; Horticulture Worker; Irrigation Technician
Occupation: Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 7.6% Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Horticultural Worker; Horticulture Worker; Irrigation Technician
Chemists 6.7% Pesticide Chemist
Occupation: Chemists U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 6.7% Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Pesticide Chemist
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 5.3% Field Irrigation Worker; Horticultural Assistant; Horticultural Farmworker; Horticultural Specialty Grower; Horticultural Worker; Horticulturist; Irrigation Equipment Remover; Irrigation Flume Layer; Irrigation Laborer; Irrigation Specialist; Irrigation System Operator; Irrigation Technician (Irrigation Tech); Portable Irrigation Operator
Occupation: Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 5.3% Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Field Irrigation Worker; Horticultural Assistant; Horticultural Farmworker; Horticultural Specialty Grower; Horticultural Worker; Horticulturist; Irrigation Equipment Remover; Irrigation Flume Layer; Irrigation Laborer; Irrigation Specialist; Irrigation System Operator; Irrigation Technician (Irrigation Tech); Portable Irrigation Operator
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 5% Irrigation System Installer; Irrigation Technician
Occupation: Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 5% Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Irrigation System Installer; Irrigation Technician
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 5% Horticulture Instructor; Horticulture Manager; Horticulture Professor; Horticulture Teacher; Irrigation Teacher
Occupation: Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 5% Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Horticulture Instructor; Horticulture Manager; Horticulture Professor; Horticulture Teacher; Irrigation Teacher
Agricultural Engineers 4.5% Landscape Irrigation Specialist
Occupation: Agricultural Engineers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 4.5% Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Landscape Irrigation Specialist
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 4% Horticultural Services Supervisor
Occupation: First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 4% Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Horticultural Services Supervisor
Environmental Engineers 3.7% Irrigation Engineer
Occupation: Environmental Engineers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 3.7% Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Irrigation Engineer
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 3.4% Vocational Horticulture Instructor
Occupation: Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 3.4% Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Vocational Horticulture Instructor
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers -0.7% Horticultural Farm Manager; Horticultural Manager; Horticulture Manager; Horticulture Superintendent
Occupation: Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: -0.7% Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Horticultural Farm Manager; Horticultural Manager; Horticulture Manager; Horticulture Superintendent
Retail Salespersons -1% Horticultural and Nursery Products Salesperson
Occupation: Retail Salespersons U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: -1% Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Horticultural and Nursery Products Salesperson

21 Integrated Pest Management careers are listed below (sorted by U.S. National Median Salary). Integrated Pest Management-related jobs specific to each occupation are also provided. Please Scroll and Select below::

Occupations National Median Salary Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs

Environmental Engineers $ 100,090 Irrigation Engineer
Occupation: Environmental Engineers National Median Salary: $ 100,090 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Irrigation Engineer
Civil Engineers $ 95,890 Irrigation Engineer
Occupation: Civil Engineers National Median Salary: $ 95,890 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Irrigation Engineer
Agricultural Engineers $ 88,750 Landscape Irrigation Specialist
Occupation: Agricultural Engineers National Median Salary: $ 88,750 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Landscape Irrigation Specialist
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $ 85,260 Horticulture Instructor; Horticulture Manager; Horticulture Professor; Horticulture Teacher; Irrigation Teacher
Occupation: Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary National Median Salary: $ 85,260 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Horticulture Instructor; Horticulture Manager; Horticulture Professor; Horticulture Teacher; Irrigation Teacher
Chemists $ 84,680 Pesticide Chemist
Occupation: Chemists National Median Salary: $ 84,680 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Pesticide Chemist
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers $ 83,770 Horticultural Farm Manager; Horticultural Manager; Horticulture Manager; Horticulture Superintendent
Occupation: Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers National Median Salary: $ 83,770 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Horticultural Farm Manager; Horticultural Manager; Horticulture Manager; Horticulture Superintendent
Environmental Compliance Inspectors $ 75,670 Pesticide Control Inspector
Occupation: Environmental Compliance Inspectors National Median Salary: $ 75,670 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Pesticide Control Inspector
Soil and Plant Scientists $ 68,240 Horticultural Specialist; Horticulture Specialist; Horticulturist
Occupation: Soil and Plant Scientists National Median Salary: $ 68,240 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Horticultural Specialist; Horticulture Specialist; Horticulturist
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $ 64,600 Pest Control Service Sales Agent
Occupation: Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel National Median Salary: $ 64,600 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Pest Control Service Sales Agent
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary $ 62,060 Vocational Horticulture Instructor
Occupation: Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary National Median Salary: $ 62,060 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Vocational Horticulture Instructor
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $ 61,550 Irrigation System Installer; Irrigation Technician
Occupation: Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters National Median Salary: $ 61,550 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Irrigation System Installer; Irrigation Technician
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers $ 57,320 Horticultural Specialty Farming Supervisor; Irrigation Foreman; Irrigation Supervisor; Pest Management Supervisor
Occupation: First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers National Median Salary: $ 57,320 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Horticultural Specialty Farming Supervisor; Irrigation Foreman; Irrigation Supervisor; Pest Management Supervisor
Recreational Therapists $ 57,120 Horticultural Therapist
Occupation: Recreational Therapists National Median Salary: $ 57,120 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Horticultural Therapist
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $ 55,740 Horticultural Services Supervisor
Occupation: First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers National Median Salary: $ 55,740 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Horticultural Services Supervisor
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians $ 49,210 Irrigation Equipment Installer; Irrigation Equipment Mechanic; Irrigation Pump Installer; Sprinkler Irrigation Equipment Mechanic
Occupation: Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians National Median Salary: $ 49,210 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Irrigation Equipment Installer; Irrigation Equipment Mechanic; Irrigation Pump Installer; Sprinkler Irrigation Equipment Mechanic
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation $ 44,070 Certified Pesticide Applicator; Integrated Pest Management Technician (IPM Technician); Licensed Pesticide Applicator; Pest Control Technician; Pest Locator; Pest Technician; Pesticide Applicator
Occupation: Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation National Median Salary: $ 44,070 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Certified Pesticide Applicator; Integrated Pest Management Technician (IPM Technician); Licensed Pesticide Applicator; Pest Control Technician; Pest Locator; Pest Technician; Pesticide Applicator
Pest Control Workers $ 43,470 Certified Pest Control Technician; Commercial Pest Control Representative; Commercial Pest Control Technician; Pest Control Applicator; Pest Control Chemical Technician; Pest Control Operator; Pest Control Route Technician (Pest Control Route Tech); Pest Control Service Professional; Pest Control Service Representative; Pest Control Service Technician; Pest Control Specialist; Pest Control Technician (Pest Control Tech); Pest Controller; Pest Controller Assistant; Pest Technician; Residential Pest Control Technician; Termite Pest Control Technician (Termite Pest Control Tech)
Occupation: Pest Control Workers National Median Salary: $ 43,470 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Certified Pest Control Technician; Commercial Pest Control Representative; Commercial Pest Control Technician; Pest Control Applicator; Pest Control Chemical Technician; Pest Control Operator; Pest Control Route Technician (Pest Control Route Tech); Pest Control Service Professional; Pest Control Service Representative; Pest Control Service Technician; Pest Control Specialist; Pest Control Technician (Pest Control Tech); Pest Controller; Pest Controller Assistant; Pest Technician; Residential Pest Control Technician; Termite Pest Control Technician (Termite Pest Control Tech)
Agricultural Technicians $ 43,180 Horticultural Technician (Horticultural Tech); Horticulture Technician (Horticulture Tech)
Occupation: Agricultural Technicians National Median Salary: $ 43,180 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Horticultural Technician (Horticultural Tech); Horticulture Technician (Horticulture Tech)
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $ 37,360 Horticultural Worker; Horticulture Worker; Irrigation Technician
Occupation: Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers National Median Salary: $ 37,360 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Horticultural Worker; Horticulture Worker; Irrigation Technician
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse $ 34,470 Field Irrigation Worker; Horticultural Assistant; Horticultural Farmworker; Horticultural Specialty Grower; Horticultural Worker; Horticulturist; Irrigation Equipment Remover; Irrigation Flume Layer; Irrigation Laborer; Irrigation Specialist; Irrigation System Operator; Irrigation Technician (Irrigation Tech); Portable Irrigation Operator
Occupation: Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse National Median Salary: $ 34,470 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Field Irrigation Worker; Horticultural Assistant; Horticultural Farmworker; Horticultural Specialty Grower; Horticultural Worker; Horticulturist; Irrigation Equipment Remover; Irrigation Flume Layer; Irrigation Laborer; Irrigation Specialist; Irrigation System Operator; Irrigation Technician (Irrigation Tech); Portable Irrigation Operator
Retail Salespersons $ 33,680 Horticultural and Nursery Products Salesperson
Occupation: Retail Salespersons National Median Salary: $ 33,680 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Horticultural and Nursery Products Salesperson

21 Integrated Pest Management careers are listed (sorted by Education/Preparation Requirements - descending) to provide career ladders. Integrated Pest Management-related jobs specific to each career are also provided.

Education/Preparation Categories:
5 = Usually requires graduate school (e.g., Master's degree, Ph.D., M.D., or J.D.)
4 = Usually requires a four-year Bachelor's degree
3 = Usually requires vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or Associate's degree
2 = Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, but not always
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Occupations Education/Preparation Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 5 Horticulture Instructor; Horticulture Manager; Horticulture Professor; Horticulture Teacher; Irrigation Teacher
Occupation: Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Education/Preparation: 5 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Horticulture Instructor; Horticulture Manager; Horticulture Professor; Horticulture Teacher; Irrigation Teacher
Soil and Plant Scientists 5 Horticultural Specialist; Horticulture Specialist; Horticulturist
Occupation: Soil and Plant Scientists Education/Preparation: 5 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Horticultural Specialist; Horticulture Specialist; Horticulturist
Agricultural Engineers 4 Landscape Irrigation Specialist
Occupation: Agricultural Engineers Education/Preparation: 4 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Landscape Irrigation Specialist
Chemists 4 Pesticide Chemist
Occupation: Chemists Education/Preparation: 4 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Pesticide Chemist
Civil Engineers 4 Irrigation Engineer
Occupation: Civil Engineers Education/Preparation: 4 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Irrigation Engineer
Environmental Compliance Inspectors 4 Pesticide Control Inspector
Occupation: Environmental Compliance Inspectors Education/Preparation: 4 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Pesticide Control Inspector
Environmental Engineers 4 Irrigation Engineer
Occupation: Environmental Engineers Education/Preparation: 4 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Irrigation Engineer
Recreational Therapists 4 Horticultural Therapist
Occupation: Recreational Therapists Education/Preparation: 4 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Horticultural Therapist
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 4 Horticultural Farm Manager; Horticultural Manager; Horticulture Manager; Horticulture Superintendent
Occupation: Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers Education/Preparation: 4 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Horticultural Farm Manager; Horticultural Manager; Horticulture Manager; Horticulture Superintendent
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 3 Horticultural Specialty Farming Supervisor; Irrigation Foreman; Irrigation Supervisor; Pest Management Supervisor
Occupation: First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers Education/Preparation: 3 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Horticultural Specialty Farming Supervisor; Irrigation Foreman; Irrigation Supervisor; Pest Management Supervisor
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 3 Irrigation System Installer; Irrigation Technician
Occupation: Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Education/Preparation: 3 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Irrigation System Installer; Irrigation Technician
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 3 Horticultural Services Supervisor
Occupation: First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers Education/Preparation: 3 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Horticultural Services Supervisor
Agricultural Technicians 3 Horticultural Technician (Horticultural Tech); Horticulture Technician (Horticulture Tech)
Occupation: Agricultural Technicians Education/Preparation: 3 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Horticultural Technician (Horticultural Tech); Horticulture Technician (Horticulture Tech)
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 3 Irrigation Equipment Installer; Irrigation Equipment Mechanic; Irrigation Pump Installer; Sprinkler Irrigation Equipment Mechanic
Occupation: Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians Education/Preparation: 3 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Irrigation Equipment Installer; Irrigation Equipment Mechanic; Irrigation Pump Installer; Sprinkler Irrigation Equipment Mechanic
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 3 Vocational Horticulture Instructor
Occupation: Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary Education/Preparation: 3 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Vocational Horticulture Instructor
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 2 Horticultural Worker; Horticulture Worker; Irrigation Technician
Occupation: Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Education/Preparation: 2 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Horticultural Worker; Horticulture Worker; Irrigation Technician
Pest Control Workers 2 Certified Pest Control Technician; Commercial Pest Control Representative; Commercial Pest Control Technician; Pest Control Applicator; Pest Control Chemical Technician; Pest Control Operator; Pest Control Route Technician (Pest Control Route Tech); Pest Control Service Professional; Pest Control Service Representative; Pest Control Service Technician; Pest Control Specialist; Pest Control Technician (Pest Control Tech); Pest Controller; Pest Controller Assistant; Pest Technician; Residential Pest Control Technician; Termite Pest Control Technician (Termite Pest Control Tech)
Occupation: Pest Control Workers Education/Preparation: 2 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Certified Pest Control Technician; Commercial Pest Control Representative; Commercial Pest Control Technician; Pest Control Applicator; Pest Control Chemical Technician; Pest Control Operator; Pest Control Route Technician (Pest Control Route Tech); Pest Control Service Professional; Pest Control Service Representative; Pest Control Service Technician; Pest Control Specialist; Pest Control Technician (Pest Control Tech); Pest Controller; Pest Controller Assistant; Pest Technician; Residential Pest Control Technician; Termite Pest Control Technician (Termite Pest Control Tech)
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation 2 Certified Pesticide Applicator; Integrated Pest Management Technician (IPM Technician); Licensed Pesticide Applicator; Pest Control Technician; Pest Locator; Pest Technician; Pesticide Applicator
Occupation: Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation Education/Preparation: 2 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Certified Pesticide Applicator; Integrated Pest Management Technician (IPM Technician); Licensed Pesticide Applicator; Pest Control Technician; Pest Locator; Pest Technician; Pesticide Applicator
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 2 Field Irrigation Worker; Horticultural Assistant; Horticultural Farmworker; Horticultural Specialty Grower; Horticultural Worker; Horticulturist; Irrigation Equipment Remover; Irrigation Flume Layer; Irrigation Laborer; Irrigation Specialist; Irrigation System Operator; Irrigation Technician (Irrigation Tech); Portable Irrigation Operator
Occupation: Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Education/Preparation: 2 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Field Irrigation Worker; Horticultural Assistant; Horticultural Farmworker; Horticultural Specialty Grower; Horticultural Worker; Horticulturist; Irrigation Equipment Remover; Irrigation Flume Layer; Irrigation Laborer; Irrigation Specialist; Irrigation System Operator; Irrigation Technician (Irrigation Tech); Portable Irrigation Operator
Retail Salespersons 2 Horticultural and Nursery Products Salesperson
Occupation: Retail Salespersons Education/Preparation: 2 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Horticultural and Nursery Products Salesperson
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 2 Pest Control Service Sales Agent
Occupation: Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel Education/Preparation: 2 Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs: Pest Control Service Sales Agent

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Certified Pest Control Technician
Certified Pesticide Applicator
Commercial Pest Control Representative
Commercial Pest Control Technician
Field Irrigation Worker
Horticultural and Nursery Products Salesperson
Horticultural Assistant
Horticultural Farm Manager
Horticultural Farmworker
Horticultural Manager
Horticultural Services Supervisor
Horticultural Specialist
Horticultural Specialty Farming Supervisor
Horticultural Specialty Grower
Horticultural Technician (Horticultural Tech)
Horticultural Therapist
Horticultural Worker
Horticulture Instructor
Horticulture Manager
Horticulture Professor
Horticulture Specialist
Horticulture Superintendent
Horticulture Teacher
Horticulture Technician (Horticulture Tech)
Horticulture Worker
Horticulturist
Integrated Pest Management Technician (IPM Technician)
Irrigation Engineer
Irrigation Equipment Installer
Irrigation Equipment Mechanic
Irrigation Equipment Remover
Irrigation Flume Layer
Irrigation Foreman
Irrigation Laborer
Irrigation Pump Installer
Irrigation Specialist
Irrigation Supervisor
Irrigation System Installer
Irrigation System Operator
Irrigation Teacher
Irrigation Technician
Irrigation Technician (Irrigation Tech)
Landscape Irrigation Specialist
Licensed Pesticide Applicator
Pest Control Applicator
Pest Control Chemical Technician
Pest Control Operator
Pest Control Route Technician (Pest Control Route Tech)
Pest Control Service Professional
Pest Control Service Representative
Pest Control Service Sales Agent
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Environmental Engineers

Description: Research, design, plan, or perform engineering duties in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental hazards using various engineering disciplines. Work may include waste treatment, site remediation, or pollution control technology.

U.S. Total Employment (2023):
52,300
U.S. Total Employment (2033 est.):
54,300
Employment Change (2023-2033 est.):
1,900 (3.7%)
Average Annual Job Openings (2023-2033 est.):
4,000
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Core Duties

Important Core Job Duties (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Assess the existing or potential environmental impact of land use projects on air, water, or land.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Attend professional conferences to share information.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Request bids from suppliers or consultants.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Obtain, update, or maintain plans, permits, or standard operating procedures.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Assist in budget implementation, forecasts, or administration.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Prepare or present public briefings on the status of environmental engineering projects.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Design, or supervise the design of, systems, processes, or equipment for control, management, or remediation of water, air, or soil quality.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Develop proposed project objectives and targets and report to management on progress in attaining them.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Collaborate with environmental scientists, planners, hazardous waste technicians, engineers, experts in law or business, or other specialists to address environmental problems.
Importance: 95 (%) Description: Prepare, maintain, or revise quality assurance documentation or procedures.
Importance: 95 (%) Description: Develop, implement, or manage plans or programs related to conservation or management of natural resources.
Importance: 95 (%) Description: Provide assistance with planning, quality assurance, safety inspection protocols, or sampling as part of a team conducting multimedia inspections at complex facilities.
Importance: 95 (%) Description: Provide environmental engineering assistance in network analysis, regulatory analysis, or planning or reviewing database development.
Importance: 95 (%) Description: Provide administrative support for projects by collecting data, providing project documentation, training staff, or performing other general administrative duties.
Importance: 95 (%) Description: Inspect industrial or municipal facilities or programs to evaluate operational effectiveness or ensure compliance with environmental regulations.
Importance: 95 (%) Description: Direct installation or operation of environmental monitoring devices or supervise related data collection programs.
Importance: 95 (%) Description: Coordinate or manage environmental protection programs or projects, assigning or evaluating work.
Importance: 90 (%) Description: Advise corporations or government agencies of procedures to follow in cleaning up contaminated sites to protect people and the environment.
Importance: 90 (%) Description: Advise industries or government agencies about environmental policies and standards.
Importance: 90 (%) Description: Monitor progress of environmental improvement programs.
Importance: 90 (%) Description: Develop or present environmental compliance training or orientation sessions.
Importance: 90 (%) Description: Prepare, review, or update environmental investigation or recommendation reports.
Importance: 90 (%) Description: Write reports or articles for Web sites or newsletters related to environmental engineering issues.
Importance: 86 (%) Description: Inform company employees or other interested parties of environmental issues.
Importance: 81 (%) Description: Serve as liaison with federal, state, or local agencies or officials on issues pertaining to solid or hazardous waste program requirements.
Importance: 81 (%) Description: Provide technical support for environmental remediation or litigation projects, including remediation system design or determination of regulatory applicability.
Importance: 81 (%) Description: Develop site-specific health and safety protocols, such as spill contingency plans or methods for loading or transporting waste.
Importance: 76 (%) Description: Prepare hazardous waste manifests or land disposal restriction notifications.
Supplemental Duties
Important Supplemental Job Duties (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 57 (%) Description: Assess, sort, characterize, or pack known or unknown materials.
Work Activities

Important General Work Activities (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 88 (%) Description: Getting Information: Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Importance: 88 (%) Description: Working with Computers: Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
Importance: 87 (%) Description: Making Decisions and Solving Problems: Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Importance: 85 (%) Description: Analyzing Data or Information: Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
Importance: 83 (%) Description: Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings: Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Importance: 83 (%) Description: Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards: Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
Importance: 82 (%) Description: Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates: Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Importance: 81 (%) Description: Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work: Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Importance: 79 (%) Description: Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events: Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Importance: 79 (%) Description: Processing Information: Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
Importance: 79 (%) Description: Developing Objectives and Strategies: Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
Importance: 78 (%) Description: Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment: Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
Importance: 78 (%) Description: Providing Consultation and Advice to Others: Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
Importance: 78 (%) Description: Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others: Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
Importance: 77 (%) Description: Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge: Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
Importance: 77 (%) Description: Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others: Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
Importance: 76 (%) Description: Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials: Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
Importance: 75 (%) Description: Scheduling Work and Activities: Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
Importance: 75 (%) Description: Communicating with People Outside the Organization: Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
Importance: 75 (%) Description: Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships: Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Importance: 74 (%) Description: Thinking Creatively: Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Importance: 74 (%) Description: Documenting/Recording Information: Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
Importance: 74 (%) Description: Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates: Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
Importance: 73 (%) Description: Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information: Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
Importance: 73 (%) Description: Developing and Building Teams: Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
Importance: 71 (%) Description: Monitoring and Controlling Resources: Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.
Importance: 71 (%) Description: Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People: Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
Importance: 70 (%) Description: Performing for or Working Directly with the Public: Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
Importance: 70 (%) Description: Training and Teaching Others: Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
Importance: 69 (%) Description: Coaching and Developing Others: Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
Importance: 67 (%) Description: Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others: Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Staffing Organizational Units: Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees in an organization.
Specific Work Activities

Important Specific Work Activities
How can you begin to build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. Specific Work Activities appear below:
Advise others regarding green practices or environmental concerns.
Assist engineers or scientists with research.
Attend conferences or workshops to maintain professional knowledge.
Confer with other personnel to resolve design or operational problems.
Confer with technical personnel to prepare designs or operational plans.
Design environmental control systems.
Determine operational criteria or specifications.
Develop technical methods or processes.
Direct environmental development activities.
Exchange information with colleagues.
Explain project details to the general public.
Inspect facilities or sites to determine if they meet specifications or standards.
Investigate the environmental impact of projects.
Maintain operational records or records systems.
Monitor activities affecting environmental quality.
Package materials for transport.
Prepare detailed work plans.
Prepare operational reports.
Prepare procedural documents.
Prepare project budgets.
Prepare research or technical reports on environmental issues.
Prepare technical or operational reports.
Purchase materials, equipment, or other resources.
Teach safety standards or environmental compliance methods.
Test characteristics of materials or structures.
Train personnel on proper operational procedures.
Write reports or evaluations.
Knowledge Required

Knowledge Required (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 97 (%) Description: Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
Importance: 91 (%) Description: Design: Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
Importance: 79 (%) Description: Chemistry: Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
Importance: 78 (%) Description: Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Importance: 76 (%) Description: Building and Construction: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
Importance: 75 (%) Description: English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
Importance: 74 (%) Description: Physics: Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.
Importance: 71 (%) Description: Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Importance: 71 (%) Description: Biology: Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
Importance: 71 (%) Description: Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Importance: 67 (%) Description: Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
Importance: 65 (%) Description: Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Importance: 61 (%) Description: Economics and Accounting: Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
Importance: 60 (%) Description: Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
Essential Skills

Essential Skills (in order of importance)
These are the foundational skills most central to success in this occupation. For the Top 5 most important, how can you begin building experience and confidence using these skills now?
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Importance: 56 (%) Description: Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
Importance: 56 (%) Description: Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
Transferable Skills

Transferable Skills (in order of importance)
These are skills that can transfer across occupations and industries. For the Top 5 most important, how can you strengthen these skills now so they support both this career and future career flexibility?
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Importance: 54 (%) Description: Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Importance: 54 (%) Description: Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Importance: 54 (%) Description: Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Day-in-the-Life Summaries

Day-in-the-Life Summaries
These summaries show the main types of activities you are likely to perform on a regular basis in this occupation. How can you imagine your typical workday — using these examples to see if this type of work fits you?
Activity: Advise others on environmental sustainability or green practices.
Activity: Assist scientists, scholars, or technical specialists with projects or research.
Activity: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities.
Activity: Communicate with others about specifications or project details.
Activity: Coordinate with others to resolve problems.
Activity: Develop operational or technical procedures or standards.
Activity: Develop systems or practices to mitigate or resolve environmental problems.
Activity: Develop technical specifications for products or operations.
Activity: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures.
Activity: Document technical designs, procedures, or activities.
Activity: Inspect facilities or equipment.
Activity: Investigate the environmental impact of industrial or development activities.
Activity: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise.
Activity: Maintain operational records.
Activity: Manage budgets or finances.
Activity: Monitor environmental conditions.
Activity: Package objects.
Activity: Plan work activities.
Activity: Prepare reports of operational or procedural activities.
Activity: Present research or technical information.
Activity: Provide information or assistance to the public.
Activity: Purchase goods or services.
Activity: Teach safety procedures or standards to others.
Activity: Test characteristics of materials or products.
Activity: Train others on operational or work procedures.
Software Skills

Software Skills
These are examples of software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized from most to least important for your career preparation. How can you start learning or practicing the highest-priority tools so that you feel confident using them on the job?
High-Priority Tech Skills
Computer aided design CAD software:
Autodesk AutoCAD
Office suite software:
Microsoft Office software
Presentation software:
Microsoft PowerPoint
Spreadsheet software:
Microsoft Excel
Word processing software:
Microsoft Word
Emerging Tech Skills
Analytical or scientific software:
SAS
The MathWorks MATLAB
Computer aided design CAD software:
Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
Bentley MicroStation
Data base user interface and query software:
Microsoft Access
Geographic information system:
ESRI ArcGIS software
Object or component oriented development software:
C++
Python
Project management software:
Microsoft Project
General Software Tools
Analytical or scientific software (scroll table below):
Air dispersion modeling software
ANSYS simulation software
DHI Water and Environment MIKE SHE
Ecological risk assessment software
Finite element method FEM software
Gas dispersion model software
HEC-RAS
Hydrologic simulation program fortan HSPF software
Image analysis software
Insightful S-PLUS
LINDO Systems optimization modeling software
Maplesoft Maple
RockWare MODFLOW
Rockwell Automation Arena
Simulation software
Simultaneous location and mapping SLAM
Site remediation management software
Stormwater runoff modeling software
WAM software
Waste management software
Water flow modeling software
Wind flow modeling software
XP Software XPSWMM
Compliance software (scroll table below):
Continuous emission management software
Environmental health and safety documentation software
Greenhouse gas management software
Hazardous materials management HMS software
Material safety data sheet MSDS software
Regulatory compliance management software
Computer aided design CAD software:
Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
SofTech CADRA
Desktop communications software:
Eko
Development environment software:
Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
Geographic information system:
ESRI ArcView
Geographic information system GIS systems
Graphics or photo imaging software:
Photogrammetric software
Industrial control software:
Fugitive emission leak detection software
Map creation software:
Geomechanical design analysis GDA software
Oil mapping software
Office suite software:
Business software applications
Preparation Required
Preparation Required - How much preparation is needed to obtain this type of job?
Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include real estate brokers, sales managers, database administrators, graphic designers, conservation scientists, art directors, and cost estimators.
Education Required

Education Required - by frequency of educational attainment
This shows you details about the level of education most commonly held by workers in this occupation. How can you begin planning the educational pathway that will prepare you best for this type of work?
Frequency of Attainment (%) Level of Education
Frequency of Attainment: 61.9 (%) Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree
Frequency of Attainment: 28.6 (%) Level of Education: Master's Degree
Frequency of Attainment: 4.8 (%) Level of Education: Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
Frequency of Attainment: 4.8 (%) Level of Education: Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master.
Training and Experience Required

Training and Experience Required - by frequency of training and work experience attainment
This section shows you how often different types of training and work experience are required for this occupation. How can you start gaining the kinds of experience and training that are most common for this type of work?
Frequency of Attainment (%) Level of Training and Work Experience
Frequency of Attainment: 42.9 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: None
Frequency of Attainment: 14.3 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Frequency of Attainment: 14.3 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Frequency of Attainment: 14.3 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Frequency of Attainment: 4.8 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
Frequency of Attainment: 4.8 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Frequency of Attainment: 4.8 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years
Certifications
Certifications
These are examples of certifications that may be important for this occupation. How can you begin exploring which certifications fit your goals and what steps you would need to take to earn them?
Board Certified Environmental Engineer - Air Pollution Control External Link
Board Certified Environmental Engineer - Environmental Sustainability External Link
Board Certified Environmental Engineer - General Environmental Engineering External Link
Board Certified Environmental Engineer - Hazardous Waste Management External Link
Board Certified Environmental Engineer - Industrial Hygiene External Link
Board Certified Environmental Engineer - Radiation Protection External Link
Board Certified Environmental Engineer - Solid Waste Management External Link
Board Certified Environmental Engineer - Water Supply/Wastewater Engineering External Link
Board Certified Environmental Scientist External Link
Certified Environmental Professional External Link
Certified Environmental Professional in Training External Link
Certified Environmental Systems Manager External Link
Certified Hazard Control Manager External Link
Council-certified Environmental Allergen Consultant External Link
Council-certified Environmental Allergen Investigator External Link
Council-certified Environmental Allergen Technician External Link
Council-certified Environmental Thermography Consultant External Link
Council-certified Environmental Thermography Investigator External Link
Council-certified Indoor Environmental Consultant External Link
Council-certified Indoor Environmental Remediator External Link
Council-certified Indoor Environmental Supervisor External Link
Council-certified Indoor Environmentalist External Link
Council-certified Residential Environmental Remediator External Link
Council-certified Residential Indoor Environmentalist External Link
Diplomate, Port Engineering External Link
Environmental Professional In-Training External Link
QRO - Certification for Municipal Solid Waste Combustion Facilities Operator - Combustion System Operator External Link
QRO - Certification for Municipal Solid Waste Combustion Facilities Operator - Provisional External Link
QRO - Certification for Municipal Solid Waste Combustion Facilities Operator - Site Specific Operator External Link
Qualified Environmental Professional External Link
Registered Environmental Manager External Link
WSO - Certified Governmental Safety Specialist External Link
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