Information Provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook
Environmental Scientists And Specialists, Including Health
Environmental scientists and hydrologists often split their work between offices, laboratories, and field sites. Federal, State, and local governments employ over half of all environmental scientists and hydrologists. Although a bachelors degree in an earth science is adequate for a few entry-level jobs, employers increasingly prefer a masters degree; a Ph.D. degree is required for most high-level research or college teaching positions. The strongest job growth should be in private-sector consulting firms.
On average, Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health earn $ 56,100 per year.
Job Opportunities for Science Careers are
expected to:
Increase as fast as the average.
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies.
Aerospace Engineers
Atmospheric and Spac
Environmental scientists and hydrologists use their knowledge of the physical makeup and history of the Earth to protect the environment, study the properties of underground and surface waters, locate water and energy resources, predict water-related geologic hazards, and provide environmental site assessments and advice on indoor air quality and hazardous-waste-site remediation.
Environmental scientists and hydrologists use their knowledge of the physical makeup and history of the Earth to protect the environment, study the properties of underground and surface waters, locate water and energy resources, predict water-related geologic hazards, and provide environmental site assessments and advice on indoor air quality and hazardous-waste-site remediation.
Environmental scientists and hydrologists held about 92,000 jobs in 2006. Jobs for hydrologists accounted for only 9 percent of the total. Many more individuals held environmental science faculty positions in colleges and universities, but they are classified as postsecondary teachers.
American Geological Institute
American Institute of Hydrology
