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(Reprinted from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)

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Employment outlook

Opportunities for environmental engineers fluctuate, in part, with trends in regulations.

Employment of environmental engineers is expected to increase through 2008. As the population grows, causing further stress on the environment, there will be an increasing need for intervention by environmental engineers.

More environmental engineers also will be needeed to help their clients meet environmental regulations, to develop methods of cleaning up existing hazards, and to research and develop new methods of solid waste disposal.

Opportunities in solid waste disposal are growing more slowly, however, because industries are starting to reduce the amount of waste they produce.

As the trend of regulation changes from pollution cleanup to prevention, environmental engineers will be able to shift their focus to public health, an area of growing concern. But trends in environmental protection and regulation constantly change, so environmental engineers keep abreast of a range of environmental issues to ensure steady employment.

Regulation is not the thing affecting employment of environmental engineers. Their employment is expected to be less affected by economic conditions than that of most other types of engineers, but a significant economic downturn could reduce an emphasis on environmental protection, thus reducing opportunities for environmental engineers.

The cost of raw materials and disposal of waste and the economic returns from cleanups of contaminated sites and waste reduction also affect environmental engineering employment opportunities.

In addition, political factors are more likely to determine the job outlook for environmental engineers than for other engineers: looser environmental regulations would reduce job opporutnities, stricter regulations enhance them.

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Note: information is partially based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics