Maintain soil stability and vegetation for non-grazing uses, such as wildlife habitats and outdoor recreation. Mediate agreements among rangeland users and preservationists as to appropriate land use and management. Manage forage resources through fire, herbicide use, or revegetation to maintain a sustainable yield from the land. Position Description: Conduct research in breeding, physiology, production, yield, and management of crops and agricultural plants or trees, shrubs, and nursery stock, their growth in soils, and control of pests; or study the chemical, physical, biological, and mineralogical composition of soils as they relate to plant or crop growth.
Position Duties: Communicate research or project results to other professionals or the public or teach related courses, seminars, or workshops. Conduct experiments to develop new or improved varieties of field crops, focusing on characteristics such as yield, quality, disease resistance, nutritional value, or adaptation to specific soils or climates.
Develop new or improved methods or products for controlling or eliminating weeds, crop diseases, or insect pests. Provide information or recommendations to farmers or other landowners regarding ways in which they can best use land, promote plant growth, or avoid or correct problems such as erosion.
Develop environmentally safe methods or products for controlling or eliminating weeds, crop diseases, or insect pests. Position Description: Plan or develop coordinated practices for soil erosion control, soil or water conservation, or sound land use.
Position Duties: Implement soil or water management techniques, such as nutrient management, erosion control, buffers, or filter strips, in accordance with conservation plans. Monitor projects during or after construction to ensure projects conform to design specifications. Visit areas affected by erosion problems to identify causes or determine solutions.
Advise land users, such as farmers or ranchers, on plans, problems, or alternative conservation solutions. Develop or maintain working relationships with local government staff or board members. Technical Writers Technical Writers. Position Description: Write technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions. Position Duties: Organize material and complete writing assignment according to set standards regarding order, clarity, conciseness, style, and terminology.
Maintain records and files of work and revisions. Edit, standardize, or make changes to material prepared by other writers or establishment personnel. Select photographs, drawings, sketches, diagrams, and charts to illustrate material. Interview production and engineering personnel and read journals and other material to become familiar with product technologies and production methods. Position Description: Develop comprehensive plans and programs for use of land and physical facilities of jurisdictions, such as towns, cities, counties, and metropolitan areas.
Position Duties: Hold public meetings with government officials, social scientists, lawyers, developers, the public, or special interest groups to formulate, develop, or address issues regarding land use or community plans. Design, promote, or administer government plans or policies affecting land use, zoning, public utilities, community facilities, housing, or transportation.
Advise planning officials on project feasibility, cost-effectiveness, regulatory conformance, or possible alternatives. Recommend approval, denial, or conditional approval of proposals. Discuss with planning officials the purpose of land use projects, such as transportation, conservation, residential, commercial, industrial, or community use.
Position Description: Design or implement programs and strategies related to water resource issues such as supply, quality, and regulatory compliance issues. Position Duties: Perform hydrologic, hydraulic, or water quality modeling. Conduct, or oversee the conduct of, investigations on matters such as water storage, wastewater discharge, pollutants, permits, or other compliance and regulatory issues. Develop plans to protect watershed health or rehabilitate watersheds.
Develop strategies for watershed operations to meet water supply and conservation goals or to ensure regulatory compliance with clean water laws or regulations. Identify and characterize specific causes or sources of water pollution.
Projected Growth:. Median Pay:. Job Zone 4. Commercial and Industrial Designers. Environmental Engineering Technicians. Environmental Engineers. Job Zone 5. Environmental Restoration Planners. Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary. Hazardous Materials Removal Workers. Job Zone 3. Natural Sciences Managers. Program Directors. Range Managers. Risk Management Specialists.
Soil and Plant Scientists. Soil and Water Conservationists. Technical Writers. Urban and Regional Planners. Water Resource Specialists. Agricultural Engineers. Resources Explore career information and other resources specifically tailored to Ecological Engineering majors. More Less. Career Planning. A Hydrologist Could Professional Associations. Additional Information. Ecological Engineering Journal. Drop-In: M-F, 10 a.
Contact us with your comments and questions. Agricultural Engineers Agricultural Engineers Position Description: Apply knowledge of engineering technology and biological science to agricultural problems concerned with power and machinery, electrification, structures, soil and water conservation, and processing of agricultural products.
Commercial and Industrial Designers Commercial and Industrial Designers Position Description: Develop and design manufactured products, such as cars, home appliances, and children's toys. Environmental Engineering Technicians Environmental Engineering Technicians Position Description: Apply theory and principles of environmental engineering to modify, test, and operate equipment and devices used in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental problems, including waste treatment and site remediation, under the direction of engineering staff or scientist.
Ecological engineering for wastewater treatment and its application in New England and Sweden. Ambio Hey, D. Cardamone, J. Sather, and W. Restoration of riverine wetlands: The Des Plaines River wetland demonstration project. Mitsch and S. Jordan, W. III, M. Gilpin, and J. Aber, eds. Classification and examples of ecological engineering. Removal of heavy metals from compost and soil by ecotechnological methods.
Lowrance, R. Stinner, and G. House, eds. Agricultural ecosystems: Unifying concepts. Ma Shijun. Ecological engineering: Application of ecosystem principles. Environmental Conservation Development of Agro-Ecological Engineering in China. Beijing: Ecological Society of China. Ma Shijun and Yan Jingsong. Ecological engineering for treatment and utilization of wastewater.
McCotcheon, S. Ecological engineering: Friend or foe? Mitsch, W. Ecological engineering: Approaches to sustainability and biodiversity in the U. Costanza, ed. New York: Columbia University Press. Ecological engineering—A cooperative role with the planetary life-support systems. Ecological engineering: A friend. Ecological Engineering: An Introduction to Ecotechnology.
Introduction to ecological engineering. L Mitsch and S. Wetlands, 2nd ed. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. Yan, and J. Cronk, eds. Ecological engineering in China. Special Issue of Ecological Engineering Ecological engineering—Contrasting experiences in China with the West.
Miyawaki, A. Forest reconstruction as ecological engineering. Nelson, M. Burgess, A. Ailing, N. Alvarez-Romo, W. Dempster, R. Walford, and J. Using a closed ecological system to study Earth's biosphere—Initial results from Biosphere 2. Odum, H. Man in the Ecosystem. Environment, Power, and Society.
Ecological engineering and self-organization. Experimental study of serf-organization in estuarine ponds. Ecological engineering: The necessary use of ecological serf-design. Siler, R. Beyers, and N. Experiments with engineering of marine ecosystems. Ewel, W. Mitsch, and J. Recycling treated sewage through cypress wetlands. D'Itri, ed. New York: Marcel Dekker Press.
Qi Ye and Tian Han-qin. Some views on ecosystem design. Schiechtl, H. Bioengineering for land reclamation and conservation.
Sinicrope, T. Langis, R. Gersberg, M. Busnardo, and J. Metal removal by wetland mesocosms subjected to different hydroperiods. Straskraba, M. Ecotechnology as a new means for environmental management.
Freshwater Ecosystems: Modeling and Simulation. Amsterdam: Elsevier. Teal, J. The next generation of septage treatment. A solar aquatic system septage treatment plant. Unruh, J. An Acacia-based design for sustainable livestock carrying capacity on irrigated farmlands in semi-arid Africa. Wali, M. Yan Jingsong and Yao Honglu. Integrated fish culture management in China. Yan Jingsong and Zhang Yushu.
Ecological techniques and their application with some case studies in China. Advances of ecological engineering in China. Engineering within Ecological Constraints presents a rare dialogue between engineers and environmental scientists as they consider the many technical as well as social and legal challenges of ecologically sensitive engineering.
The volume looks at the concepts of scale, resilience, and chaos as they apply to the points where the ecological life support system of nature interacts with the technological life support system created by humankind. Among the questions addressed are: What are the implications of differences between ecological and engineering concepts of efficiency and stability?
How can engineering solutions to immediate problems be made compatible with long-term ecological concerns? How can we transfer ecological principles to economic systems? The book also includes important case studies on such topics as water management in southern Florida and California and oil exploration in rain forests. From its conceptual discussions to the practical experience reflected in case studies, this volume will be important to policymakers, practitioners, researchers, educators, and students in the fields of engineering, environmental science, and environmental policy.
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A Synthesis, not Reductionism. Nonrenewable Resource Conservation. Environmental engineers held about 52, jobs in The largest employers of environmental engineers were as follows:. Environmental engineers work in a variety of settings because of the nature of the tasks they do:. Most environmental engineers work full time. Therefore, cooperative engineering programs, in which college credit is awarded for structured job experience, are valuable as well.
Programs include classroom, laboratory, and field studies. Some colleges and universities offer cooperative programs in which students gain practical experience while completing their education.
Students interested in becoming an environmental engineer should take high school courses in chemistry, biology, physics, and math, including algebra, trigonometry, and calculus. Engineering programs are accredited by ABET , and employers may prefer to hire candidates who have graduated from an accredited program. A degree from an ABET-accredited program is usually necessary for a person to become a licensed professional engineer.
Environmental engineers sometimes have to design systems that will be part of larger ones. They must foresee how the proposed designs will interact with components of the larger system, including the workers, machinery, and equipment, as well as with the environment. Interpersonal skills. Environmental engineers must work with others toward a common goal.
They usually work with engineers and scientists who design other systems and with the technicians and mechanics who put the designs into practice. Problem-solving skills. Reading skills. Environmental engineers often work with businesspeople, lawyers, and other professionals outside their field. They frequently are required to read and understand documents that deal with topics outside their scope of training. Writing skills. Environmental engineers must write clearly so that others without their specific training can understand their documents, including plans, proposals, specifications, and findings, among others.
Licensure is not required for entry-level positions as an environmental engineer. Licensed engineers are called professional engineers PEs. A PE can oversee the work of other engineers, sign off on projects, and provide services directly to the public. State licensure generally requires. Each state issues its own licenses. Several states require engineers to take continuing education to keep their licenses. After licensing, environmental engineers can earn board certification from the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists.
This certification shows that an environmental engineer has expertise in one or more areas of specialization. As beginning engineers gain knowledge and experience, they move on to more difficult projects and they have greater independence to develop designs, solve problems, and make decisions. Eventually, environmental engineers may advance to become technical specialists or to supervise a team of engineers and technicians.
Some may even become engineering managers or move into executive positions, such as program managers. However, before assuming a managerial position, an engineer most often works under the supervision of a more experienced engineer. For more information, see the profile on architectural and engineering managers.
Note: All Occupations includes all occupations in the U. Source: U. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. In May , the median annual wages for environmental engineers in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program. Such a focus differs from that of wastewater treatment, for which this occupation is traditionally known. Most of the projected employment growth for environmental engineers is in professional, scientific, and technical services, as governments at the state and local levels draw on the industry to help address water efficiency concerns. In addition, wastewater treatment is becoming a larger concern in areas of the country where drilling for shale gas requires the use and disposal of massive volumes of water.
Environmental engineers should continue to be needed to help utility companies and water treatment plants comply with federal or state environmental regulations, such as regulations regarding emissions from coal-fired power plants.
These estimates are available for the nation as a whole, for individual states, and for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas.
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