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Environmental Engineering By:Lucas Bush
Education Needed To become an environmental engineer you need to get your bachelors in chemical, civil or environmental engineering from a program accredited by the ABET. That means you need to go to school for at least 4 years, and then take your FE (Fundamentals of Engineering) exam. If you pass that exam then you can work as an EI (Engineer Intern) which you need to work at for typically 4 years and then you can take the PPE (Principals and Practices of Engineering) exam. When you pass that exam you are officially a licensed engineer.
Job Outlook and Salary
According to the United States Department of Labor, the median salary of a environmental engineer in 2017 was $86,800 per year or $41.73 per hour. If you work in this field you can end up making about $130,000 per year but the starting wages for people coming out of college is around $60,000-$65,000 per year. the job out look for this field from 2016-2026 is about 8% or about as fast as average.
Wow, I have learned a lot about the education you need to become and Environmental Engineer.
ReplyDeleteVery educational and i like your format for the project
ReplyDeleteIt sure does take a long time to become a licensed engineer in today world. It would take a lot of dedication and work to achieve this. You can do it.
ReplyDeleteGood information and I had no idea the amount of education needed to do this!
ReplyDeleteWhat does ABET stand for?
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