Data Bases • Custom Term Papers • Free Term Papers • Free Research Papers • Free Essays • Free Book Reports • Plagiarism? Links • Top 100 Term Paper Sites • Top 25 Essay Sites • Top 50 Essay Sites • Search 97,000 Papers @ DirectEssays.com • Search 101,000 Papers @ ExampleEssays.com • Search 90,000 Papers @ MegaEssays.com Free Essays • Term Paper Sites • Chuck III's Free Essays • Free College Essays • TermPaperSites.com • My Term Papers • Get Free Essays • Essay World • Planet Papers	Search Lots of Essays Back to Subjects - Physics it is a Physics brochure for Environmental Engineering it is a Physics brochure for Environmental Engineering ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING IS A FIELD OF BROAD SCOPE THAT DRAWS ON SUCH DISCIPLINES AS CHEMISTRY, ECOLOGY, GEOLOGY, HYDRAULICS, HYDROLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY, ECONOMICS, AND MATHEMATICS. IT WAS TRADITIONALLY A SPECIALIZED FIELD WITHIN CIVIL ENGINEERING AND WAS CALLED SANITARY ENGINEERING UNTILTHE MID-1960S, WHEN THE MORE ACCURATE NAME ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING WAS ADOPTED. THE EDUCATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS USUALLY INVOLVES GRADUATE-LEVEL COURSE WORK, THOUGH SOME COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ALLOW UNDERGRADUATES TO SPECIALIZE OR TAKE ELECTIVE COURSES IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD. PROGRAMS OFFERING ASSOCIATE (TWO-YEAR) DEGREES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR TRAINING ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICIANS. IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR, ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS ARE EMPLOYED BY NATIONAL AND REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES, LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, AND MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS. IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, CONSULTING ENGINEERING FIRMS, CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS, WATER AND SEWERAGE UTILITY COMPANIES, AND MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES EMPLOY THEM. As the 1990's drew to a close, B.S. degree engineers were receiving starting salaries ranging from $36-$42,000 with some as much as $48,000; with a Masters degree, $40-$45,000; and with a Ph.D., $42-$50,000. A licensed engineer (it takes a minimum of four years of post B.S. degree experience to qualify) with five years experience can expect to earn $50-$60,000. Like most engineering disciplines, the salary versus time curve for environmental engineers is marked with rapid, significant increases early in the career and then flattening with time so that increases are not as rapid later in your career, the exception to this curve is for those that expand their work into management activities in addition to or in lieu of the technical aspects of engineering. Along with salary come the standard fringe benefits of vacation, insurance, etc. Since before the turn of this century, there have always been many more jobs than environmental engineers to fill them. So, you will never be out of work. However, the work of an environmental engineer changes with changing government policies and the public's priorities --- for a time you might work with wastewater, then for another time with solid waste and still other specialties before retirement. While the job security of environmental engineers is good, the ease of breaking into the profession varies over time based on market conditions which are affected by government policies, priorities, and funding. An outstanding academic record of accomplishment is always a plus. Your work can take you around the world. It can be done inside and out; typically most jobs will find you inside 75% of the time and outside 25% of the time. However, there are many instances of 100% either way. Since most pollution problems are located where there are concentrations of people, the largest number of job opportunities will be where the largest number of people are found Bibliography: Word Count: 460
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