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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
17-3025 Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
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 scientists. May assist in the development of environmental remediation devices.
National estimates for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Industry profile for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Geographic profile for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
National estimates for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 14,910 |
5.5 % |
$ 27.21 |
$ 56,590 |
1.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 17.24 |
$ 18.20 |
$ 23.27 |
$ 32.15 |
$ 40.74 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 35,870 |
$ 37,850 |
$ 48,390 |
$ 66,870 |
$ 84,740 |
Industry profile for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
3,890 |
0.26 |
$ 26.88 |
$ 55,910 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
2,390 |
0.15 |
$ 26.13 |
$ 54,340 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
1,860 |
0.08 |
$ 28.27 |
$ 58,800 |
| Waste Treatment and Disposal |
1,440 |
1.47 |
$ 19.12 |
$ 39,770 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
1,380 |
0.03 |
$ 31.98 |
$ 66,530 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
Top paying industries for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
Geographic profile for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
2,140 |
0.18 |
1.65 |
$ 24.37 |
$ 50,700 |
| California |
1,590 |
0.10 |
0.91 |
$ 33.80 |
$ 70,310 |
| South Carolina |
1,450 |
0.70 |
6.60 |
$ 29.89 |
$ 62,160 |
| Florida |
610 |
0.07 |
0.67 |
$ 24.83 |
$ 51,640 |
| Ohio |
540 |
0.10 |
0.99 |
$ 26.85 |
$ 55,840 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
270 |
0.92 |
8.65 |
$ 27.54 |
$ 57,290 |
| South Carolina |
1,450 |
0.70 |
6.60 |
$ 29.89 |
$ 62,160 |
| Montana |
140 |
0.29 |
2.76 |
$ 21.43 |
$ 44,570 |
| West Virginia |
170 |
0.26 |
2.46 |
$ 25.72 |
$ 53,500 |
| Idaho |
160 |
0.21 |
1.94 |
$ 22.68 |
$ 47,180 |
Top paying states for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
990 |
0.34 |
3.22 |
$ 25.01 |
$ 52,020 |
| Columbia, SC |
650 |
1.77 |
16.75 |
$ 32.60 |
$ 67,800 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
460 |
0.18 |
1.67 |
$ 26.59 |
$ 55,300 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
440 |
0.05 |
0.48 |
$ 27.54 |
$ 57,280 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
360 |
0.16 |
1.50 |
$ 39.54 |
$ 82,240 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
350 |
0.10 |
0.92 |
$ 25.48 |
$ 52,990 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
260 |
0.10 |
0.93 |
$ 26.88 |
$ 55,910 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
240 |
0.06 |
0.55 |
$ 26.70 |
$ 55,530 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC |
240 |
0.72 |
6.76 |
$ 31.58 |
$ 65,690 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
240 |
0.12 |
1.17 |
$ 33.35 |
$ 69,370 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Columbia, SC |
650 |
1.77 |
16.75 |
$ 32.60 |
$ 67,800 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC |
240 |
0.72 |
6.76 |
$ 31.58 |
$ 65,690 |
| Florence, SC |
60 |
0.66 |
6.25 |
$ 21.62 |
$ 44,970 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA |
70 |
0.58 |
5.45 |
$ 33.35 |
$ 69,370 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX |
70 |
0.50 |
4.75 |
$ 20.00 |
$ 41,600 |
| Corpus Christi, TX |
90 |
0.50 |
4.70 |
$ 20.50 |
$ 42,630 |
| Anchorage, AK |
80 |
0.47 |
4.47 |
$ 31.43 |
$ 65,380 |
| Billings, MT |
40 |
0.42 |
4.01 |
$ 22.27 |
$ 46,330 |
| Greeley, CO |
40 |
0.40 |
3.80 |
$ 29.87 |
$ 62,130 |
| Midland, TX |
40 |
0.40 |
3.76 |
$ 31.15 |
$ 64,780 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
360 |
0.16 |
1.50 |
$ 39.54 |
$ 82,240 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
150 |
0.14 |
1.36 |
$ 39.10 |
$ 81,340 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 35.71 |
$ 74,280 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT |
50 |
0.09 |
0.85 |
$ 35.54 |
$ 73,930 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 33.48 |
$ 69,630 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA |
70 |
0.58 |
5.45 |
$ 33.35 |
$ 69,370 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
240 |
0.12 |
1.17 |
$ 33.35 |
$ 69,370 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
140 |
0.14 |
1.36 |
$ 33.25 |
$ 69,160 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 32.61 |
$ 67,820 |
| Columbia, SC |
650 |
1.77 |
16.75 |
$ 32.60 |
$ 67,800 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
