Environmental Jobs Summary 2014 to 2024
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An overview of labor market trends for the environmental science and engineering fields.
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Environmental Jobs Summary 2014 to 2024
- 1. Environmental Jobs, Salaries, and Required Degrees An overview of the environmental industry labor market (2014-2024), presented by job trends, current salaries, and degree requirements Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- 2. Overall job change from 2014 to 2024 • The US is expected to add 11.2 million jobs and subtract 1.4 million jobs. Net growth = 9.8 million jobs • Of the additions, 55,000 are environmental jobs. Of the subtractions, 30,000 are environmental jobs. Net growth = 25,000 jobs • Extremely lean labor market – increases focus on making right choices for students in the environmental academy!
- 3. (20,000) (15,000) (10,000) (5,000) 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers Forest and Conservation Technicians Nuclear Engineers Agricultural Workers, All Other Gas Plant Operators Nuclear Technicians Nuclear Power Reactor Operators Agricultural Inspectors Geographers Agricultural Engineers Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary Nuclear Medicine Technologists Geography Teachers, Postsecondary Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers Forest and Conservation Workers Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Soil and Plant Scientists Foresters Occupational Health and Safety Technicians Agricultural and Food Science Technicians Health and Safety Engineers Geological and Petroleum Technicians Environmental Engineering Technicians Occupational Health and Safety Specialists Agricultural Equipment Operators Hazardous Materials Removal Workers Environmental Science and Protection Technicians Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers Environmental Engineers Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators Environmental Scientists and Specialists TOP 5 OCCUPATIONS WITH THE MOST GROWTH Occupation Job Growth Degree Req’d 2016 Median Salary Environmental Scientist + 10,200 Bachelor’s $ 68,910 Wastewater Treatment Operator + 7,000 High school diploma $ 45,760 Environmental Engineer + 6,800 Bachelor’s $ 84,980 Geoscientists + 3,800 Bachelor’s $ 89,780 Environmental Science Technician + 3,400 Associate’s $ 49,170 BOTTOM 5 OCCUPATIONS WITH THE MOST DECLINE Occupation Job Decline Degree Req’d 2016 Median Salary Farmers, Ranchers, Agricultural Managers - 18,100 High school diploma $ 66,360 Graders and Sorters - 4,100 High school diploma $ 22,520 Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forests - 3,900 High school diploma $ 48,820 Forest and Conservation Technicians - 1,900 Associate’s $ 35,560 Nuclear Engineers - 700 Bachelor’s $ 102,220 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Demand for different occupations Sorted by gain and loss of jobs Environmental-related jobs only
- 4. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics -30000 -20000 -10000 0 10000 20000 30000 40000 Noformaleducationalcredential Highschooldiplomaorequivalent Associate'sdegree Bachelor'sdegree Doctoralorprofessionaldegree Demand associated with degree required for job 2016 median salary for degree-associated jobs also shown $ 30,000 $ 47,300 $ 49,200 $ 74,000 $ 82,000 Environmental-related jobs only $20,000 $100,000
- 5. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Environmental Scientist + 10,200 jobs $ 68,910 Environmental Engineer + 6,800 jobs $ 84,980 Geoscientist + 3,800 jobs $ 89,780 Occupational Health and Safety Specialist + 2,800 jobs $ 70,920 Health and Safety Engineer + 1,600 jobs $ 86,720 Forester + 1,300 jobs $ 58,700 Soil and Plant Scientist + 1,200 jobs $ 62,300 Mining and Geological Engineer + 500 jobs $ 93,720 Agricultural Engineer + 100 jobs $ 73,640 Environmental Science Technician + 3,400 jobs $ 49,170 Environmental Engineering Technician + 1,900 jobs $ 49,170 Geological and Petroleum Technician + 1,900 jobs $ 56,470 Agricultural and Food Science Technician + 1,600 jobs $ 37,550 Nuclear Medicine Technologists + 300 jobs $ 74,350 Wastewater Treatment Operator + 7,000 jobs $ 45,760 Hazardous Materials Removals Worker + 3,300 jobs $ 40,640 Occupational Health and Safety Technician + 1,400 jobs $ 48,820 Forest and Conservation Worker + 600 jobs $ 26,940 Forest Fire Inspector and Specialist + 200 jobs $ 36,230 Agricultural Science Teacher (Postsecondary) + 700 jobs $ 91,850 Environmental Science Teacher (Postsecondary) + 600 jobs $ 78,340 Geography Teacher (Postsecondary) + 400 jobs $ 76,810 Forestry and Conservation Science Teacher (Postsecondary) + 200 jobs $ 85,880 Agricultural Equipment Operator + 3,100 jobs $ 28,850 Job openings between 2014 and 2024 Grouped by degree required for the job Environmental-related jobs only No formal educational credential 3,100 High school diploma or equivalent 12,500 Associate's degree 9,100 Bachelor's degree 28,300 Doctoral or professional degree 1,900
- 6. Insights • 1 out of every 200 new jobs created will be in the environmental industry. 3 out of every 4 job openings in the environmental industry will require a degree. 2 out of 4 will require a B.S. degree. • Of the 30,000 environmental jobs that we will lose, 80% of them are traditional- agriculture-related • Salaries only increase 4% with an Associate’s degree. Conversely, salaries increase 50% by staying in school the extra two years to obtain a Bachelor’s. • Associates degree or lower = 1 in 3 chance of making less than US median household income • Bachelors degree or greater = 97% chance of making more than US median household income • Job seekers distribution should match that of the job opening by degree distribution to achieve full employment Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Editor's Notes
- Before I start, I want to review how I obtained this data. I started by extracting readily available 2014-24 job projection data from the BLS. Next, I created a dictionary containing more than 30 keywords relevant to the environmental industry. After that, I filtered the BLS data based on these keywords to retrieve environmental occupations only. The BLS data came ready-made with job growth, decline, degree required, and median salary, so that was very helpful. Lets begin by looking at a summary of the BLS data.
- Almost 10 million jobs – that is how much the US economy is expected to add to the labor market. Of these 10 million, 25,000 jobs, on net, will be added to the environmental sector. So right off the bat, we should be cognizant of what we are dealing with. The environmental labor market is extremely lean, which increases focus on making the right choices for students. Next, lets look at the landscape of the environmental industry of tomorrow by exploring job demand by the specific 35 occupations.
- This chart shows the change in # jobs by each occupation between 2014 and 2024. Of the jobs with the most growth, the top 5 account for more than 2/3 of this growth. The top 4 account for 50%. Of the jobs with the most decline, farmers and ranchers account for more than half of the decline Of the jobs with the most decline, farmers and ranchers account for more than half of the decline Next, lets investigate demand by degree required
- This chart shows the growth and decline for all jobs by the degree they require. Additionally, I have also added the median 2016 salary based on the jobs that require each respective degree. Again, the story is the same here - Occupations that only require a HS diploma are expected to decline the most. Occupations that require a bachelors degree are expected to grow the most. Occupations that require a HS diploma are the only ones that see more jobs lost relative to jobs gained. There is relatively no loss of jobs for jobs that require a BS or doctoral or pro degree. Main takeaway - your chances go up dramatically if you have a degree. 85% of the growth in this space is in jobs that require some kind of degree. So we looked at gains and losses by degree and occupation, now lets just focus in on job gains/openings in the period and explore what that looks like in relation to each other when compared by degree
- This is a pie chart that maps the distribution of job openings by the degree required. This chart is really dense with information. - Once again it’s a similar story. - BS degree jobs take up more than half of the pie. That means that for every 2 kids in the classroom, one of them needs to get a degree to meet this demand. If both decide not to, supply will exceed demand and will actually drive down the salary for those HS jobs, which doesn’t have a large qty to begin with. Lets assume the other side of the coin too right, if both decide to get BS degrees, and we end up with a situation with an overpopulation of people with bachelors degrees, that’s still favorable as one of them will still most likely end up with a job, albeit in a specialization that he/she may be slightly overqualified for. This is better than the alternative in which you have one of the 2 students that might end up with no job or job in an occupation that isn’t close to what he/she wants. - Conversely, although HS jobs see the most amount of job cuts, they are still represented well here. The story to tell is that there are definitely going to be HS jobs out there for students, however the expectations need to be calibrated with what these jobs provide. Incomes that aren’t high and jobs that may be in declining specialties. - The big takeaway is that the students who arent interested in college don’t need to be zero but rather the minority.
- Let us summarize.