Jobs / Architecture and engineering / 17-2081.00
Environmental Engineers
Research, design, plan, or perform engineering duties in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental hazards using various engineering disciplines. Work may include waste treatment, site remediation, or pollution control technology.
- US jobs
- 38,340
- Median wage
- $107,110 a year
- Job family
- Architecture and engineering
Can agents do the work of environmental engineers?
We read the evidence at the level of the job family, Architecture and engineering:
- Task levelUnexploredNo task-level benchmark in our collection tests architecture or engineering design work, such as CAD modeling or engineering calculations.
- Project levelNot yetWhole projects are mostly out of reach. The Remote Labor Index includes 3D, CAD, and architecture projects; across all its projects, the best agent completed 15.8% to a standard a client would accept. GDPval includes mechanical engineers, and its deliverables score higher, but those tasks are one-shot and fully specified.
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in architecture and engineering, not always this occupation's tasks.
- 1846 EloClaude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) · 23 Sep 2026Unrated
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Design, or supervise the design of, systems, processes, or equipment for control, management, or remediation of water, air, or soil quality.
- Assess the existing or potential environmental impact of land use projects on air, water, or land.
- Collaborate with environmental scientists, planners, hazardous waste technicians, engineers, experts in law or business, or other specialists to address environmental problems.
- Advise corporations or government agencies of procedures to follow in cleaning up contaminated sites to protect people and the environment.
- Develop proposed project objectives and targets and report to management on progress in attaining them.
- Monitor progress of environmental improvement programs.
- Prepare, review, or update environmental investigation or recommendation reports.
- Prepare, maintain, or revise quality assurance documentation or procedures.
- Develop site-specific health and safety protocols, such as spill contingency plans or methods for loading or transporting waste.
- Provide technical support for environmental remediation or litigation projects, including remediation system design or determination of regulatory applicability.
- Prepare or present public briefings on the status of environmental engineering projects.
- Assist in budget implementation, forecasts, or administration.
Other job titles for this occupation (42)
Air Pollution Control Engineer · Engineer · Engineering Consultant · Environmental Analyst · Environmental Consultant · Environmental Engineer · Environmental Remediation Specialist · Hazardous Substances Engineer · Sanitary Engineer · Air Quality Engineer · Civil Engineer · Coastal Engineer · Environmental Compliance Engineer · Environmental Coordinator · Environmental Designer · Environmental Engineering Intern · Environmental Planner · Environmental Project Engineer · Environmental Project Manager · Environmental Remediation Engineer · Environmental Safety Specialist · Environmental Scientist · Environmental Systems Coordinator · Environmental Test Engineer · Environmentalist · Flood Control Engineer · Hazardous Waste Management Control Engineer · Hazardous Waste Management Specialist · Industrial Hygiene Engineer · Irrigation Engineer · Pollution Control Engineer · Project Engineer · Public Health Engineer · Radiation Protection Engineer · Remediation Project Engineer · Reservoir Engineer · Sanitation Engineer · Sewage Disposal Engineer · Soil Engineer · Solid Waste Engineer · Solid Waste Management Engineer · Waste Management Engineer