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Environmental design majors have a hard time finding a job right out of college. Graduates with an environmental design degree are entering a strange job market and it can be hard to find your first job in environmental design. To make finding a job easier, Zippia scanned through 2,584 environmental design major resumes to identify the jobs environmental design majors most prefer.

Highest-paying jobs with a environmental design degree

  1. Starting salary
    $65,000
    Job openings
    52,582
    Job description:
    Graphic designers create visual concepts, using computer software or by hand, to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, and captivate consumers. They develop the overall layout and production design for various applications such as advertisements, brochures, magazines, and corporate reports.
  2. Starting salary
    $57,000
    Job openings
    138,173
    Job description:
    Mechanical engineering is one of the broadest engineering disciplines. Mechanical engineers design, develop, build, and test mechanical and thermal sensors and devices, including tools, engines, and machines.
  3. Starting salary
    $54,000
    Job openings
    94,621
    Job description:
    Architects plan and design houses, factories, office buildings, and other structures.
  4. Starting salary
    $45,000
    Job openings
    52,433
    Job description:
    Graphic designers create visual concepts, using computer software or by hand, to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, and captivate consumers. They develop the overall layout and production design for various applications such as advertisements, brochures, magazines, and corporate reports.
  5. Starting salary
    $45,000
    Job openings
    54,358
    Job description:
    Drafters use software to convert the designs of engineers and architects into technical drawings. Most workers specialize in architectural, civil, electrical, or mechanical drafting and use technical drawings to help design everything from microchips to skyscrapers.
  6. Starting salary
    $41,000
    Job openings
    57,981
    Top locations:
    New York, NY;  Chicago, IL;  Atlanta, GA;  
    Job description:
    Drafters use software to convert the designs of engineers and architects into technical drawings. Most workers specialize in architectural, civil, electrical, or mechanical drafting and use technical drawings to help design everything from microchips to skyscrapers.
  7. Starting salary
    $40,000
    Job openings
    92,503
    Job description:
    Drafters use software to convert the designs of engineers and architects into technical drawings. Most workers specialize in architectural, civil, electrical, or mechanical drafting and use technical drawings to help design everything from microchips to skyscrapers.
  8. Starting salary
    $34,000
    Job openings
    45,625
    Job description:
    Graphic designers create visual concepts, using computer software or by hand, to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, and captivate consumers. They develop the overall layout and production design for various applications such as advertisements, brochures, magazines, and corporate reports.
  9. Starting salary
    $33,000
    Job openings
    38,743
    Job description:
    A Project Coordinator runs, administers, and organizes all project activities in an organization. They also provide work direction to staff.
  10. Starting salary
    $32,000
    Job openings
    97,018
    Job description:
    Graphic designers create visual concepts, using computer software or by hand, to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, and captivate consumers. They develop the overall layout and production design for various applications such as advertisements, brochures, magazines, and corporate reports.

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What can you do with an environmental design degree?

Zippia created an environmental design career map to help recent graduates find career paths. It's based on real resumes from job seekers with bachelor's degrees in environmental design. The map shows the most common jobs environmental design majors take throughout the first four jobs of their careers.

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Average environmental design major salary

Environmental design major salaries vary significantly by industry. Graduates with an environmental design bachelor's degree who work in the technology industry have an average salary of $91,419, while those graduates who work in the retail industry have an average salary of $56,818. If pay is important to you, then you should look for environmental design jobs in the technology industry.

Average environmental design major salary by industry

RankIndustryAverage environmental design salary Environmental design salary range
1Technology
$91,419
$47k
$118k
2Finance
$69,241
$47k
$118k
3Professional
$65,138
$47k
$118k
4Construction
$63,432
$47k
$118k
5Manufacturing
$60,963
$47k
$118k

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