How To Become An Environmental Engineering Assistant: What It Is and Career Path

What is an environmental engineering assistant and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

3 min read

Quoted experts

Reza Khanbilvardi Ph.D.,

Dr. Chelsea Ward

The average environmental engineering assistant salary is $52,447. The most common degree is a bachelor's degree degree with an civil engineering major. It usually takes 6-12 months of experience to become an environmental engineering assistant. Environmental engineering assistants with a Engineer In Training Certification (EIT) certification earn more money. Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 4% and produce 1,800 job opportunities across the U.S.

What general advice would you give to an environmental engineering assistant?

Reza Khanbilvardi Ph.D.

NOAA Chair Professor pf Civil and Environmental Engineering, Director of Earth System and Environmental Engineering at CUNY City College, Website

Graduates entering today job market have to recognize ( and in fact expect) that the degree that they have earned has only prepared them for the job market at a very basic /fundamental level. Most of the actual learning comes in the job and they have to be ready and eager to learn new tools and skills. They should learn how to work as a team and be very positively engaged with every one in their job.

ScoreEnvironmental Engineering AssistantUS Average

Salary

4.1

Avg. Salary $52,447

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

6.5

Growth rate 4%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

10.0

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.44%

Asian 13.05%

Black or African American 3.64%

Hispanic or Latino 10.39%

Unknown 3.84%

White 68.65%

Gender

female 36.48%

male 63.52%

Age - 42

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 42

Stress level

6.5

Stress level is high

7.1 - high

Complexity level

8.3

Complexity level is challenging

7 - challenging

Work life balance

4.6

Work life balance is fair

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become an environmental engineering assistant

Explore environmental engineering assistant education requirements

Most common environmental engineering assistant degrees

Bachelor's

75.2 %

Master's

12.4 %

Associate

10.7 %

Start to develop specific environmental engineering assistant skills

Skills	Percentages
Safety Standards	21.64%
Air Quality	17.11%
Hazardous Waste	11.19%
Construction Projects	6.92%
Autocad	6.78%

Complete relevant environmental engineering assistant training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 1-3 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New environmental engineering assistants learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as an environmental engineering assistant based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real environmental engineering assistant resumes.

Research environmental engineering assistant duties and responsibilities

Programme VBA tool to organize and manage operator-supply production data into a comprehensive data set.
Support on preparation certification documents for OSHAS'S, ISO 14001 and MAARS.
Supervise facility and material flow diagram design/drafting via AutoCAD, and final permit renewal application documents preparation for TCEQ evaluation/approval.
Conduct routine NPDES permit sampling as required.

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