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What is a green building engineer and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025
3 min read
There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a green building engineer. For example, did you know that they make an average of $44.53 an hour? That's $92,624 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 7% and produce 22,100 job opportunities across the U.S.
ScoreGreen Building EngineerUS Average
Salary
7.2

Avg. Salary $92,624

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level
5.9

Growth rate 7%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity
6.0
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.28%

Asian 18.27%

Black or African American 3.19%

Hispanic or Latino 7.54%

Unknown 4.39%

White 66.34%

Gender

female 24.00%

male 76.00%

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
5.9

Stress level is manageable

7.1 - high

Complexity level
8.1

Complexity level is challenging

7 - challenging

Work life balance
6.2

Work life balance is fair

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a green building engineer

  1. Explore green building engineer education requirements

    Most common green building engineer degrees

    Bachelor's

    58.8 %

    High School Diploma

    17.6 %

    Associate

    11.8 %
  2. Start to develop specific green building engineer skills

    SkillsPercentages
    Sigma100.00%
  3. Complete relevant green building engineer training and internships

    Accountants spend an average of 1-3 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New green building engineers 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 a green building engineer based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real green building engineer resumes.
  4. Research green building engineer duties and responsibilities

    • Manage Terraform and refactore from monolithic to application specific components.
    • Perform quality control checks and correct malfunctioning equipment.
    • Perform multiple augments installing and adding new devices/servers along with adding configurations for video streaming using Unix and checking router configurations.
    • Prepare soil data in geotechnical software and graphical figures to be used and review by professional engineering project managers.
  5. Apply for green building engineer jobs

    Now it's time to start searching for a green building engineer job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

    1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
    2. Consult your professional network
    3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
    4. Watch out for job scams

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Average green building engineer salary

The average green building engineer salary in the United States is $92,624 per year or $45 per hour. Green building engineer salaries range between $62,000 and $137,000 per year.

Average green building engineer salary
$92,624 Yearly
$44.53 hourly

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Updated January 8, 2025

Zippia Research Team
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The Zippia Research Team has spent countless hours reviewing resumes, job postings, and government data to determine what goes into getting a job in each phase of life. Professional writers and data scientists comprise the Zippia Research Team.

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