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How to become Water/Wastewater Engineers
Median annual wage for Civil Engineers (17-2051) — BLS OEWS, May 2023.
What you would actually do
The tasks that make up the work of Water/Wastewater Engineers, weighted by how central each one is to the job.
- Supervise engineering or other technical personnel.
- Provide technical guidance to other personnel.
- Evaluate designs or specifications to ensure quality.
- Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance.
- Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency.
- Evaluate characteristics of equipment or systems.
- Select tools, equipment, or technologies for use in operations or projects.
- Design industrial processing systems.
The skills that actually carry the job
Scored on how much the work depends on each one — not a wishlist, a measurement.
- Reading Comprehension4.0/5
- Writing4.0/5
- Critical Thinking4.0/5
- Judgment and Decision Making4.0/5
- Active Listening3.9/5
- Mathematics3.9/5
- Complex Problem Solving3.9/5
- Systems Analysis3.9/5
- Systems Evaluation3.9/5
- Speaking3.8/5
Would this suit you?
Every occupation leans on a particular mix of interests. Here is the mix measured for Water/Wastewater Engineers — and our free 2-minute Career Match scores you on the same six.
- Realistic5.6/7
Hands-on, practical, working with tools, machines or the body
- Investigative5.3/7
Investigating, diagnosing, reasoning through problems with evidence
- Conventional4.5/7
Ordering, checking, following a precise procedure accurately
- Enterprising2.9/7
Persuading, leading, selling, taking commercial risk
- Artistic1.9/7
Creating, expressing, working without a fixed procedure
- Social1.8/7
Helping, teaching, caring for and working directly with people
Interest profiles from the O*NET 29.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Used under CC BY 4.0.
