Sciences & Engineering: All Engineering Specialities Sample Occupations
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- Civil Engineering Technician
- Help civil engineers plan and oversee the building of highways, buildings, bridges, dams, wastewater treatment systems, and other structures and do related research. Some estimate construction costs and specify materials to be used, and some may even prep
- Air Quality Tecnhician
- Assist engineers and scientists by collecting air samples, testing for pollutants, and recording information.
- Environmental Engineer
- Develop solutions to problems involving water supply, air pollution control, recycling, waste disposal, hazardous waste, & public health. study & attempt to minimize the effects of acid rain, global warming, automobile emissions & ozone depletion.
- Civil Engineer
- Design & supervise construction of roads, buildings, airports, tunnels, dams, bridges, water supply & sewage systems. Major specialities are structural, water resources, construction, environmental, transportation, & geotechnical engineering.
- Mechanical Engineer with focus on green technologies
- design & develop machines that produce and/or use energy, such as car engines and wind turbines. Determine needs of the user, physical problems of building equipment, cost & its effect on the environment. Field is very broad, & the need for emerging gr
- Traffic Engineer
- Specialize in the design & maintenance of safe roads & highways. They determine what kinds of roads are needed to make traffic flow smoothly & then find the most economical ways to build & maintain them. Most work for government agencies or consulting fi
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