Air Quality Engineers

Employment for air quality engineers is expected to grow 6% from 2022 to 2032, which is faster than the average for all occupations, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. When the current efforts to modify and monitor equipment slacken as government regulations are met, the focus in air quality engineering will shift from traditional "end-of-pipe" controls (e.g., modifying catalytic converters or gasoline to make cars burn gas more cleanly) to source control (expanding the development of alternative fuels and eliminating oil-based industrial emissions). As mentioned, impact assessment will play a large part in the corporate side of air quality management as businesses strive to stay profitable due to public health and safety regulations. Air pollution problems like greenhouse gas buildup and ozone pollution will not disappear soon and will be increasingly vital research areas. International development will allow American pollution control engineers to offer their services in any part of the world that has growing industries or population. Pollution control, in general, has a big future: Air pollution control is quickly taking up a major chunk of the expected expenditures and revenues in this category.