According to the U.S. Department of Labor, in May 2023, environmental scientists had median annual incomes of $78,980, with the lowest 10 percent earning less than $48,580 and the top 10 percent earning $133,660 or more.
Biological scientists' salaries in May 2023 ranged from less than $52,230 to $158,730 or more, with a median annual salary of $91,100. Annual salaries for soil and plant scientists ranged from less than $43,790 to $119,410 or more, with a median annual salary of $68,240. Biological technicians had median incomes of $51,430, with salaries ranging from less than $36,970 to $80,330 or more. Agricultural technicians earned less than $30,750 to $65,470 or more per year, with a median annual salary of $43,180.
Industrial production managers earned median annual incomes of $116,970 in May 2023, with the bottom 10 percent bringing home $72,010 or less, and the top 10 percent earning $190,480 or more. Construction managers had annual salaries ranging from less than $64,480 to $172,040 or more, with median incomes of $104,900. Construction laborers' salaries ranged from less than $31,510 for the bottom 10 percent, to $76,010 or higher for the top 10 percent, with a median annual salary of $45,300.
Engineers' salaries varied, depending on their specialty. For example, in May 2023, environmental engineers earned annual incomes ranging from less than $63,370 to $156,530 or more, with a median annual salary of $100,090. On the other hand, agricultural engineers brought home less than $62,150 to $127,590 or more each year with a median annual salary of $88,750; and chemical engineers earned less than $75,650 to $176,420 or more annually with a median annual salary of $112,100.
Bioenergy/biofuels workers who are employed full time receive benefits such as vacation days, sick leave, health and life insurance, and a savings and pension program. Self-employed workers must provide their own benefits.
- 3-D Printing Specialists
- Advanced Manufacturing Engineers
- Advanced Manufacturing Technicians
- Agricultural Scientists
- Air Quality Engineers
- Apparel Industry Workers
- Aquarists
- Arborists
- Automation Engineers
- Automotive Industry Workers
- Bindery Workers
- Biochemists
- Biofuels Processing Technicians
- Biofuels Production Managers
- Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
- Biologists
- Biomass Plant Technicians
- Biomass Power Plant Managers
- Biotechnology Production Workers
- Boilermakers and Mechanics
- Botanists
- Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers
- Ceramics Engineers
- Chemical Engineers
- Chemical Technicians
- Chemists
- Chief Robotics Officer
- Chief Sustainability Officers
- Climate Scientists
- Computer-Aided Design Drafters and Technicians
- Continuous Improvement Managers
- Coremakers
- Corporate Climate Strategists
- Cost Estimators
- CRISPR Scientists
- Drafters
- Drone Manufacturing Workers
- Drug Developers
- Ecologists
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- Electroplating Workers
- Energy Brokers
- Energy Conservation Technicians
- Energy Consultants
- Engineering Technicians
- Engineers
- Environmental Economists
- Environmental Education Program Directors
- Environmental Engineers
- Environmental Lawyers
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- Environmental Planners
- Environmental Restoration Planners
- Environmental Scientists
- Environmental Technicians
- EPA Special Agents
- Epigenetics Researchers
- Ethical Sourcing Officer
- Fish and Game Wardens
- Food Technologists
- Forensic Experts
- Forensic Meteorologists
- Foresters
- Forestry Technicians
- Forge Shop Workers
- Fuel Cell Engineers
- Fuel Cell Technicians
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- Furniture Designers
- Furniture Manufacturing Workers
- Futurists
- Genetic Engineers
- Genetic Scientists
- Geological Technicians
- Geologists
- Geophysicists
- Geotechnical Engineers
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- Geothermal Production Managers
- Geothermal Technicians
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- Green Builders
- Green Hotel/Resort Ecomanagers
- Green Products Manufacturers
- Green Transportation Careers
- Groundwater Professionals
- Hazardous Waste Management Specialists
- Hazardous Waste Management Technicians
- Heat Treaters
- Horticultural Inspectors
- Horticultural Technicians
- Hydroelectric Plant Technicians
- Hydroelectric Production Managers
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- Indoor Environmental Health Specialists
- Industrial Chemicals Workers
- Industrial Designers
- Industrial Ecologists
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- Industrial Engineers
- Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- Industrial Radiographers
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- Internet of Things Developers
- Job and Die Setters
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- Laboratory Testing Technicians
- Land Acquisition Professionals
- Land Trust or Preserve Managers
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- Laser Technicians
- Layout Workers
- Leather Tanning and Finishing Workers
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- Logistics Analysts
- Logistics Engineers
- Manufacturing Engineering Technologists
- Manufacturing Engineers
- Manufacturing Production Technicians
- Manufacturing Supervisors
- Marine Biologists
- Materials Engineers
- Mechanical Engineering Technicians
- Mechanical Engineers
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- Metallurgical Technicians
- Methane/Landfill Gas Collection System Operators
- Methane/Landfill Gas Generation System Technicians
- Microbiologists
- Microelectronics Technicians
- Millwrights
- Molders
- Molecular and Cellular Biologists
- Nanomaterials Scientists
- Nanotechnicians
- Nanotechnologists
- National Park Service Employees
- Naturalists
- Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
- Numerical Control Tool Programmers
- Occupational Safety and Health Workers
- Oceanographers
- Optical Engineers
- Optics Technicians
- Packaging Engineers
- Packaging Machinery Technicians
- Paper Processing Workers
- Park Rangers
- Pharmaceutical Industry Workers
- Pharmacists
- Pharmacologists
- Plastics Products Manufacturing Workers
- Precision Machinists
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- Prepress Workers
- Product Designers
- Product Development Directors
- Product Management Directors
- Product Managers
- Quality Control Engineers
- Quality Control Technicians
- Radio Frequency Engineers
- Range Managers
- Recycling and Reclamation Workers
- Recycling Coordinators
- Remote Health Care Engineers
- Renewable Energy Careers
- Renewable Energy Engineers
- Renewable Energy Site Assessors
- Rewilders
- Robotics Engineers
- Robotics Integrators
- Robotics Technicians
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- Sales Representatives
- Semiconductor Technicians
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Silverware Artisans and Workers
- Soil Conservationists and Technicians
- Soil Scientists
- Solar Energy Industry Workers
- Solar Energy Installation Managers
- Solar Energy Sales Representatives
- Solar Engineers
- Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians
- Sporting Goods Production Workers
- Steel Industry Workers
- Supply Chain Managers
- Textile Manufacturing Workers
- Tobacco Products Industry Workers
- Toxicologists
- Toy Industry Workers
- Traffic Managers
- Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Technicians
- Water/Wastewater Engineers
- Welders and Welding Technicians
- Wind Energy Engineers
- Wind Energy Industry Workers
- Wind Energy Operations Managers
- Wind Energy Project Managers
- Wood Science and Technology Workers
- Zoo and Aquarium Curators and Directors
- Zoologists