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Water/Wastewater Engineers

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources · Environmental Service Systems

Bright outlookJob zone 4: considerable preparationO*NET 17-2051.02

Pay and outlook shown for

$88,290
median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$64k10th$88kMedian$134k90th
Wage percentiles: 10th $64,490, 25th $73,730, Median $88,290, 75th $113,760, 90th $133,900

New workers start near $64,490; experienced workers reach $133,900. About 2,230 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.

Job outlook

Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.

Employment change
+13.3%
Alamo region, 2,374 to 2,689 jobs · U.S. +5%
Openings a year
178
in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 23,600
Employed in 2024
2,374
in the Alamo region · U.S. 368,900

Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree

Alamo Colleges programs that lead here

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Skills this career uses

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

  1. Reading Comprehension4.4
  2. Critical Thinking4.1
  3. Judgment and Decision Making4.1
  4. Writing4.0
  5. Complex Problem Solving4.8
  6. Mathematics4.5
  7. Systems Analysis4.1
  8. Systems Evaluation4.1

What the work is

Design or oversee projects involving provision of potable water, disposal of wastewater and sewage, or prevention of flood-related damage. Prepare environmental documentation for water resources, regulatory program compliance, data management and analysis, and field work. Perform hydraulic modeling and pipeline design.

Education people in this job have

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

  1. Bachelor's degree70%
  2. Master's degree26%
  3. Doctoral or professional4%

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