Median annual pay: $80,890
Immediate Opportunity Rank: 26
Growth Potential Rank: 11
Hardship Rank: 1
Environmental engineers develop engineering solutions to environmental issues. The demand is good and the starting salaries are attractive. The best rankings though fall under the potential for growth and hardship rank. Almost none of the statistics point to any late nights for environmental engineers and many are able to move up from their current positions.