SSOC 2024 unit
Manufacturing Verified · 21 Mar 202421430
Environmental engineer
Environmental engineer conducts research, advises on, designs and directs implementation of solutions to prevent, control or remedy negative impacts of human activity on the environment utilising a variety of engineering disciplines. He/she conducts environmental assessments of construction and civil engineering projects and applies engineering principles to pollution control, recycling and waste disposal.
Level
unit
Mapped ISCO
1
Source
SingStat
In this unit group: sibling units
Official data
| Official name | Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024) |
| Issuing authority | Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) |
| Tax authority | Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS) |
| Purpose | Classifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting. |
| Active version | SSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024) |
| Hierarchy level | Unit (final leaf, 5-digit) |
| Source | https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic |
| Prior versions | SSIC 2020, SSIC 2015 |
Definition & tasks
Environmental engineer conducts research, advises on, designs and directs implementation of solutions to prevent, control or remedy negative impacts of human activity on the environment utilising a variety of engineering disciplines. He/she conducts environmental assessments of construction and civil engineering projects and applies engineering principles to pollution control, recycling and waste disposal.
Tasks
No tasks listed.
Examples
Under this unit
• Air pollution control engineer • Sanitary engineer • Waste management engineer
Elsewhere
• Environmental officer (environmental protection), see 21331 • Environmental auditor, see 21333 • Water quality analyst, see 21339 • Industrial safety engineer, see 21493 • Nuclear power engineer, see 21499 • Environmental officer (public health), see 22632
Hierarchy context
Major group
2 PROFESSIONALSSub-major
21 SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALSMinor group
214 ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS IUnit group
2143 Environmental EngineersCorrespondence tables
SSOC 2020
- 21430 — Environmental engineer
ISCO-08
- 2143 — Environmental engineers
Alphabetical index entries
Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSOC 2024 workbooks.
Last refresh: 21 Mar 2024. Version: SSOC 2024.