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Consider a move into the Environmental business. Right now, the leaking Underground Storage Tank (UST) state programs are hot as funding for remediation is taken from gasoline taxes (1-cent per gallon goes into respective state cleanup funds). Tens of thousands of gasoline stations have leaking USTs and are required through federal law to cleanup aquifers to federal drinking water or state in-stream standards. In come the consultants.....................

The number of stationary treatment systems either it be air-sparging, soil vapor extraction, pump and treat through chemical means, etc, are all designed by in-house engineers. Its not "rocket science" (pardon the pun), but your talents certainly would cross over regarding basic design principles and project oversight.

Engineers are always being sought by Environmental Consulting firms, specifically for the P.E. stamp and as Project Managers to oversee a multitude of projects. Most consulting firms are a great place to work as environmental specialists (geologists, biologists, field technicians, etc) are an easy going fun group to be around. Research your states existing UST Program and the firms that are engaged in UST work if this interests you. The next time you gas up, you might see a fenced in treatment unit adajcent to the station and a series of recovery wells doing its thing. Cool stuff.

Good luck

Bob