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Growth Potential Excerpt: Scientific and technical consulting services firms provide services similar to those offered by management consulting firms, but the information is not management-related. One of the largest specialties in scientific and technical consulting services is environmental consulting services. Environmental consulting firms identify and evaluate environmental problems, such as inspecting sites for water contaminants, and offer solutions. Some firms in this segment of the industry advise clients about controlling the emissions of environmental pollutants, cleaning up contaminated sites, establishing a recycling program, and complying with government environmental laws and regulations. A real estate developer, for example, might hire an environmental consulting firm to help design and develop property without damaging natural habitats, such as wetlands. A manufacturing or utilities firm might hire environmental consultants to assess whether the firm is meeting government emissions standards, in order to avoid penalties before government regulators inspect the property in question. Finally, many government agencies contract work out to environmental consulting firms to assess environmental contamination in a particular geographic area or to evaluate the costs and benefits of new regulations. Between 2006 and 2016, wage and salary employment in the management, scientific, and technical consulting services industry is expected to grow by 78 percent, much faster than the 11 percent growth projected for all industries, ranking the industry as the fastest growing industry in the economy. All areas of consulting should experience strong growth. …businesses will continue to need advice on compliance with government workplace safety and environmental laws. Clients need consultants to keep them up to date on the latest changes in legislation affecting their businesses, including changes to tax laws, environmental regulations, and policies affecting employee benefits and health care and workplace safety. As a result, firms specializing in human resources, environmental, and safety consulting should be in strong demand. Source: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos050.htm#outlook ------------------------------------------------------------- Excerpt: In the petroleum, mining, and environmental consulting industries, a desperate quest for new talent has sent companies scrambling to hire new graduates. Traditionally, a master's has been the professional degree of choice for industry employers. But the need for new hires within these fields is such that even graduates with bachelor's degrees are finding jobs, particularly in environmental consulting--although a master's is generally needed to move up the ladder from fieldwork to the office. Source: http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2008_08_08/caredit.a0800118 ------------------------------------------------------------- Excerpt: Large firms have the advantage of providing a wide range of environmental expertise and can thus offer “one-stop shopping” for clients. Small firms are able to compete by specializing in regional markets or particular areas of expertise. Source: http://www.hoovers.com/environmental-consulting/--ID__385--/free-ind-fr-profile-basic.xhtml ------------------------------------------------------------- Excerpt: For the past few years, the housing and commercial real estate boom drove work for environmental consultants. More recently, government projects such as the expansion and beautification of roads and maintenance on major freeways, ports and airports, has kept them busy. But companies say that the recession and state budget constraints have squeezed the number of projects. Competition has become a lot fiercer, they say. The green business movement is helping the environmental consulting industry, Lovenburg said. "There are real pressures on companies now to integrate sustainability into their businesses," he said. "Despite the overall economy there's so much focus on good environmental liabilities that I think it's helping our industry weather the storm a little better than other sectors." Source: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa5293/is_20090216/ai_n31471398/?tag=content;col1 |
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