Water Professionals are on the front lines of water quality, public health, and environmental protection. The 2021 theme for Drinking Water Week is especially fitting: “There When You Need Us.” Check out the resources below to learn about water careers and water quality and how these two are so vital to protecting the public and the environment.

Careers Webpages and Information

• Learn to Become has very thorough descriptions of many jobs, including Green Careers and Clean Water Careers.
• Work For Water has resources specifically about water careers.
• Watercalculator.org has interviews about jobs in Water Protection.
• EnvironmentalScience.org offers searchable options for varying levels of education in environmental science. Here’s one for Water Quality Specialist.
• College Board offers career path information. Here is Environmental Educator.
• Career Kids (most appropriate for 9-12) has a listing of potential STEM careers and may relate to water and the environment.
• Science Buddies profiles a variety of careers. Here is water and wastewater engineering.

Videos (careers and Water Quality)

• Our counterparts at WSSC have created an amazing video library, many targeted toward women in the industry that will get GIRLS interested in STEM and Water careers. (9 – 12)
• Water Quality by the Clean Water Education Partnership. (Elementary and Middle)
• H2No! – Fresh Water Problems (Middle School)
• Learning Junction – water pollution and contamination.
• Happy Learning –The Water-- Looking after our planet.
• 3  YouTubevideos about Environmental Engineering
  • The World without Environmental Engineering (6 – 12)
  • Crash Course in Engineering (Covers Flint) (6 – 12)
  • NSF—What does an Environmental Engineer do?
• Careers for Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science! Other great content on and insights on this channel as well! A Day in the Life is great!