Students interested in hazardous materials management & waste technology, consider exploring other closely related fields of study. The sections below cover majors with similar career paths, related concentrations and specializations, and the most popular similar majors, ranked by annual graduates.
Programs here prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of hazardous materials management & waste technology, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Toxicology | 2 | 78 |
| Environmental Chemistry | 1 | 20 |
| Environmental Geosciences | 1 | 96 |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 10,679 |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | 1 | 1,008 |
| Hazardous Materials Information Systems Technology/Technician | 1 | — |
| Physical Science Technologies/Technicians, Other | 1 | 5 |
| Science Technologies/Technicians, Other | 1 | 2,518 |
| Sustainability Studies | 1 | 4,374 |
A specialization within Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians, hazardous materials management & waste technology shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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