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| Median Wage (USD, 2024) | Projected Job Openings (2024-2034) | Projected Growth (2024-2034) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Statistics | $80060 | 8500 | 4.4% |
| State Statistics | - | - | - |
| City Statistics | - | - | - |
Experience Requirements Overview
- Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
- Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Education, Training and Experience
Required Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree
Related Work Experience: Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
On-Site or In-Plant Training: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
On-the-Job Training: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Detailed Work Activities
- Develop plans to manage natural or renewable resources.
- Assess compliance with environmental laws.
- Develop environmental sustainability plans or projects.
- Advise others on matters of public policy.
- Research environmental impact of industrial or development activities.
Work Values
Achievement
Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
Working Conditions
Recognition
Relationships
Support
Independence
Tasks
- Communicate scientific or technical information to the public, organizations, or internal audiences through oral briefings, written documents, workshops, conferences, training sessions, or public hearings.
- Monitor effects of pollution or land degradation and recommend means of prevention or control.
- Collect, synthesize, analyze, manage, and report environmental data, such as pollution emission measurements, atmospheric monitoring measurements, meteorological or mineralogical information, or soil or water samples.
- Review and implement environmental technical standards, guidelines, policies, and formal regulations that meet all appropriate requirements.
- Provide scientific or technical guidance, support, coordination, or oversight to governmental agencies, environmental programs, industry, or the public.
- Process and review environmental permits, licenses, or related materials.
- Conduct environmental audits or inspections or investigations of violations.
- Provide advice on proper standards and regulations or the development of policies, strategies, or codes of practice for environmental management.
- Prepare charts or graphs from data samples, providing summary information on the environmental relevance of the data.
- Research sources of pollution to determine their effects on the environment and to develop theories or methods of pollution abatement or control.
- Supervise or train students, environmental technologists, technicians, or other related staff.
- Monitor environmental impacts of development activities.
- Evaluate violations or problems discovered during inspections to determine appropriate regulatory actions or to provide advice on the development and prosecution of regulatory cases.
- Analyze data to determine validity, quality, and scientific significance and to interpret correlations between human activities and environmental effects.
- Investigate and report on accidents affecting the environment.
- Develop the technical portions of legal documents, administrative orders, or consent decrees.
- Design or direct studies to obtain technical environmental information about planned projects.
- Determine data collection methods to be employed in research projects or surveys.
- Conduct applied research on environmental topics, such as waste control or treatment or pollution abatement methods.
- Develop programs designed to obtain the most productive, non-damaging use of land.
- Plan or develop research models, using knowledge of mathematical and statistical concepts.
- Develop methods to minimize the impact of production processes on the environment, based on the study and assessment of industrial production, environmental legislation, and physical, biological, and social environments.
Work Styles
Innovation
A tendency to be inventive, to be imaginative, and to adopt new perspectives on ways to accomplish work.
Innovation
Achievement Orientation
Achievement Orientation
Intellectual Curiosity
Intellectual Curiosity
Tolerance for Ambiguity
Tolerance for Ambiguity
Initiative
Initiative
Adaptability
Adaptability
Self-Confidence
Self-Confidence
Perseverance
Perseverance
Leadership Orientation
Leadership Orientation
Humility
Humility
Sincerity
Sincerity
Empathy
Empathy
Cooperation
Cooperation
Optimism
Optimism
Social Orientation
Social Orientation
Cautiousness
Cautiousness
Attention to Detail
Attention to Detail
Dependability
Dependability
Integrity
Integrity
Stress Tolerance
Stress Tolerance
Self-Control
Self-Control
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