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Overview
Environmental education officers promote environmental conservation by visiting schools or businesses, creating educational resources, leading nature walks and supporting volunteer or conservation projects.
In job descriptions, look for outdoor learning, nature guiding, ecology, botany, wildlife education, sustainable tourism training, volunteer coordination, risk management and conservation projects.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Environmental education officers often move between classrooms, visitor sites, gardens, nature trails and conservation projects. The work turns ecology into activities that different audiences can understand and use.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes ecology, botany, wildlife education, outdoor animation, volunteer management and risk planning for activities outside. Digital learning resources and sustainable tourism training can also matter.
Salary context
Pay is likely to reflect responsibility for programmes, group safety, education design, specialist ecology knowledge, volunteer coordination and the range of audiences served.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward senior environmental education, nature interpretation, conservation project coordination, outdoor learning design or sustainable tourism training for visitor groups.
Good to know
Read adverts for the mix of guided walks, school visits, course design, online resources and conservation support. Check how much outdoor risk management and volunteer coordination the role includes.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Other education n.e.c.
This is one example. Another occupation in this activity is zoo educator.
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About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Park Naturalists
19-1031.03
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
94.99Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.85.59Other education n.e.c.
Alternative labels
ecotourism guide
environmental educator
environmental trainer
environmental communications officer
environmental public relations specialist
environmental education trainer
environmental teacher
environment education teacher
environment education trainer
environmental education specialist
environmental education teacher
environment education officer
environment educator
enviromental promotions officer
Occupation group
tourist guide (5113.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1185cfe1-49a7-44a7-8dee-45b2f36727f9 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 5113.1.1 |
| ISCO group | 5113 |
| Concept type | Occupation |