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Overview
Environmental experts detect and analyse environmental problems, develop technological production processes to reduce them and study the effects of environmental innovations.
In job descriptions, look for environmental data, technical solutions, production processes, impact analysis, research findings, scientific reports, environmental engineering and communication of results.
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Environmental experts work where technical production, environmental data and problem solving meet. They may analyse pollution, resource use or process effects, then turn findings into technological changes or reports.
Skills and specialization
Useful depth includes sampling plans, environmental impact analysis, process technology, research documentation, scientific reporting and explaining technical findings to production or project teams.
Salary context
Salary context depends on the complexity of environmental problems, responsibility for research evidence, production-process influence, reporting demands and whether the role leads technical innovation work.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward environmental engineering, sustainability projects, process development, research coordination or specialist advisory work on cleaner production methods.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name the environmental problem area, data sources, production process, reporting format and decision authority. Strong roles explain how analysis becomes a technical change.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary 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.
Engineering activities and related technical consultancy
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include environmental engineer, environmental mining engineer and waste treatment engineer.
Explore this activityTechnical testing and analysis
This occupation may also occur in this activity. Other occupations there include environmental engineer, research engineer and materials engineer.
Explore this activityRemediation activities and other waste management service activities
Another possibility is this activity. Other occupations there include waste treatment engineer, health and safety engineer and nuclear engineer.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
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
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 5
Industrial Ecologists
19-2041.03
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETEnvironmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
19-2041.00
Exact relationship
The official mapping treats the O*NET and ESCO occupations as closely equivalent.
The official mapping connects this O*NET occupation to more than one exact ESCO occupation.
Environmental Restoration Planners
19-2041.02
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETEnvironmental Engineers
17-2081.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETChief Sustainability Officers
11-1011.03
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
AltoTrail preserves the source relationship type. The order is technical and does not show which occupation is best, most relevant or recommended.
AltoTrail validates and presents the source relationships without adding ranking or recommendation semantics.
NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
72.1Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering71.12Engineering activities and related technical consultancy71.2Technical testing and analysis39.0Remediation activities and other waste management service activities
Alternative labels
geologist
environmental scientist
soil scientist
mineral technologist
geological technologist
green infrastructure analyst
ecosystem restoration project manager
environmental specialist
environmental sustainability expert
environmental compliance expert
environmental consultant
technological environmentalist
environmental technologist
environmental health manager
environmental advisor
climate change specialist
Occupation group
Environmental engineers (2143)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a7358961-46d4-4715-ac1e-6148fd042510 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2143.2 |
| ISCO group | 2143 |
| Concept type | Occupation |