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Overview
Environmental policy officers research, analyse, develop and implement environmental policy, often using environmental data and impact assessment to advise organisations, agencies or land developers.
In job descriptions, look for policy analysis, environmental investigations, impact assessment, emissions reduction, protected areas, land-resource permits, environmental reporting, stakeholder liaison and implementation work.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Environmental policy work turns environmental evidence into policy proposals, implementation plans and advice. The role may analyse data, assess impacts, review permits, report issues and coordinate with public bodies, organisations or land developers.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes environmental policy, ecosystem management, emissions reduction, impact assessment, policy analysis, investigations, reporting and the ability to explain trade-offs in land use, protected areas or industrial activity.
Salary context
Salary context depends on policy scope, analytical responsibility, permit work, stakeholder pressure, reporting ownership, implementation authority and whether the role advises decision-makers or manages programmes.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward senior policy analysis, programme management, environmental investigations, sustainability strategy, protected-area planning, permitting, public administration leadership or advisory work on emissions and resource use.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy names the environmental topic, data sources, policy stage, decision audience, permit responsibilities and reporting outputs. Clear wording separates policy work from field inspection or general sustainability communication.
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.
General public administration activities
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include regional development policy officer, fiscal affairs policy officer and legal policy officer.
Explore this activityRegulation of health care, education, cultural services and other social services
This occupation may also occur in this activity. Other occupations there include education policy officer, housing policy officer and cultural policy officer.
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: 3
Water Resource Specialists
11-9121.02
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETEnvironmental Economists
19-3011.01
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETClimate Change Policy Analysts
19-2041.01
O*NET occupation is more specific
The O*NET occupation covers a more specific field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
84.11General public administration activities84.12Regulation of health care, education, cultural services and other social services
Alternative labels
Occupation group
policy officer (2422.12)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b5d2db88-9e2b-4efa-8f2f-0e62a494791e |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2422.12.5 |
| ISCO group | 2422 |
| Concept type | Occupation |