Occupation AtlasEnvironmental Restoration Planners
O*NET · 19-2041.02
Environmental Restoration Planners
Collaborate with field and biology staff to oversee the implementation of restoration projects and to develop new products. Process and synthesize complex scientific data into practical strategies for restoration, monitoring or management.
Also called Coastal and Estuary Specialist · Conservation Planner · Environmental Planner · Environmental Planning Engineer · Environmental Restoration Planner · Fisheries Habitat Restoration Specialist · Habitat Conservation Planner · Habitat Restoration Specialist
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Marine Habitat Resources Specialist · Restoration Ecologist · Restoration Specialist · Watershed Coordinator
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Job Zone
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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
IRCInvestigative · Realistic · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- I Investigative6.25
- R Realistic5.31
- C Conventional4.13
- E Enterprising3.63
- A Artistic2.24
- S Social2.12
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Education and experience
The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.
- Related work experience
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (46%)
- On-site or in-plant training
- None (27%)
- On-the-job training
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (27%)
Typically associated skills
All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.
- Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
- Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
- WritingbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
- Active ListeningbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
- SpeakingbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
- Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
- Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
- MonitoringbasicImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
- Systems AnalysisImportance 3.6Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
- Active LearningbasicImportance 3.5Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
- SciencebasicImportance 3.5Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Conduct product tests to ensure safety standards are met
- Systems EvaluationImportance 3.5Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
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- Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.4Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
- CoordinationImportance 3.3Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
- MathematicsbasicImportance 3.3Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Calculate the square footage of a new home under construction
- Service OrientationImportance 3.1Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Make flight reservations for customers using an online booking site
- NegotiationImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Contract with a wholesaler to sell items at a given cost
- Time ManagementImportance 3.0Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
- Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 3.0Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
- PersuasionImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Convince a supervisor to purchase new office equipment
- InstructingImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Instruct a new employee in the use of a timekeeping system
- Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a project
- Operations AnalysisImportance 2.9Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
- Operations MonitoringImportance 2.6Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
- Management of Material ResourcesImportance 2.5Level 2.5Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
- Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 2.5Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
- Quality Control AnalysisImportance 2.4Level 2.4Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
- ProgrammingImportance 2.3Level 1.9Level 2 looks like: Write a program to sort objects in a database
- Operation and ControlImportance 2.1Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Navigate the settings on an office printer to print on both sides of the paper
- Technology DesignImportance 2.0Level 1.6Level 2 looks like: Adjust exercise equipment for use by a customer
- TroubleshootingImportance 1.6Level 0.8
- Equipment SelectionImportance 1.4Level 0.5
- Equipment MaintenanceImportance 1.0Level —
- InstallationImportance 1.0Level —
- RepairingImportance 1.0Level —
Tasks
23 coreWhat people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).
- Develop environmental restoration project schedules and budgets.Importance 4.5
- Provide technical direction on environmental planning to energy engineers, biologists, geologists, or other professionals working to develop restoration plans or strategies.Importance 4.4
- Create habitat management or restoration plans, such as native tree restoration and weed control.Importance 4.4
- Conduct site assessments to certify a habitat or to ascertain environmental damage or restoration needs.Importance 4.4
- Collect and analyze data to determine environmental conditions and restoration needs.Importance 4.3
- Supervise and provide technical guidance, training, or assistance to employees working in the field to restore habitats.Importance 4.2
- Plan environmental restoration projects, using biological databases, environmental strategies, and planning software.Importance 4.2
- Communicate findings of environmental studies or proposals for environmental remediation to other restoration professionals.Importance 4.1
- Apply for permits required for the implementation of environmental remediation projects.Importance 4.0
- Inspect active remediation sites to ensure compliance with environmental or safety policies, standards, or regulations.Importance 4.0
- Develop natural resource management plans, using knowledge of environmental planning or state and federal environmental regulatory requirements.Importance 4.0
- Identify environmental mitigation alternatives, ensuring compliance with applicable standards, laws, or regulations.Importance 3.9
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- Identify short- and long-term impacts of environmental remediation activities.Importance 3.8
- Notify regulatory or permitting agencies of deviations from implemented remediation plans.Importance 3.7
- Develop and communicate recommendations for landowners to maintain or restore environmental conditions.Importance 3.7
- Review existing environmental remediation designs.Importance 3.7
- Plan or supervise environmental studies to achieve compliance with environmental regulations in construction, modification, operation, acquisition, or divestiture of facilities such as power plants.Importance 3.7
- Conduct feasibility and cost-benefit studies for environmental remediation projects.Importance 3.7
- Write grants to obtain funding for restoration projects.Importance 3.7
- Conduct environmental impact studies to examine the ecological effects of pollutants, disease, human activities, nature, and climate change.Importance 3.5
- Create environmental models or simulations, using geographic information system (GIS) data and knowledge of particular ecosystems or ecological regions.Importance 3.4
- Create diagrams to communicate environmental remediation planning, using geographic information systems (GIS), computer-aided design (CAD), or other mapping or diagramming software.Importance 3.2
- Develop environmental management or restoration plans for sites with power transmission lines, natural gas pipelines, fuel refineries, geothermal plants, wind farms, or solar farms.Importance 3.0
Knowledge
Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.
- BiologyImportance 4.7Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Investigate the effects of pollution on marine plants and animals
- English LanguageImportance 4.0Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
- GeographyImportance 3.8Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Find a specific country on a world map
- DesignImportance 3.7Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Design plans for remodeling a kitchen
- MathematicsImportance 3.6Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
- Administration and ManagementImportance 3.5Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
- Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 3.5Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
- Law and GovernmentImportance 3.5Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Prepare documents and title papers for the purchase of a new house
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- Computers and ElectronicsImportance 3.4Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
- Engineering and TechnologyImportance 3.4Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Design a custom office chair
- Building and ConstructionImportance 3.1Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Fix a plumbing leak in the ceiling
- ChemistryImportance 2.9Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Use the proper concentration of chlorine to purify a water source
- Education and TrainingImportance 2.8Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
- Economics and AccountingImportance 2.7Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Develop financial investment programs for individual clients
- PhysicsImportance 2.7Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Calculate the speed of a falling object
- AdministrativeImportance 2.6Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
- Communications and MediaImportance 2.6Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Host a music radio show
- Public Safety and SecurityImportance 2.5Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Inspect a building site for safety violations
- History and ArcheologyImportance 2.4Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Teach local history to school children
- Sales and MarketingImportance 2.3Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Introduce clients to a new line of products
- Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 2.2Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants for an administrative position
- Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 2.1Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Identify two cultures in a story as being different
- Production and ProcessingImportance 2.0Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
- MechanicalImportance 1.8Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Replace the filters in a furnace
- TransportationImportance 1.8Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
- TelecommunicationsImportance 1.7Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Send an email
- PsychologyImportance 1.6Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Monitor several children on a playground
- Philosophy and TheologyImportance 1.5Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Watch a TV show on family values
- Foreign LanguageImportance 1.4Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
- Food ProductionImportance 1.2Level —
- Therapy and CounselingImportance 1.2Level —
- Fine ArtsImportance 1.1Level —
- Medicine and DentistryImportance 1.1Level —
Abilities
Enduring capacities the work calls for.
- Inductive ReasoningImportance 4.0Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
- Oral ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
- Oral ExpressionImportance 4.0Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
- Written ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
- Written ExpressionImportance 4.0Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
- Deductive ReasoningImportance 3.9Level 4.3Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
- Information OrderingImportance 3.8Level 4.1
- Problem SensitivityImportance 3.8Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
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- Speech ClarityImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
- Speech RecognitionImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
- Near VisionImportance 3.6Level 3.8
- Category FlexibilityImportance 3.4Level 3.9Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
- Fluency of IdeasImportance 3.4Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
- Mathematical ReasoningImportance 3.4Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
- Far VisionImportance 3.3Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Read the slides on a presentation from across a room
- Number FacilityImportance 3.3Level 3.3Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
- OriginalityImportance 3.1Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
- VisualizationImportance 3.1Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Follow a diagram to assemble a metal storage cabinet
- Flexibility of ClosureImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Look for a golf ball in tall grass
- Perceptual SpeedImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
- Selective AttentionImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
- Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 2.9Level 2.9
- Time SharingImportance 2.8Level 2.9Level 3 looks like: Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
- Speed of ClosureImportance 2.6Level 3.0Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
- MemorizationImportance 2.4Level 2.9
- Depth PerceptionImportance 2.3Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
- Finger DexterityImportance 2.3Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
- Trunk StrengthImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
- Auditory AttentionImportance 2.0Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
- Hearing SensitivityImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
- Multilimb CoordinationImportance 2.0Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Row a boat
- Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 1.9Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
- Control PrecisionImportance 1.9Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch
- Extent FlexibilityImportance 1.9Level 1.3Level 2 looks like: Reach to adjust the radio in a car
- Glare SensitivityImportance 1.9Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Drive on a familiar road on a cloudy day
- Manual DexterityImportance 1.9Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
- Rate ControlImportance 1.9Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Ride a bicycle alongside a jogger
- Reaction TimeImportance 1.9Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Start to slow down the car when a traffic light turns yellow
- Response OrientationImportance 1.9Level 1.6Level 2 looks like: When a doorbell and phone ring at the same time, quickly select which to answer first
- Spatial OrientationImportance 1.9Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Use the floor plan to locate a store in a mall
- Static StrengthImportance 1.9Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Push an empty shopping cart
- Peripheral VisionImportance 1.8Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Keep in step while marching in a band
- StaminaImportance 1.8Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
- Gross Body CoordinationImportance 1.6Level 0.8
- Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 1.6Level 0.6
- Night VisionImportance 1.6Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Read street signs at dusk (just after sunset)
- Sound LocalizationImportance 1.6Level 0.8
- Dynamic StrengthImportance 1.5Level 0.5
- Speed of Limb MovementImportance 1.5Level 0.5
- Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 1.5Level 0.6
- Explosive StrengthImportance 1.1Level —
- Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
Work activities
Kinds of activity the work is made of.
- Getting InformationImportance 4.6Level 5.3Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
- Working with ComputersImportance 4.5Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 4.4Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
- Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 4.3Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
- Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 4.3Level 5.6
- Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 4.2Level 5.3Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
- Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 4.2Level 5.6
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 4.2Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
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- Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 4.2Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 4.1Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 4.1Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 4.1Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 4.1Level 5.7
- Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 4.0Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
- Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 4.0Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 4.0Level 5.3Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
- Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 4.0Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
- Processing InformationImportance 3.9Level 5.3Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
- Thinking CreativelyImportance 3.9Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
- Developing and Building TeamsImportance 3.8Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
- Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 3.8Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 3.7Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 3.6Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Estimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disaster
- Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 3.4Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
- Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 3.4Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 3.3Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
- Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 3.3Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
- Training and Teaching OthersImportance 3.3Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 3.2Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
- Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 3.1Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 3.1Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Inspect equipment in a chemical processing plant
- Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 3.1Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Paint the outside of a house
- Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 3.1Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Interview candidates for a sales position and make hiring recommendations
- Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 2.7Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Make a sales pitch to convince others to buy a product
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 2.6Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 2.4Level 2.6
- Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 2.3Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Help a coworker complete an assignment
- Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 2.1Level 2.9
- Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 1.9Level 1.7Level 1 looks like: Operate a cash register
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 1.7Level 1.3Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 1.6Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools
Work context
The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.
Technology
26 toolsSoftware used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.
In demand (3)
- Microsoft Excelhot
- Microsoft Office softwarehot
- Microsoft PowerPointhot
Hot (13; 3 more marked hot above)
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe Creative Cloud software
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Photoshop
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Word
Other tools (10)
- Email software
- ESRI ArcMap
- Geographic information system GIS software
- Geographic information system GIS systems
- Global positioning system GPS software
- HEC-RAS
- IWR-PLAN
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Microsoft Dynamics CRM
- Web browser software
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