Occupation Atlasenvironmental expert
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a7358961-46d4-4715-ac1e-6148fd042510
environmental expert
Environmental experts search for technological solutions to tackle environmental problems. They detect and analyse environmental issues and develop new technological production processes to counter these problematic issues. They research the effect of their technological innovations and present their findings in scientific reports.
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Job Zone
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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
IRCInvestigative · Realistic · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- I Investigative7.00
- R Realistic4.76
- C Conventional4.32
- S Social2.75
- E Enterprising2.56
- A Artistic1.87
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.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health (19-2041.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (30)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- advise on carbon emissions reduction
- advise on chemical use reduction
- advise on environmental remediation
- advise on pollution prevention
- alternative energy
- alternative fuels
- analyse environmental data
- assess environmental impact
- carry out environmental audits
- collect samples for analysis
- conduct environmental surveys
- create solutions to problems
- develop environmental policy
- develop environmental remediation strategies
- ecosystem management
- environmental legislation
- environmental management standards
- environmental policy
- environmental threats
- green building standards
- investigate pollution
- measure pollution
- perform environmental investigations
- pollution legislation
- pollution prevention
- provide training in sustainable tourism development and management
- report on environmental issues
- report pollution incidents
- resource-efficient technologies
- scientific research methodology
Optional (19)
- apply scientific methods
- assess environmental plans against financial costs
- carry out training in environmental matters
- coastal management
- environmental design
- environmental economics
- environmental engineering
- habitat restoration
- inspect industrial equipment
- liaise with engineers
- liaise with local authorities
- manage land resources permits
- marine energy
- monitor manufacturing impact
- perform scientific research
- promote environmental awareness
- watershed development
- work with chemicals
- write scientific publications
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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