Leads a builder's or developer's plan to cut energy use, waste, and carbon across all its buildings.
You review carbon data from 40 buildings, then meet with the CEO about switching new projects to all-electric heating. Later you speak at a conference about low-carbon concrete.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 10 years after high school. Engineering, architecture, or environmental degree; often a master's; LEED Fellow or similar credentials.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Architecture, Environmental Engineering, Sustainability Studies.
Growing much faster than average. Climate rules and investor pressure are driving demand.
Low risk for 10 years. AI tracks energy and carbon data across buildings; setting strategy and persuading executives and builders stays human.
Classes: AP Environmental Science, Chemistry, Economics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9199.
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