Designs projects that bring damaged streams, wetlands, and prairies back to life.
You wade into a creek in waders to measure how fast it is eroding, then design a plan to re-curve it and plant willows. Later you return to see frogs where there were none.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Degree in landscape architecture, ecology, or environmental science.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Landscape Architecture, Ecology, Environmental Science.
Growing faster than average. Grows with wetland and stream restoration funding.
Low risk for 10 years. AI speeds habitat mapping and planting plans; field surveys, permits and adapting designs to real streams stay human.
Classes: Biology, AP Environmental Science, Earth science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-2041.
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