Also called: Circularity Manager, Sustainable Materials Manager
Helps fashion brands cut waste and pollution by choosing better materials, tracking factories, and creating resale and recycling programs.
A sustainability manager compares recycled polyester suppliers, visits a dye house to check water treatment, and builds a take-back program so customers can return old clothes.
Approximate; at larger apparel brands.
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 textiles, environmental science, or business.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Textile Science, Environmental Science, Fashion Merchandising.
Growing faster than average. Growing with regulations and consumer pressure.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI and data tools track supply chains and emissions; persuading suppliers and executives to change still takes people.
Classes: AP Environmental Science, Business or economics, Chemistry.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1199.
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