Also called: CSO, Head of ESG
Leads a company's plan to cut its environmental impact and report on it honestly.
You present the company's carbon-reduction plan to the board, negotiate a deal to buy wind power for every factory and push suppliers to cut waste.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 12 years after high school. Bachelor's plus often a master's in sustainability, environmental science or an MBA.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Environmental Science, Sustainability, Business Administration.
Growing about average. Grew quickly in the 2020s; some companies have scaled back amid political pushback.
Low risk for 10 years. AI measures emissions and drafts reports; setting a company's climate plan and pushing it through stays human.
Classes: AP Environmental Science, AP Macroeconomics, Chemistry, Speech and debate.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-1011.
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