Also called: Responsible Sourcing Analyst, Supply Chain Due Diligence Analyst
Traces where the tin, tungsten, tantalum, gold and cobalt in a company's products were mined so they do not fund war or forced labor.
Your phone company buys parts from 900 suppliers, and you email them survey templates asking which smelters their metal came from. You check the smelters against audit lists, chase missing answers and help write the yearly report filed with the SEC. One unknown smelter can mean weeks of digging.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in supply chain, international relations, environmental studies or business.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Supply Chain Management, International Relations, Environmental Studies, Business.
Growing faster than average. New forced-labor and battery-material laws are adding work.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI already reads and scores supplier surveys; investigating risky smelters and pushing suppliers stays human but needs fewer analysts.
Classes: World History, Earth Science, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1041.
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