Also called: NEPA Planner, Environmental Impact Analyst
Writes the environmental impact studies required before highways, pipelines, and dams can be built.
You coordinate biologists, archaeologists, and noise experts studying a proposed highway, then write the environmental impact statement, sometimes thousands of pages, and run public hearings where residents share concerns.
Estimate based on urban planners and environmental scientists.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 5 years after high school. Bachelor's in environmental science or planning; master's common.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Environmental Science, Urban Planning, Environmental Policy.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years). Urban and regional planners.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI now drafts large parts of impact statements; fewer writers, while field studies, agency talks and review stay human.
Classes: English, Biology, Government.
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