Also called: Chief Resilience Officer, Resilience Planner
Helps cities prepare for heat waves, sea-level rise, floods, and wildfires.
You map which neighborhoods get hottest in summer and plan cooling centers and tree plantings, or design how a coastal town will handle rising seas. You run community meetings and apply for federal grants.
Urban and regional planners.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Master's in urban planning or environmental management is common.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Urban Planning, Environmental Science, Geography.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years). Urban and regional planners.
Low risk for 10 years. AI maps flood and heat risk; working with residents and city leaders on plans stays human.
Classes: Geography, Earth science, Government.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3051.
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