Also called: Sustainability Specialist, ESG Manager
Runs projects that cut energy use, waste, and emissions at a company, university, or city.
You might analyze a hospital's energy bills to find savings, launch a campus composting program, or survey suppliers about their emissions. Much of the job is convincing people across departments to change how they work.
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Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in environmental studies, sustainability, business, or engineering.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Sustainability, Environmental Studies, Business Administration.
Growing faster than average. BLS doesn't track this title separately.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI tools now calculate footprints and draft reports; running projects and getting people to change stay human.
Classes: Environmental science, Business, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1199.
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