Also called: Wetland Mitigation Bank Manager, Conservation Bank Manager
Restores wetlands and habitats and sells "credits" to developers who must offset damage elsewhere.
Walks a restored wetland with regulators to prove it's working, negotiates credit sales with a highway project, and plans the next land purchase.
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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 ecology or environmental science plus business skills.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Ecology, Environmental Science, Business.
Growing about average. Tracks BLS biological scientists.
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps find land and model credits; deals with regulators and developers and site walks stay human.
Classes: Economics, AP Environmental Science, Business.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9199.
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