Brings damaged land back to life—replanting wetlands, removing dams, restoring prairies.
Plans which native plants to put on a former mine site, supervises a planting crew, and returns months later to see what survived.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's or master's in ecology or environmental science.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Ecology, Environmental Science, Botany.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years). Estimate; restoration funding has grown.
Low risk for 10 years. Drones can seed and map, but planning native plantings, leading crews and judging results stay human; demand grows.
Classes: AP Environmental Science, Biology, Earth science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-1029.
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