Also called: Environmental Compliance Officer (Shipboard)
Makes sure a cruise ship follows strict rules on waste, wastewater, and emissions.
An environmental officer checks trash sorting and recycling, monitors wastewater treatment, trains crew, and reports to regulators in every port.
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 environmental science or engineering.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering.
Growing about average. Required on major cruise lines.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Digital monitoring automates emissions logs; training crew, inspecting waste systems and dealing with regulators stay human.
Classes: AP Environmental Science, Chemistry, A second language.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-2041.
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