Also called: Climate Risk Scientist
Estimates how floods, heat, and storms will hurt companies, banks, and insurers in the future.
You combine climate projections with maps of a company's factories and warehouses, then explain the risks and costs to executives.
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 climate science, finance, or data science.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Atmospheric Science, Data Science, Finance, Environmental Science.
Growing faster than average. BLS does not project this specialty separately; rating estimated from related occupations.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI tools now map climate risks to company assets automatically; fewer analysts, with client advice staying human.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Environmental Science, AP Economics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2054.
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