Description
Address organizational sustainability issues, such as waste stream management, green building practices, and green procurement plans.
Interests
- Investigative
- Enterprising
- Conventional
Work Values
- Achievement
- Independence
- Working Conditions
Work Styles
- Initiative
- Cooperation
- Persistence
- Analytical Thinking
- Integrity
Tasks
- Develop sustainability project goals, objectives, initiatives, or strategies in collaboration with other sustainability professionals.
- Monitor or track sustainability indicators, such as energy usage, natural resource usage, waste generation, and recycling.
- Assess or propose sustainability initiatives, considering factors such as cost effectiveness, technical feasibility, and acceptance.
- Provide technical or administrative support for sustainability programs or issues.
- Review and revise sustainability proposals or policies.
Work Activities
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
- Getting Information
- Developing Objectives and Strategies
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
- Analyzing Data or Information
Detailed Work Activities
- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
- Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
- Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
- Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
- Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
Technology Skills
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Presentation software
- Analytical or scientific software
- Graphics or photo imaging software
- Desktop publishing software
Abilities
- Written Comprehension
- Written Expression
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Deductive Reasoning
Skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Writing
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
Knowledge
- Administration and Management
- Law and Government
- Education and Training
- English Language
- Building and Construction
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
Certificates
Certificate name
Enterprise ArchitectCertifying Organization
Enterprise Architecture Center of Excellence
Type
Advanced
Certificate name
Master Business Continuity ProfessionalCertifying Organization
Disaster Recovery Institute International
Type
Advanced
Certificate name
Certified Business Continuity ProfessionalCertifying Organization
Disaster Recovery Institute International
Type
Advanced
Certificate name
Distinguished Enterprise ArchitectCertifying Organization
Enterprise Architecture Center of Excellence
Type
Advanced
Certificate name
Sustainability Excellence ProfessionalCertifying Organization
International Society of Sustainability Professionals
Type
Advanced
Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $43,659 |
| Median (50%) | $96,112 |
| High (90%) | $151,420 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | N/A |
| Mid Level | N/A |
| Senior Level | N/A |
| Expert Level | N/A |
Employability
There are currently 1,181,500 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 1,245,300 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 5%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of 5%
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