Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
SOC Code: 19-2041
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Healths communicate scientific or technical information to the public, organizations, or internal audiences through oral briefings, written documents, workshops, conferences, training sessions, or public hearings. This career typically requires considerable preparation (2-4 years). With an AI-proof score of 98.3/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Reading Comprehension, Reading Comprehension, Writing.
AI-Proof Score: 98.3 — Very High
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Median Salary
$80,060
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Job Growth
4.4%
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Training Time
Considerable preparation (2-4 years)
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Job Zone
Zone 4 / 5
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Training Cost
~$40,000
Key Skills
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Writing
- •Judgment and Decision Making
- •Science
- •Critical Thinking
- •Active Listening
Common Tasks
- ✓Communicate scientific or technical information to the public, organizations, or internal audiences through oral briefings, written documents, workshops, conferences, training sessions, or public hearings.
- ✓Monitor effects of pollution or land degradation and recommend means of prevention or control.
- ✓Collect, synthesize, analyze, manage, and report environmental data, such as pollution emission measurements, atmospheric monitoring measurements, meteorological or mineralogical information, or soil or water samples.
- ✓Review and implement environmental technical standards, guidelines, policies, and formal regulations that meet all appropriate requirements.
- ✓Provide scientific or technical guidance, support, coordination, or oversight to governmental agencies, environmental programs, industry, or the public.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation