Business & Finance
Sustainability Specialists
Address organizational sustainability issues, such as waste stream management, green building practices, and green procurement plans.
Median salary
$81,270
Typical range
$46k – $148k
Job outlook
+3% (about average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Sustainability Specialists
Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Sustainability Specialists Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Sustainability Specialists
Entry / Junior
$46,230
~2 yrs to advance
Sustainability Specialists
Established
$81,270
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Sustainability Specialists
Senior
$114,550
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Key skills
A typical day
- •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.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Business & Finance
Explore all- University of Pennsylvania6% admit · $112,000 grad pay
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
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