Occupations/13-1199.05
Sustainability Specialists
Address organizational sustainability issues, such as waste stream management, green building practices, and green procurement plans.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
42%
Mixed exposure
Human characteristics
46%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
21%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Develop sustainability project goals, objectives, initiatives, or strategies in collaboration with other sustainability professionals.
- Mostly routine
Monitor or track sustainability indicators, such as energy usage, natural resource usage, waste generation, and recycling.
- Task
Assess or propose sustainability initiatives, considering factors such as cost effectiveness, technical feasibility, and acceptance.
Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Develop sustainability project goals, objectives, initiatives, or strategies in collaboration with other sustainability professionals.
- 02Monitor or track sustainability indicators, such as energy usage, natural resource usage, waste generation, and recycling.
- 03Assess or propose sustainability initiatives, considering factors such as cost effectiveness, technical feasibility, and acceptance.
- 04Provide technical or administrative support for sustainability programs or issues.
- 05Review and revise sustainability proposals or policies.
- 06Develop reports or presentations to communicate the effectiveness of sustainability initiatives.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.26
- Degree of automation1.52
- Time sitting4.00
- Originality (ability)3.50
- Conflict situations3.00
- Hands-on objects/tools1.39
- Outdoors / weather2.26
- Disease exposure1.14
- Decision freedom3.74
Top abilities
- Written Expression4.00
- Written Comprehension4.00
- Oral Expression3.88
- Oral Comprehension3.88
- Inductive Reasoning3.75
- Deductive Reasoning3.75
- Speech Clarity3.62
- Problem Sensitivity3.62
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.00
- Active Listening3.88
- Writing4.00
- Speaking4.00
- Mathematics2.88
- Science2.25
- Critical Thinking3.88
- Active Learning3.25
- Learning Strategies3.12
- Monitoring3.50
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 87 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stanford University Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $62,400 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $166,516 2 yr $163,337 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $68,200 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $166,356 2 yr $170,426 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL · Public | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $4,600 | 100% | 27% | 1 yr $160,423 2 yr $189,565 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $15,200 | 24% | 87% | 1 yr $150,453 2 yr $143,744 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $150,006 2 yr $145,543 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
Howard University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $33,200 | 53% | 65% | 1 yr $112,701 2 yr $114,046 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $60,100 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $88,639 2 yr $96,183 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $17,700 | 18% | 93% | 1 yr $87,942 2 yr $83,177 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · Public | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $9,000 | 17% | 91% | 1 yr $76,041 2 yr $73,823 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02 |
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $13,800 | 9% | 92% | 1 yr $73,549 2 yr $81,456 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02 |
Emory University Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $60,800 | 11% | 91% | 1 yr $73,112 2 yr $77,283 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02 |
Georgetown University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Business Administration and Management, General 52.0201 | $65,400 | 12% | 95% | 1 yr $67,660 2 yr $69,338 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02 |