Occupations/19-2041.02
Environmental Restoration Planners
Collaborate with field and biology staff to oversee the implementation of restoration projects and to develop new products. Process and synthesize complex scientific data into practical strategies for restoration, monitoring or management.
Usually a graduate or professional degree.
AI automation risk
29%
More resilient
Human characteristics
55%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
16%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Supervise and provide technical guidance, training, or assistance to employees working in the field to restore habitats.
- Mostly routine
Develop environmental restoration project schedules and budgets.
- Task
Provide technical direction on environmental planning to energy engineers, biologists, geologists, or other professionals working to develop restoration plans or strategies.
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 environmental restoration project schedules and budgets.
- 02Provide technical direction on environmental planning to energy engineers, biologists, geologists, or other professionals working to develop restoration plans or strategies.
- 03Create habitat management or restoration plans, such as native tree restoration and weed control.
- 04Conduct site assessments to certify a habitat or to ascertain environmental damage or restoration needs.
- 05Collect and analyze data to determine environmental conditions and restoration needs.
- 06Supervise and provide technical guidance, training, or assistance to employees working in the field to restore habitats.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.00
- Degree of automation1.38
- Time sitting3.50
- Originality (ability)3.12
- Conflict situations2.86
- Hands-on objects/tools1.81
- Outdoors / weather3.50
- Disease exposure1.23
- Decision freedom4.36
Top abilities
- Written Expression4.00
- Written Comprehension4.00
- Oral Expression4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Inductive Reasoning4.00
- Deductive Reasoning3.88
- Speech Recognition3.75
- Speech Clarity3.75
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.88
- Active Listening3.88
- Writing3.88
- Speaking3.88
- Mathematics3.25
- Science3.50
- Critical Thinking4.00
- Active Learning3.50
- Learning Strategies3.00
- Monitoring3.75
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 90 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit | Environmental Studies 03.0103 | $60,100 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $66,536 2 yr $53,168 Master's · CIP 03.01 |
Howard University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Environmental Studies 03.0103 | $33,200 | 53% | 65% | 1 yr $64,493 2 yr — Master's · CIP 03.01 |
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public | Environmental Studies 03.0103 | $14,800 | 11% | 93% | 1 yr $63,749 2 yr $59,124 Bachelor's · CIP 03.01 |
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public | Environmental Studies 03.0103 | $13,800 | 9% | 92% | 1 yr $60,839 2 yr $58,673 Master's · CIP 03.01 |
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Environmental Studies 03.0103 | $68,200 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $59,288 2 yr $56,776 Master's · CIP 03.01 |
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX · Public | Environmental Studies 03.0103 | $14,600 | 65% | 73% | 1 yr $57,318 2 yr $48,432 Master's · CIP 03.01 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public | Environmental Studies 03.0103 | $17,700 | 18% | 93% | 1 yr $52,941 2 yr $51,607 Master's · CIP 03.01 |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA · Public | Environmental Studies 03.0103 | $15,200 | 57% | 86% | 1 yr $52,941 2 yr $54,974 Master's · CIP 03.01 |
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA · Public | Environmental Studies 03.0103 | $17,400 | 64% | 83% | 1 yr $52,289 2 yr — Master's · CIP 03.01 |
San Jose State University San Jose, CA · Public | Environmental Studies 03.0103 | $8,200 | 77% | 71% | 1 yr $51,607 2 yr $48,041 Bachelor's · CIP 03.01 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · Public | Environmental Studies 03.0103 | $12,600 | 48% | 84% | 1 yr — 2 yr $50,270 Master's · CIP 03.01 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public | Environmental Studies 03.0103 | $17,500 | 45% | 85% | 1 yr $49,683 2 yr — Master's · CIP 03.01 |