Environmental Consultants and Scientists nec
What the work is
This is the official catch-all entry for environmental consultants and scientists not listed separately. Tasks vary, so look at the related occupations below for what similar work involves.
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in an environmental consultancy writing assessments for building, mining and farming projects. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A field survey turns up something unexpected and your report changes how a project is built
- You explain a river's health to a community meeting and the questions change from angry to curious
- A developer asks how to do better, not how to get around the rules
Hard days
- A client wants the report to say one thing, and your data says another
- Weeks of fieldwork in the heat, followed by days of dense writing
- A community meeting where people who live nearby are sure you are on the other side
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 244499, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.