Scientific and Environmental Managers nec
What the work is
This is the official catch-all entry for scientific and environmental managers 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 the environment team of a fictional dairy processing plant beside a river. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A year of careful monitoring shows the river downstream is healthier than before
- A plant manager asks your advice before making a change, not after
- A young scientist on your team spots a pattern in the data that nobody else noticed
Hard days
- A reading creeps toward a limit on the busiest week of the year
- Telling a production manager that a good idea cannot go ahead as planned
- Reporting to a regulator while the facts are still being worked out
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 149399, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.