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Environmental Restoration Planners

Part of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics, in the Science and Mathematics pathway.

Bright outlookJob zone 5: extensive preparationO*NET 19-2041.02

What the work is

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.

On a typical day

  • Notify regulatory or permitting agencies of deviations from implemented remediation plans.
  • Develop environmental restoration project schedules and budgets.
  • Develop and communicate recommendations for landowners to maintain or restore environmental conditions.
  • Create diagrams to communicate environmental remediation planning, using geographic information systems (GIS), computer-aided design (CAD), or other mapping or diagramming software.
  • Apply for permits required for the implementation of environmental remediation projects.
  • Review existing environmental remediation designs.

What it pays

$92,350
Median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro
New workers start near $57,200
Experienced workers reach $161,690
  1. $57k10th
  2. $65k25th
  3. $92kMedian
  4. $127k75th
  5. $162k90th
Wage percentiles: 10th $57,200, 25th $65,050, Median $92,350, 75th $126,980, 90th $161,690

About 370 people do this job in the San Antonio area.

Job outlook

Alamo region (Bexar and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034. U.S. figures from the BLS for comparison.

+22.1%

employment change in the Alamo region, 272 to 332 jobs · U.S. +4%

32

openings a year in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 8,500

272

employed in the Alamo region in 2024 · U.S. 90,300

Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree

Skills this career uses

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

  1. Critical Thinking4.1
  2. Reading Comprehension4.3
  3. Writing4.3
  4. Active Listening4.1
  5. Speaking4.1
  6. Complex Problem Solving4.0
  7. Judgment and Decision Making4.0
  8. Monitoring3.9

Education people in this job have

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

  1. Bachelor's degree59%
  2. Master's degree41%

Job zone 5, extensive preparation: A graduate or professional degree, usually after a bachelor's.

Alamo programs that lead here

  • Northwest Vista
  • San Antonio
  1. Geography and Environmental Sustainability

    Transfer pre-major · Science & Technology

  2. Environmental Science

    Transfer pre-major · Science & Technology

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