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Sustainability Specialists

Part of Business Management & Administration, in the Operations Management pathway.

Bright outlookJob zone 4: considerable preparationO*NET 13-1199.05

What the work is

Address organizational sustainability issues, such as waste stream management, green building practices, and green procurement plans.

On a typical day

  • Review and revise sustainability proposals or policies.
  • Research or review regulatory, technical, or market issues related to sustainability.
  • Identify or investigate violations of natural resources, waste management, recycling, or other environmental policies.
  • Identify or create new sustainability indicators.
  • Write grant applications, rebate applications, or project proposals to secure funding for sustainability projects.
  • Provide technical or administrative support for sustainability programs or issues.

What it pays

$82,130
Median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro
New workers start near $49,270
Experienced workers reach $131,040
  1. $49k10th
  2. $61k25th
  3. $82kMedian
  4. $106k75th
  5. $131k90th
Wage percentiles: 10th $49,270, 25th $61,370, Median $82,130, 75th $105,600, 90th $131,040

About 11,970 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.

+13.7%

employment change in the Alamo region, 11,630 to 13,222 jobs · U.S. +3%

1,220

openings a year in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 108,200

11,630

employed in the Alamo region in 2024 · U.S. 1,205,700

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. Reading Comprehension4.1
  2. Writing4.1
  3. Speaking4.1
  4. Active Listening4.0
  5. Critical Thinking4.0
  6. Complex Problem Solving3.6
  7. Judgment and Decision Making3.6
  8. Monitoring3.5

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. Some college4%
  2. Bachelor's degree57%
  3. Master's degree39%

Job zone 4, considerable preparation: Usually a bachelor's degree, sometimes a strong associate plus experience.

Alamo programs that lead here

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  • Palo Alto
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  • San Antonio
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