The career path for a corporate environmental consultant is not linear, so advancement can occur in different ways, depending on one’s interests and talents. Consultants can advance to senior management and director positions within the corporation. They may consult with outside organizations while employed, or start their own consulting businesses. They may also lecture at conferences, teach at universities, or share their knowledge by writing books and articles.
Those who work at consulting firms can advance to take on managerial duties or eventually become partners (also known as principals)—consultants who have a financial stake in their firms. It’s not easy to become a partner. In fact, industry experts estimate that new graduates have only a 35 percent chance of making partner during their careers.
- Accountants
- Agricultural Consultants
- Auditors
- Bank Examiners
- Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers
- Business Intelligence Analysts
- Business Managers
- Chemists
- Chief Restructuring Officers
- Chief Trust Officers
- Civil Engineers
- Corporate Climate Strategists
- Customer Success Managers
- Decision Scientists
- Energy Consultants
- Engineering Technicians
- Environmental Engineers
- Environmental Scientists
- Environmental Technicians
- EPA Special Agents
- Financial Analysts
- Financial Consultants
- Financial Quantitative Analysts
- Fraud Examiners, Investigators, and Analysts
- Hazardous Waste Management Specialists
- Hazardous Waste Management Technicians
- Health Care Consultants
- Health Data Analysts
- Human Resources Consultants
- Indoor Environmental Health Specialists
- Information Security Analysts
- Information Technology Consultants
- Information Technology Security Consultants
- Internet Consultants
- Internet Marketing and Advertising Consultants
- Learning Innovations Designers
- Legal Operations Specialists
- Life Coaches
- Management Analysts and Consultants
- Market Research Analysts
- Marketing Consultants
- Methane/Landfill Gas Collection System Operators
- Methane/Landfill Gas Generation System Technicians
- Microbiologists
- Political Consultants
- Press Secretaries
- Project Managers
- Recycling and Reclamation Workers
- Recycling Coordinators
- Refuse Collectors
- Security Consultants
- Security Guards
- Strategy Managers
- Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Technicians
- Water/Wastewater Engineers
- Workplace Diversity Experts
