Salary Range
$25,000 to $100,000+
In general, economists focus on society's past and current use of resources such as land, labor, raw materials, and machinery to produce goods and services for consumption and production. Environmental economists are concerned with how the use of these resources affects the environment and the economic costs that are involved. They study government policies regarding natural resources and analyze the costs and benefits of alternative environmental practices. There are approximately 17,500 economists, including environmental economists, employed in the United States.
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor's DegreeCertification/License
RecommendedOutlook
About as Fast as the AverageEnterprising
Realistic
Technical

Environmental Economist

Environmental Economist-Research Assistant
- Accountants
- Agricultural Scientists
- Air Quality Engineers
- Aquarists
- Arborists
- Auditors
- Bank Examiners
- Biochemists
- Bioenergy/Biofuels Workers
- Biofuels Processing Technicians
- Biofuels Production Managers
- Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
- Biologists
- Biomass Plant Technicians
- Biomass Power Plant Managers
- Bookkeeping and Accounting Clerks
- Botanists
- Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers
- Chemists
- Chief Revenue Officers
- Chief Sustainability Officers
- Climate Scientists
- Corporate Climate Strategists
- Cost Estimators
- Credit Analysts
- Ecologists
- Economists
- Energy Conservation Technicians
- Energy Consultants
- Environmental Education Program Directors
- Environmental Engineers
- Environmental Lawyers
- Environmental Lobbyists
- Environmental Planners
- Environmental Restoration Planners
- Environmental Scientists
- Environmental Technicians
- EPA Special Agents
- Financial Analysts
- Financial Consultants
- Fish and Game Wardens
- Forensic Meteorologists
- Foresters
- Forestry Technicians
- Futurists
- Geological Technicians
- Geologists
- Geophysicists
- Green Builders
- Green Hotel/Resort Ecomanagers
- Green Products Manufacturers
- Green Transportation Careers
- Groundwater Professionals
- Hazardous Waste Management Specialists
- Hazardous Waste Management Technicians
- Horticultural Inspectors
- Horticultural Technicians
- Hydropower and Marine Energy Industry Workers
- Indoor Environmental Health Specialists
- Industrial Ecologists
- Investment Fund Managers
- Investment Professionals
- Land Acquisition Professionals
- Land Trust or Preserve Managers
- Landscape Architects
- Marine Biologists
- Methane/Landfill Gas Collection System Operators
- Methane/Landfill Gas Generation System Technicians
- Microbiologists
- Molecular and Cellular Biologists
- National Park Service Employees
- Naturalists
- Oceanographers
- Park Rangers
- Purchasing Agents
- Range Managers
- Recycling and Reclamation Workers
- Recycling Coordinators
- Renewable Energy Careers
- Renewable Energy Engineers
- Rewilders
- Soil Conservationists and Technicians
- Soil Scientists
- Statisticians
- Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Technicians
- Water/Wastewater Engineers
- Zoo and Aquarium Curators and Directors
- Zoologists