Any experience working, volunteering, or interning at an eco-friendly hotel will be useful for aspiring ecomanagers.
Desired traits for this job include leadership and management abilities, strong and clear verbal and written communication skills, the ability to manage and mentor employees and delegate responsibilities when needed, decision-making skills, along with physical fitness and stamina. Diplomacy and professionalism are required for interactions with staff, visitors, management, and the general public. Passion for the environment and wildlife, and solid knowledge of conservation and sustainable resort operations are also needed.
- Agricultural Scientists
- Air Quality Engineers
- Aquarists
- Arborists
- Baggage Porters and Bellhops
- Baristas
- Bartenders
- Bed and Breakfast Owners
- 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
- Botanists
- Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers
- Caterers
- Chemists
- Chief Sustainability Officers
- Climate Scientists
- Cooks and Chefs
- Corporate Climate Strategists
- Cruise Ship Workers
- Ecologists
- Energy Conservation Technicians
- Energy Consultants
- Environmental Economists
- Environmental Education Program Directors
- Environmental Engineers
- Environmental Lawyers
- Environmental Lobbyists
- Environmental Planners
- Environmental Restoration Planners
- Environmental Scientists
- Environmental Technicians
- EPA Special Agents
- Event Planners
- Fast Food Workers
- Fish and Game Wardens
- Food Service Workers
- Forensic Meteorologists
- Foresters
- Forestry Technicians
- Geological Technicians
- Geologists
- Geophysicists
- Green Builders
- Green Products Manufacturers
- Green Transportation Careers
- Groundwater Professionals
- Hazardous Waste Management Specialists
- Hazardous Waste Management Technicians
- Horticultural Inspectors
- Horticultural Technicians
- Hosts/Hostesses
- Hotel and Motel Managers
- Hotel Concierges
- Hotel Desk Clerks
- Hotel Executive Housekeepers
- Hotel Restaurant Managers
- Housekeepers and Maids
- Hydropower and Marine Energy Industry Workers
- Indoor Environmental Health Specialists
- Industrial Ecologists
- 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
- Parking Attendants
- Personal Shoppers
- Range Managers
- Recreation Workers
- Recycling and Reclamation Workers
- Recycling Coordinators
- Renewable Energy Careers
- Renewable Energy Engineers
- Resort Workers
- Restaurant and Food Service Managers
- Rewilders
- Ski Resort Workers
- Soil Conservationists and Technicians
- Soil Scientists
- Spa Managers
- Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Technicians
- Water/Wastewater Engineers
- Wedding and Party Consultants
- Zoo and Aquarium Curators and Directors
- Zoologists