Environmental Economist

Career Description Conduct economic analysis related to environmental protection and use of the natural environment, such as water, air, land, and renewable energy resources.

Evaluate and quantify benefits, costs, incentives, and impacts of alternative options using economic principles and statistical techniques.

All the relevant skills, qualifications and experience that a successful applicant will need are listed in the following description.

List of Environmental Economist Job Duties

• Develop environmental research project plans, including information on budgets, goals, deliverables, timelines, and resource requirements.
• Prepare and deliver presentations to communicate economic and environmental study results, to present policy recommendations, or to raise awareness of environmental consequences.
• Identify and recommend environmentally friendly business practices.
• Monitor or analyze market and environmental trends.
• Collect and analyze data to compare the environmental implications of economic policy or practice alternatives.
• Examine the exhaustibility of natural resources or the long-term costs of environmental rehabilitation.

What Every Environmental Economist Should Know

These are the skills Environmental Economists say are the most useful in their careers :

• Reading Comprehension : Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
• Writing : Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Critical Thinking : Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Active Listening : Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Judgment and Decision Making : Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Active Learning : Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Related Job Titles

• Energy Economist
• Ecological Economist

How Much Does an Environmental Economist Make?

The typical yearly salary for Environmental Economists is somewhere between $58,130 and $182,560.

Environmental Economists who work in District of Columbia, Virginia, or Maryland , make the highest salaries.

What Tools & Technology do Environmental Economists Use?

Although they’re not necessarily needed for all jobs, the following technologies are used by many Environmental Economists :

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Access
• MySQL
• The MathWorks MATLAB
• Microsoft Visual Basic
• IBM SPSS Statistics
• Minitab
• StataCorp Stata
• Wolfram Research Mathematica
• Formula translation / translator FORTRAN
• Insightful S-PLUS
• ESRI ArcGIS software

Becoming an Environmental Economist

Individuals working as an Environmental Economist have obtained the following education levels :

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