Summary Report for:
19-3011.01 - Environmental Economists
Assess and quantify the benefits of environmental alternatives, such as use of renewable energy resources.
This title represents an occupation for which data collection is currently underway.
Tasks
- Conduct research on economic and environmental topics, such as alternative fuel use, public and private land use, soil conservation, air and water pollution control, and endangered species protection.
- Conduct research to study the relationships among environmental problems and patterns of economic production and consumption.
- Perform complex, dynamic, and integrated mathematical modeling of ecological, environmental, or economic systems.
- Assess the economic costs and benefits of environmental events or activities.
- Assess the environmental costs and benefits of various economic activities, policies, or regulations.
- Collect and analyze data to compare the environmental implications of economic policy or practice alternatives.
- Develop economic models, forecasts, or scenarios to predict future economic and environmental outcomes.
- Develop environmental research project plans, including information on budgets, goals, deliverables, timelines, and resource requirements.
- Develop programs or policy recommendations to achieve economic and environmental sustainability.
- Develop systems for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting environmental and economic data.
Wages & Employment Trends
National
Median wages data collected from Economists.
Employment data collected from Economists.
| Median wages (2008) | $40.19 hourly, $83,590 annual |
| Employment (2006) | 15,000 employees |
| Projected growth (2006-2016) | 
Average (7% to 13%)
|
| Projected need (2006-2016) | 5,000 additional employees |
State & National
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2008 wage data
and 2006-2016 employment projections
.
"Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2006-2016). "Projected need" represents job openings due to growth and net replacement.