Life & Physical Science

Environmental Scientists

SOC 19-2041

Assess and address environmental contamination and regulatory compliance.

Median pay

$82k

$64k to $108k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

9k openings / yr

Education

Bachelor's

AI exposure

87%

modeled estimate · 61th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

75/100

Key skills

Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Writing
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Active Learning

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.