# Sustainability Specialists

> Address organizational sustainability issues, such as waste stream management, green building practices, and green procurement plans.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 13-1199.05
- **Summary:** Address organizational sustainability issues, such as waste stream management, green building practices, and green procurement plans.

## Aliases

- Sustainability Consultant
- Sustainability Coordinator
- Sustainability Specialist
- Sustainable Design Coordinator
- Campus Energy Coordinator
- Energy and Sustainability Strategic Advisor
- Sustainability Advisor
- Sustainability Champion
- Sustainable Design Champion
- Sustainable Design Consultant
- Building Performance Specialist
- Energy Analyst

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Develop sustainability project goals, objectives, initiatives, or strategies in collaboration with other sustainability professionals. | Core | 4.A.2.b.2.q |
| Monitor or track sustainability indicators, such as energy usage, natural resource usage, waste generation, and recycling. | Core | 4.A.1.a.2.c |
| Assess or propose sustainability initiatives, considering factors such as cost effectiveness, technical feasibility, and acceptance. | Core | 4.A.2.a.1.g |
| Review and revise sustainability proposals or policies. | Core | 4.A.2.b.4.a |
| Provide technical or administrative support for sustainability programs or issues. | Core | 4.A.4.b.6.e |
| Create or maintain plans or other documents related to sustainability projects. | Core | 4.A.2.b.2.q |
| Develop reports or presentations to communicate the effectiveness of sustainability initiatives. | Core | 4.A.3.b.6.o |
| Collect information about waste stream management or green building practices to inform decision makers. | Core | 4.A.1.a.1.j |
| Research or review regulatory, technical, or market issues related to sustainability. | Core | 4.A.1.a.1.j |
| Identify or investigate violations of natural resources, waste management, recycling, or other environmental policies. | Core | 4.A.1.a.1.c |
| Identify or create new sustainability indicators. | Core | 4.A.1.a.1.j |
| Create marketing or outreach media, such as brochures or Web sites, to communicate sustainability issues, procedures, or objectives. | Core | 4.A.2.b.2.j |

## Emerging Tasks

| Text |
| --- |
| Deliver sustainability training to employees. |

## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Establish organizational guidelines or policies. | 4.A.2.b.4.a |
| Research issues related to the environment or sustainable business practices. | 4.A.1.a.1.j |
| Investigate legal issues. | 4.A.1.a.1.c |
| Prepare proposal documents. | 4.A.3.b.6.g |
| Advise others on business or operational matters. | 4.A.4.b.6.e |
| Obtain information about goods or services. | 4.A.1.a.1.g |
| Purchase products or services. | 4.A.4.c.3.e |
| Develop sustainable business strategies or practices. | 4.A.2.b.2.q |
| Prepare financial documents. | 4.A.3.b.6.a |
| Prepare operational reports. | 4.A.3.b.6.o |
| Create marketing materials. | 4.A.2.b.2.j |
| Assess the cost effectiveness of products, projects, or services. | 4.A.2.a.1.g |
| Monitor business indicators. | 4.A.1.a.2.c |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reading Comprehension | essential_skill | 4 |
| Writing | essential_skill | 4 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 4 |
| Written Comprehension | ability | 4 |
| Written Expression | ability | 4 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 3.88 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 3.88 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 3.75 |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability | 3.75 |
| Administration and Management | knowledge | 3.74 |
| Complex Problem Solving | transferable_skill | 3.62 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | transferable_skill | 3.62 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 3.62 |
| Speech Clarity | ability | 3.62 |
| Law and Government | knowledge | 3.55 |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 3.5 |
| Originality | ability | 3.5 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 3.5 |
| Education and Training | knowledge | 3.48 |
| English Language | knowledge | 3.48 |
| Building and Construction | knowledge | 3.39 |
| Fluency of Ideas | ability | 3.38 |
| Speech Recognition | ability | 3.38 |
| Active Learning | essential_skill | 3.25 |
| Coordination | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Systems Evaluation | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Category Flexibility | ability | 3.25 |
| Customer and Personal Service | knowledge | 3.17 |
| Learning Strategies | essential_skill | 3.12 |
| Social Perceptiveness | transferable_skill | 3.12 |
| Persuasion | transferable_skill | 3.12 |
| Systems Analysis | transferable_skill | 3.12 |
| Near Vision | ability | 3.12 |
| Communications and Media | knowledge | 3.09 |
| Engineering and Technology | knowledge | 3.04 |
| Negotiation | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Instructing | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Time Management | transferable_skill | 3 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Outlook | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Learning Strategies | Specialized Skill |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| Negotiation | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Word | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Visio | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft SharePoint | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Project | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Access | Specialized Skill |
| Instructing | Specialized Skill |
| Google Analytics | Specialized Skill |
| Autodesk Revit | Specialized Skill |
| Adobe Photoshop | Specialized Skill |
| Adobe InDesign | Specialized Skill |
| Adobe Illustrator | Specialized Skill |
| Adobe Acrobat | Specialized Skill |
| Mathematics | Common Skill |
| Psychology | Specialized Skill |
| Geography | Specialized Skill |
| Visualization | Specialized Skill |
| Chemistry | Specialized Skill |
| Biology | Specialized Skill |
| Physics | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Publisher | Specialized Skill |
| Foreign Language | Common Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Power BI | Business intelligence and data analysis software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes | yes |
| Tableau | Business intelligence and data analysis software | yes | yes |
| Adobe Acrobat | Document management software | yes | no |
| Adobe Creative Cloud software | Graphics or photo imaging software | yes | no |
| Adobe Illustrator | Graphics or photo imaging software | yes | no |
| Adobe InDesign | Desktop publishing software | yes | no |
| Adobe Photoshop | Graphics or photo imaging software | yes | no |
| Autodesk AutoCAD | Computer aided design CAD software | yes | no |
| Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D | Computer aided design CAD software | yes | no |
| Autodesk Revit | Computer aided design CAD software | yes | no |
| Bentley MicroStation | Computer aided design CAD software | yes | no |
| Extensible markup language XML | Enterprise application integration software | yes | no |
| Google Analytics | Data mining software | yes | no |
| JavaScript | Web platform development software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Project | Project management software | yes | no |
| Microsoft SharePoint | Document management software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Visio | Process mapping and design software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes | no |
| Oracle Database | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| SAP software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | yes | no |
| Structured query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Esri ArcGIS | Geographic information system | no | no |
| Geographic information system GIS software | Geographic information system | no | no |
| Inventory management systems | Inventory management software | no | no |
| Life cycle assessment LCA software | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| Microsoft Publisher | Desktop publishing software | no | no |
| Online database search and retrieval software | Information retrieval or search software | no | no |
| PE INTERNATIONAL GaBi | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| PE INTERNATIONAL SoFi | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| PRe Consultants SimaPro | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| Quark enterprise publishing software | Desktop publishing software | no | no |
| Social media sites | Web page creation and editing software | no | no |
| Web browser software | Internet browser software | no | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| E-Mail | 5 |
| Telephone Conversations | 4.71 |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 4.59 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 4.39 |
| Contact With Others | 4.17 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 4.17 |
| Spend Time Sitting | 4 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 3.96 |
| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | 3.87 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 3.74 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 3.57 |
| Time Pressure | 3.57 |
| Written Letters and Memos | 3.55 |
| Level of Competition | 3.48 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 3.43 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 3.22 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 3.09 |
| Conflict Situations | 3 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 2.87 |
| Physical Proximity | 2.83 |
| Public Speaking | 2.77 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 2.7 |
| Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People | 2.43 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 2.43 |
| In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment | 2.39 |
| Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions | 2.26 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 2.26 |
| Exposed to Contaminants | 2.09 |
| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | 2.04 |
| Spend Time Standing | 2 |
| Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | 1.96 |
| Outdoors, Under Cover | 1.83 |
| Spend Time Walking or Running | 1.81 |
| Consequence of Error | 1.77 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 1.65 |
| Degree of Automation | 1.52 |
| Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | 1.5 |
| Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | 1.48 |
| Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | 1.43 |
| Exposed to High Places | 1.43 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 4
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- **Education:** Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
- **Experience:** A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- **Svp Range:** (7.0 to < 8.0)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| Bachelor's Degree | 52.17 |
| Master's Degree | 39.13 |
| Some College Courses | 4.35 |
| Post-Baccalaureate Certificate | 4.35 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Investigative | career_interest_type | 5.2 |
| Enterprising | career_interest_type | 5.09 |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 4.41 |
| Social | career_interest_type | 2.95 |
| Artistic | career_interest_type | 2.5 |
| Realistic | career_interest_type | 2.06 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11-1011.03 | role-11-1011-03 | Chief Sustainability Officers | Primary-Short |
| 11-9199.10 | role-11-9199-10 | Wind Energy Development Managers | Primary-Short |
| 19-2041.03 | role-19-2041-03 | Industrial Ecologists | Primary-Short |
| 47-4011.01 | role-47-4011-01 | Energy Auditors | Primary-Short |
| 13-1082.00 | role-13-1082-00 | Project Management Specialists | Primary-Short |
| 19-2041.01 | role-19-2041-01 | Climate Change Policy Analysts | Primary-Long |
| 17-2199.03 | role-17-2199-03 | Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar | Primary-Long |
| 13-1111.00 | role-13-1111-00 | Management Analysts | Primary-Long |
| 19-2041.00 | role-19-2041-00 | Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | Primary-Long |
| 41-4011.07 | role-41-4011-07 | Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors | Primary-Long |
| 17-2081.00 | role-17-2081-00 | Environmental Engineers | Supplemental |
| 19-3051.00 | role-19-3051-00 | Urban and Regional Planners | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Management & Entrepreneurship | management-entrepreneurship |

## Education Level

- **Category:** Bachelor's degree

## Study Programs

| Title | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | business-management-marketing-and-related-support-services |

## Market

- **Median Wage:** 81270
- **Mean Wage:** 92380
- **Pct10Wage:** 46230
- **Pct25Wage:** 60820
- **Pct75Wage:** 110030
- **Pct90Wage:** 147830
- **Employment:** 1128200
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 155730 | 85150 | 1.98 |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 100750 | 66200 | 1.01 |
| 52 | 52 | Finance and Insurance | Sector | 76760 | 83480 | 1.68 |
| 62 | 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance | Sector | 71430 | 68010 | 0.42 |
| 31-33 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | Sector | 70690 | 101460 | 0.76 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 67210 | 85920 | 3.27 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 62030 | 66550 | 0.94 |
| 81 | 81 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | Sector | 46900 | 66050 | 1.45 |
| 42 | 42 | Wholesale Trade | Sector | 40900 | 79180 | 0.93 |
| 51 | 51 | Information | Sector | 37210 | 101650 | 1.75 |
| 44-45 | 44-45 | Retail Trade | Sector | 22110 | 50040 | 0.19 |
| 561320 | 561320 | Temporary Help Services | National industry | 20690 | 64790 | 1.07 |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 221113 | 221113 | Nuclear Electric Power Generation | National industry | 1160 | 4.27 |
| 541720 | 541720 | Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities | National industry | 1800 | 4.05 |
| 813930 | 813930 | Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations | National industry | 2740 | 3.53 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 67210 | 3.27 |
| 221115 | 221115 | Wind Electric Power Generation | National industry | 230 | 3.17 |
| 524114 | 524114 | Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers | National industry | 9200 | 2.8 |
| 22 | 22 | Utilities | Sector | 8750 | 2.06 |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 155730 | 1.98 |
- **Count:** 64

## Ai Signals

| Source | Label | Score | Scale | Release |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| frey_osborne | Computerization probability | 0.23 | 0-1 probability | 2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot |
| felten_aioe | AI occupational exposure | 1.047687 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_image_generation_aioe | Image generation occupational exposure | 1.221236 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_language_modeling_aioe | Language modeling occupational exposure | 0.92503 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |

## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 82
- **Percentile:** 87
- **Band:** High
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 77 | felten_aioe |
| 95 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 73 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 3

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) | 1.047687 | 77 | High | How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss. |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 1 | 95 | High | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.21852126165586172 | 73 | High | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |

### Frey Historical

- **Source:** frey
- **Label:** Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)
- **Value:** 0.23
- **Percentile:** 35
- **Band:** Moderate
- **Note:** A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
- **Teleworkable:** yes

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0.21428571428571427
- **Beta:** 0.6071428571428571
- **Gamma:** 1

### Usage Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Importance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Create marketing or outreach media, such as brochures or Web sites, to communicate sustainability issues, procedures, or objectives. | 0.012735765727643594 | 3.43 |
| Develop reports or presentations to communicate the effectiveness of sustainability initiatives. | 0.008113915261966484 | 3.96 |
| Create or maintain plans or other documents related to sustainability projects. | 0.00523809719443406 | 3.96 |
| Review and revise sustainability proposals or policies. | 0.002773110279406267 | 4 |
| Develop sustainability project goals, objectives, initiatives, or strategies in collaboration with other sustainability professionals. | 0.0022595713387754766 | 4.39 |
| Research or review regulatory, technical, or market issues related to sustainability. | 0.0016433246100185286 | 3.74 |
- **Usage Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** 3
- **Growth Percentile:** 51
- **Direction:** About average
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 108.2
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 95
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 1205.7
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 1242

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| dingel_neiman | dingel-neiman-workathome |
| felten_aioe | felten-raj-seamans-aioe |
| frey_osborne | frey-osborne-automation |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Ai Playbook

- **Trusted Task Count:** 1
- **Task Count:** 4
- **Total Sample:** 105
- **Autonomy Median:** 3
- **Dominant Collaboration:** task iteration
- **Augmentation Share:** 52.63
- **Work Use Percent:** 76.32

### Collaboration

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| task iteration | 52.63 |

### Use Case

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| work | 76.32 |

### Delegated Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Collaboration | Autonomy Median | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Provide technical or administrative support for sustainability programs or issues. | 0.003800475059382423 | task iteration | 3 | 38 |

### Boundary Tasks

| Task | Human Needed Percent | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Provide technical or administrative support for sustainability programs or issues. | 94.73684210526315 | 38 |

### Seed Prompts

| Prompt | Collaboration |
| --- | --- |
| Let's work through this together, step by step: provide technical or administrative support for sustainability programs or issues. I'll give feedback as we go. | task iteration |
- **Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 14
- **Skills:** 48
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 38
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** 05f9397938703c23