What You'll Do

  • Prepare and deliver presentations to communicate economic and environmental study results, to present policy recommendations, or to raise awareness of environmental consequences.
  • Monitor or analyze market and environmental trends.
  • Interpret indicators to ascertain the overall health of an environment.
  • Identify and recommend environmentally friendly business practices.
  • Demonstrate or promote the economic benefits of sound environmental regulations.
  • Write technical documents or academic articles to communicate study results or economic forecasts.
  • Write social, legal, or economic impact statements to inform decision makers for natural resource policies, standards, or programs.
  • Write research proposals and grant applications to obtain private or public funding for environmental and economic studies.
  • Examine the exhaustibility of natural resources or the long-term costs of environmental rehabilitation.
  • Develop systems for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting environmental and economic data.

Essential Skills

Writing 4.12/5
Reading Comprehension 4.0/5
Active Listening 4.0/5
Mathematics 4.0/5
Critical Thinking 4.0/5
Active Learning 3.88/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.62/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.62/5
Speaking 3.5/5
Monitoring 3.5/5
Systems Analysis 3.38/5
Learning Strategies 3.25/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.
  • Leader: Taking charge and moving ideas forward motivates you.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.

Common styles

Analytical Thinking, Achievement/Effort, Attention to Detail, Independence, Integrity

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Written Comprehension 4.25/5
Mathematical Reasoning 4.12/5
Oral Comprehension 4.0/5
Oral Expression 4.0/5
Written Expression 4.0/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.88/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.88/5
Inductive Reasoning 3.88/5

Technologies & Tools

Aptech Systems GAUSS C C# C++ Camfit Data Limited Microfit Econometric Software LIMDEP ESRI ArcGIS software Estima Regression Analysis of Time Series RATS Formula translation/translator FORTRAN General algebraic modeling system GAMS Geographic information system GIS software Global Insight AREMOS IBM SPSS Statistics Insightful S-PLUS Microsoft Access Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft SQL Server

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Analytical Thinking (High importance: 4.89/5)
  • Achievement/Effort (High importance: 4.44/5)
  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.33/5)
  • Independence (High importance: 4.15/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 4.11/5)

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How to Become One

This career requires extensive preparation, typically including a graduate degree (Master's or Doctoral) and several years of experience. Most professionals in this field have invested significant time in education and training.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Agricultural Economist Ecological Economist Energy Economist Environment and Natural Resources Economics Researcher Environmental Economist Environmental Protection Economist Marine Resource Economist Natural Resource Economist Natural Resource Specialist Research Economist Resource Economist