Environmental Economists

• Write technical documents or academic articles to communicate study results or economic forecasts.
• 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.
• Assess the costs and benefits of various activities, policies, or regulations that affect the environment or natural resource stocks.
• Collect and analyze data to compare the environmental implications of economic policy or practice alternatives.
• Prepare and deliver presentations to communicate economic and environmental study results, to present policy recommendations, or to raise awareness of environmental consequences.
• Develop programs or policy recommendations to achieve environmental goals in cost-effective ways.
• Perform complex, dynamic, and integrated mathematical modeling of ecological, environmental, or economic systems.
• Conduct research to study the relationships among environmental problems and patterns of economic production and consumption.
• Write research proposals and grant applications to obtain private or public funding for environmental and economic studies.
• Write social, legal, or economic impact statements to inform decision-makers for natural resource policies, standards, or programs.
• Develop environmental research project plans, including information on budgets, goals, deliverables, timelines, and resource requirements.
• Develop economic models, forecasts, or scenarios to predict future economic and environmental outcomes.
• Develop programs or policy recommendations to promote sustainability and sustainable development.
• 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.
• Demonstrate or promote the economic benefits of sound environmental regulations.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Environmental Economists.

• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• 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.
• Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems.
• Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Environmental Economists.