Environmental Economists
Life, Physical, and Social ScienceAI Impact Assessment
This job may see some changes due to AI, but human skills remain important.
Environmental Economists with an AI automation risk score of 44%. Analysis includes 20 core tasks.
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Key Tasks
Identify and recommend environmentally friendly business practices.
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 programs or policy recommendations to achieve environmental goals in cost-effective ways.
Develop programs or policy recommendations to promote sustainability and sustainable development.
Conduct research to study the relationships among environmental problems and patterns of economic production and consumption.
Monitor or analyze market and environmental trends.
Write technical documents or academic articles to communicate study results or economic forecasts.
Upskilling Courses
Data Sources
Analysis based on O*NET data