Environmental Research Scientist
ANZSCO 234313
5,500
24%
47%
39 yrs
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy. They are shown as unavailable rather than zero.
About this career
Environmental Research Scientists study and develop policies and plans for the control of factors which may produce pollution, imbalance in or degradation of the environment.
What they typically do
- Studies effects of factors, such as terrain, altitude, climatic and environmental change, sources of nutrition, predators and impacts of humans, on animal and plant life.
- Studies and analyses pollution, atmospheric conditions, demographic characteristics, ecology, mineral, soil and water samples.
- Develops conservation and management policies for biological resources, such as fish populations and forests, as well as establishing standards and approaches for control of pollution and rehabilitation of areas disturbed by activities such as mining, timber felling and overgrazing.
States and territories
Share of workers by location
Qualification pathways
These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as an Environmental Research Scientist.
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Advanced Diploma of Conservation and Ecosystem Management
AHC60422 · AQF 6 · 3 providers
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Advanced Diploma of Arboriculture
AHC60524 · AQF 6 · 1 providers
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Advanced Diploma of Building Biology
11429NAT · AQF 6 · 1 providers