Environmental Economists
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Also known as:
Agricultural Economist, Econometrician, Economic Development Specialist, Economic Research Analyst, Economist, Environmental Economist, Industrial Economist, Labor Economist, Price Economist, Social Economist
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Critical decision making |
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Job challenge and pressure to meet deadlines |
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Dealing and handling conflict |
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Communication with others |
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Work closely with team members, clients etc. |
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Comfort of the work setting |
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Exposure to extreme environmental conditions |
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Exposure to job hazards |
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Physical demands |
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Develop systems for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting environmental and economic data.
Write research proposals and grant applications to obtain private or public funding for environmental and economic studies.
Develop environmental research project plans, including information on budgets, goals, deliverables, timelines, and resource requirements.
Write social, legal, or economic impact statements to inform decision makers for natural resource policies, standards, or programs.
Teach courses in environmental economics.
Develop economic models, forecasts, or scenarios to predict future economic and environmental outcomes.
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.
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.
Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
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Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
Interacting With Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
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Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
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Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
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Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
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Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
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Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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Economics and Accounting | Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data. |
English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
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Law and Government | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
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Geography | Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life. |
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Sociology and Anthropology | Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins. |
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Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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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. |
Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
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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. |
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Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
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