The environmental programs supporter — coordinating sustainability initiatives and tracking climate metrics for the organization.
As a Climate Change and Sustainability Coordinator, you support sustainability programs by coordinating initiatives, tracking environmental data, preparing reports, and helping implement climate-related goals. You're the operational support for sustainability strategy.
Your day involves data, coordination, and communication. You might collect emissions data from facilities, then coordinate with a department on their sustainability goals, then prepare materials for a sustainability report, then research best practices, then track program progress. You're supporting sustainability managers while building your own expertise.
The hardest part is maintaining momentum on long-term initiatives. Sustainability goals take years; daily progress can feel slow. You need to stay motivated and help maintain organizational attention on sustainability amidst other priorities. The people who thrive here are passionate about climate and sustainability and organized about tracking progress.
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Median pay for a Climate Change And Sustainability Coordinator is about $80K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $74K to $208K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Critical Thinking, Writing, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving, and Reading Comprehension.
Most people in this role hold a master's degree.
Employment in this field is projected to grow about 4.3% through 2034, with roughly 211,850 people working in it today (BLS).
Closely related roles include Climate Change and Sustainability Manager, Energy and Sustainability Manager, and Sustainability Chief.
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