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Corporate Sustainability Coordinator

The environmental programs organizer — coordinating corporate sustainability initiatives and tracking progress toward goals.

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What it's like

What it's like to be a Corporate Sustainability Coordinator

As a Corporate Sustainability Coordinator, you support sustainability programs by coordinating initiatives across the company, collecting environmental data, preparing reports, and helping implement sustainability goals. You're the operational support that makes sustainability programs work.

Your day involves coordination and data. You might collect emissions data from facilities, then coordinate with departments on their sustainability initiatives, then prepare materials for sustainability reporting, then track program progress, then support employee engagement programs. You're ensuring sustainability initiatives move forward.

The hardest part is getting attention for sustainability amid other business priorities. Everyone supports sustainability in principle, but execution competes with other demands on people's time. You need persistence and relationship skills to keep programs on track. The people who thrive here are passionate about sustainability and effective at cross-functional coordination.

AchievementHigh
IndependenceHigh
Working ConditionsHigh
RecognitionHigh
RelationshipsAbove avg
SupportLower
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Company sizeIndustry sectorProgram maturityReporting requirementsTeam structure
Corporate sustainability coordination varies by company and maturity. Large companies have more resources and complexity. Industry affects sustainability priorities. Program maturity ranges from early-stage to sophisticated. Reporting requirements depend on stakeholder expectations. Team structures vary from dedicated teams to solo coordinators.
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.

$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
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1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Corporate Sustainability Coordinators (SOC 11-1011.03), not just this title · BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape — helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$74K–$208K
Salary Range
10th – 90th percentile
212K
U.S. Employment
+4.3%
10yr Growth
22K
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$110K$107K$104K$101K$99K201920202021202220232024$99K$110K
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Skills & Requirements

Critical ThinkingWritingSpeakingComplex Problem SolvingReading ComprehensionActive ListeningSocial PerceptivenessJudgment and Decision MakingSystems EvaluationPersuasion
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