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Environmental Sustainability Coordinator

The eco-initiatives organizer — coordinating environmental sustainability programs and tracking green progress.

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What it's like

What it's like to be a Environmental Sustainability Coordinator

As an Environmental Sustainability Coordinator, you focus on the environmental dimensions of sustainability — waste reduction, resource conservation, pollution prevention, and ecological stewardship. You're coordinating environmental programs, tracking metrics, and helping the organization reduce its environmental footprint.

Your day focuses on environmental programs. You might track waste diversion metrics, then coordinate a recycling improvement initiative, then support a water conservation project, then collect data for environmental reporting, then engage employees in environmental programs. You're driving environmental progress.

The hardest part is making environmental improvements in an operational context. Operations have priorities beyond environmental performance. You need to find ways to make environmental improvements that work within operational constraints. The people who thrive here are passionate about environmental protection and effective at working within organizations.

AchievementHigh
IndependenceHigh
Working ConditionsHigh
RecognitionHigh
RelationshipsAbove avg
SupportLower
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Environmental prioritiesOrganization typeProgram scopeData maturityTeam structure
Environmental sustainability coordination varies by priorities and context. Waste, water, energy, and other focus areas have different requirements. Organization types affect environmental impacts and opportunities. Program scope ranges from narrow pilots to comprehensive programs. Data maturity affects what you can track and report.
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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 Environmental 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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What data and systems support environmental tracking?
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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

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