According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Write technical documents or academic articles to communicate study results or economic forecasts. | 89% |
| Conduct research on economic and environmental topics, such as alternative fuel use, public and private land use, soil conservation, air and water pollution control, and endangered species protection. | 88% |
| Collect and analyze data to compare the environmental implications of economic policy or practice alternatives. | 84% |
| Assess the costs and benefits of various activities, policies, or regulations that affect the environment or natural resource stocks. | 78% |
| Prepare and deliver presentations to communicate economic and environmental study results, to present policy recommendations, or to raise awareness of environmental consequences. | 77% |
| Develop programs or policy recommendations to achieve environmental goals in cost-effective ways. | 77% |
| Develop economic models, forecasts, or scenarios to predict future economic and environmental outcomes. | 77% |
| Demonstrate or promote the economic benefits of sound environmental regulations. | 75% |
| Conduct research to study the relationships among environmental problems and patterns of economic production and consumption. | 74% |
| Perform complex, dynamic, and integrated mathematical modeling of ecological, environmental, or economic systems. | 73% |
| Write social, legal, or economic impact statements to inform decision makers for natural resource policies, standards, or programs. | 70% |
| Teach courses in environmental economics. | 70% |
| Develop programs or policy recommendations to promote sustainability and sustainable development. | 67% |
| Develop systems for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting environmental and economic data. | 67% |
| Write research proposals and grant applications to obtain private or public funding for environmental and economic studies. | 66% |
| Examine the exhaustibility of natural resources or the long-term costs of environmental rehabilitation. | 66% |
| Monitor or analyze market and environmental trends. | 65% |
| Develop environmental research project plans, including information on budgets, goals, deliverables, timelines, and resource requirements. | 63% |
| Identify and recommend environmentally friendly business practices. | 52% |
| Interpret indicators to ascertain the overall health of an environment. | 47% |
