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What is an environmental economist and how to become one
What general advice would you give to an environmental economist?
Dr. Todd Steen
The Granger Professor of Economics, Hope College
My advice to graduates in economics would be to gain experience with various tools for data analysis. I would also advise graduates to start reading as much as possible in newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal and other economics and business periodicals. At the same time, keep up with the news of the day at places like Real Clear Politics. Things will be changing fast, and it will be essential to keep on top of these changes.
Avg. Salary $56,531
Avg. Salary $59,228
Growth rate 6%
Growth rate 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.21%
Asian 11.56%
Black or African American 4.50%
Hispanic or Latino 7.92%
Unknown 5.35%
White 70.45%
Genderfemale 23.53%
male 76.47%
Age - 43American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%
Asian 7.00%
Black or African American 14.00%
Hispanic or Latino 19.00%
White 57.00%
Genderfemale 47.00%
male 53.00%
Age - 43Stress level is moderate
7.1 - high
Complexity level is advanced
7 - challenging
Work life balance is fair
6.4 - fair
Key steps to become an environmental economist
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Start to develop specific environmental economist skills
Skills Percentages Macro 100.00% Research environmental economist duties and responsibilities
- Manage, utilize, and archive database for commodities in assign areas.
- Develop, specify, and test econometric models using time-series econometrics, panel-data econometrics, and limit dependent variable techniques.
- Utilize a combination of SQL querying and qualitative research to investigate results gain from statistical analyses.
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Average environmental economist salary
The average environmental economist salary in the United States is $56,531 per year or $27 per hour. Environmental economist salaries range between $25,000 and $127,000 per year.
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Updated January 8, 2025
