Sustainability coordinator vs senior sustainability consultant

The differences between sustainability coordinators and senior sustainability consultants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a sustainability coordinator and a senior sustainability consultant. Additionally, a senior sustainability consultant has an average salary of $67,559, which is higher than the $52,310 average annual salary of a sustainability coordinator.

The top three skills for a sustainability coordinator include data collection, employee engagement and composting. The most important skills for a senior sustainability consultant are renewable energy, data collection, and energy efficiency.

Sustainability coordinator vs senior sustainability consultant overview

	Sustainability Coordinator	Senior Sustainability Consultant
Yearly salary	$52,310	$67,559
Hourly rate	$25.15	$32.48
Growth rate	8%	-
Number of jobs	9,595	10,526
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Sustainability coordinator vs senior sustainability consultant salary

Sustainability coordinators and senior sustainability consultants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Sustainability Coordinator	Senior Sustainability Consultant
Average salary	$52,310	$67,559
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $80,000	Between $45,000 And $101,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	-
Highest paying state	New York	-
Best paying company	The Durst Organization	-
Best paying industry	Construction	-

Differences between sustainability coordinator and senior sustainability consultant education

There are a few differences between a sustainability coordinator and a senior sustainability consultant in terms of educational background:

	Sustainability Coordinator	Senior Sustainability Consultant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Environmental Science	Environmental Science
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Sustainability coordinator vs senior sustainability consultant demographics

Here are the differences between sustainability coordinators' and senior sustainability consultants' demographics:

	Sustainability Coordinator	Senior Sustainability Consultant
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 41.6% Female, 58.4%	Male, 59.3% Female, 40.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% Asian, 8.8% White, 70.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% Asian, 8.8% White, 70.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between sustainability coordinator and senior sustainability consultant duties and responsibilities

Sustainability coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage and organize all incoming/outgoing documents concerning the junior staff leadership program.
Develop public information programs on appropriate waste management procedures and integrate them with existing community programs.
Develop strategic framework and system-wide goals with supporting cross-functional team structure to streamline implementation of CSR strategy.
Increase production accuracy and plant efficiency by generating product availability forecasts and weekly lead-time reports to upper management.
Coordinate support services for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families -Determine eligibility and secure Medicaid fund services -Develop/implement treatment plans.
Calculated/Recommend ROI of large-value energy reduction equipment.

Senior sustainability consultant example responsibilities.

Project leadership, strategy and health information management consulting services to healthcare and manage care organizations and health information technology companies.
Base on source element analysis using an internal UNIX system for analysis, develop the appropriate renovation solution for each application.
Calculated/Recommend ROI of large-value energy reduction equipment.

Sustainability coordinator vs senior sustainability consultant skills

Common sustainability coordinator skills

Data Collection, 26%
Employee Engagement, 18%
Composting, 14%
STARS, 9%
Sustainability Efforts, 7%
Sustainability Initiatives, 4%

Common senior sustainability consultant skills

Renewable Energy, 77%
Data Collection, 12%
Energy Efficiency, 3%
Leed, 3%
ISO, 2%
Process Optimization, 2%

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