ANZSCO 2343

Environmental Scientists

Overview

EMPLOYED

30,000

PART-TIME SHARE

22%

FEMALE SHARE

49%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,841

MEDIAN AGE

40

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

700

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Summary

Environmental Scientists study, develop, implement and advise on policies and plans for managing and protecting the environment, flora, fauna and other natural resources.

Tasks

  • Evaluating habitat, wildlife and fisheries needs, and formulating shortand long-term management goals and objectives
  • Enforcing laws and regulations to conserve and protect fish and wildlife
  • Carrying out environmental impact assessments for a wide range of development projects
  • Proposing solutions to address negative environmental impact
  • Studying the effects of factors, such as terrain, altitude, climatic and environmental change, sources of nutrition, predators and the impacts of humans, on animal and plant life
  • Studying and analysing pollution, atmospheric conditions, demographic characteristics, ecology, mineral, soil and water samples
  • Developing conservation and management policies for biological resources, such as fish populations and forests, and establishing standards and developing approaches for the control of pollution and the rehabilitation of areas disturbed by activities such as mining, timber felling and overgrazing
  • Implementing policies and organising activities in designated parks and other areas to conserve and protect natural and cultural heritage
  • Participating in management planning by providing environmental information and making inventories of plants, animals and items of cultural and heritage significance

ANZSCO Classification

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    Earnings and Hours

    Weekly Earnings (Before Tax)
    Source: Share of workers who work full-time hours: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Average full-time hours worked per week: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Median full-time earnings per week and Median hourly earnings: ABS, Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2023, customised report. Note: median earnings data have not been produced for some occupations where there is a high standard error, and are published with "N/A" values.
    Earnings and Hours Environmental Scientists All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 78% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 42 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,841 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $48 $43

    Industries

    Environmental Scientists work in industries like:

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average data, custom report.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    29.2%

    Victoria

    18.3%

    Queensland

    18.0%

    South Australia

    6.5%

    Tasmania

    4.3%

    Northern Territory

    4.7%

    Australian Capital Territory

    2.3%

    Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, August 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Age and Gender Environmental Scientists All Occupations
    Median age 40 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 49% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Environmental Scientists
    15–19 5.2 0.5
    20–24 9.1 5.7
    25–34 22.7 28.1
    35–44 22.3 29.2
    45–54 20.4 21.0
    55–59 8.8 7.0
    60–64 6.5 5.0
    65 and Over 4.9 3.5

    Education

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Environmental Scientists
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 29.5
    Bachelor degree 23.2 48.7
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 6.0
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 6.9
    Year 12 15.9 3.6
    Year 11 4.0 1.0
    Year 10 and below 9.7 2.4
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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

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