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   Launch a career protecting the environment.
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   Launch a career protecting the environment.
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These are best paying jobs for those concerned about the environment

   By Youyou ZhouMay 20, 2019

   Green jobs pay well: For those looking to launch careers in
   environmental fields, it’s good news that it’s possible to align
   purpose with profit.

   Most jobs related to environmental protection in US paid a higher wage
   than the national median of $38,640 in 2018, according to recent wage
   data released by US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
   Chart from TheAtlas.com

   But well-paid environmental jobs make up less than 1% of the country’s
   total job count, making them tougher to land. For example, there were
   almost three million registered nurses, 306,000 financial analysts,
   230,000 programmers in US in 2018, but only 9,000 atmospheric and space
   scientists, which is the best paying occupation among all environmental
   jobs identified by the BLS.
   Chart from TheAtlas.com

   Environmental jobs are also not the fastest growing occupations.
   Atmospheric and space scientists are expected to grow 12% between 2016
   and 2026, at about the same pace as financial analysts, while software
   developers should grow by 24% during the same period.

   The fact that the green jobs aren’t abundant may mean that only a
   handful of passionate environmentalists may eventually land them. But
   you don’t necessarily have to study environmental science to protect
   the planet: A chemical engineer can develop new battery technologies
   that would make an economic case for gas car owners to switch to
   electric ones; a food scientist can reduce the cost of cell-cultured
   meat so that people would cut their beef intake.

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