Skills it runs on
The capabilities O*NET rates most important for this occupation — the human ground the work is built on.
See all skills →Environmental Restoration Planners
Occupation · SOC 19-2041.02
Collaborate with field and biology staff to oversee the implementation of restoration projects and to develop new products. Process and synthesize complex scientific data into practical strategies for restoration, monitoring or management.
Also called: Coastal and Estuary Specialist · Habitat Restoration Specialist · Marine Habitat Resources Specialist · Restoration Ecologist · Fisheries Habitat Restoration Specialist · Restoration Specialist · Watershed Coordinator · Conservation Planner · Environmental Planner · Environmental Planning Engineer · Environmental Restoration Planner · Habitat Conservation Planner
Job family: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
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AI work map
A fast read on where AI already shows up in this occupation, where it stays a copilot, where humans remain in the loop, and what the labor market is doing. Built from observed Claude.ai conversations mapped to O*NET tasks and from published research — measures of usage and exposure, not advice or predictions that the job is going away.
Market signal
Independent published positions, read together — not a forecast.
- About average employment outlook (+4.4% by 2034)
- 8,500 openings/yr
- Moderate AI exposure
- Median pay $80,060/yr
- Can largely be done remotely (teleworkable)
- A reversal from 2013 — rated low automation risk then (20th), high AI task-overlap now (75th)
75th-percentile task overlap — yet about 8,500 openings a year (+4.4% projected, BLS) . What exposure means →
AI & job outlook
What today's research says about this occupation's exposure to AI, how AI is actually being used in it, and where employment is headed. These are positions within published studies — measures of exposure and usage, not predictions that this job will disappear.
Exposure to current AI
Each study uses its own scale, so the raw scores are not comparable across rows — the percentile (this job's rank among all U.S. occupations with data) is the comparable figure, and sizes the bars.
| Measure | Rank vs all occupations | Percentile | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) High | 75th | 1.0 | |
| LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) High | 87th | 1.0 | |
| AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) Moderate | 60th | 0.2 |
OpenAI's exposure study scores tasks three ways: with a language model alone (α 0.1), with simple added tooling (β 0.5), and including AI-powered software (γ 1.0). Higher means more of the job's tasks could be done at least twice as fast — not that they will be automated away.
Most of this job's tasks can be done remotely (Dingel–Neiman), which tends to track with higher digital and AI exposure.
Historical automation estimate (2013)
A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
Frey–Osborne probability 0.0 · 20th percentile among occupations · Low
How AI is actually used in this job
Among measured AI assistant conversations mapped to this occupation (Anthropic Economic Index, 2026-01-15), these task types came up most. These are shares of observed AI conversations — not shares of the job, of worker time, or of what could be automated.
| Develop environmental management or restoration plans for sites with power transmission lines, natural gas pipelines, fuel refineries, geothermal plants, wind farms, or solar farms. | 0.6% |
Job outlook
Independent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics employment projection for 2024–2034 — a labor-market forecast, not an AI-impact forecast.
| Outlook | About average · +4.4% by 2034 |
| Projected annual openings | 8,500 |
| Employment 2024 → 2034 | 90,300 → 94,300 |
“Annual openings” counts new jobs plus replacements for workers who leave the occupation, so it can be large even when growth is modest.
Where this work sits on the global GenAI gradient
The ILO's 2025 global study scores generative-AI exposure on the international ISCO-08 occupation system, not US SOC. Bridged through the published (and approximate, many-to-many) IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 crosswalk, this US occupation corresponds to the international occupation below. Exposure here means how much of the work's tasks today's AI can attempt — task overlap, not automation, adoption, or jobs lost.
Environmental Restoration Planners sits at the 74th percentile of 427
occupations on the global GenAI task-exposure gradient
— exposure rose from 2023 to 2025. Each dot is one occupation; the
ringed one is this work. Exposure is task overlap, not automation or jobs lost.
38% mean task exposure (2025)
74th percentile of 427 placed occupations
+3 pts shift 2023 → 2025
| International occupation (ISCO-08) | Task exposure (2025) | Most tasks fall in |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Protection Professionals · 2133 | 38% | Minimal |
Read the whole six-band gradient on the GenAI exposure gradient page. The crosswalk is approximate: a US occupation can map to several international ones, and the ILO scores describe the international occupation, not this exact US role.
Tasks
All 23 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, ordered by importance. Each links to its own page with AI-exposure and observed-use detail.
- Develop environmental restoration project schedules and budgets. Core · importance 4.5
- Provide technical direction on environmental planning to energy engineers, biologists, geologists, or other professionals working to develop restoration plans or strategies. Core · importance 4.4
- Conduct site assessments to certify a habitat or to ascertain environmental damage or restoration needs. Core · importance 4.4
- Create habitat management or restoration plans, such as native tree restoration and weed control. Core · importance 4.4
- Collect and analyze data to determine environmental conditions and restoration needs. Core · importance 4.3
- Plan environmental restoration projects, using biological databases, environmental strategies, and planning software. Core · importance 4.2
- Supervise and provide technical guidance, training, or assistance to employees working in the field to restore habitats. Core · importance 4.2
- Communicate findings of environmental studies or proposals for environmental remediation to other restoration professionals. Core · importance 4.1
- Apply for permits required for the implementation of environmental remediation projects. Core · importance 4.0
- Develop natural resource management plans, using knowledge of environmental planning or state and federal environmental regulatory requirements. Core · importance 4.0
- Inspect active remediation sites to ensure compliance with environmental or safety policies, standards, or regulations. Core · importance 4.0
- Identify environmental mitigation alternatives, ensuring compliance with applicable standards, laws, or regulations. Core · importance 3.9
- Identify short- and long-term impacts of environmental remediation activities. Core · importance 3.8
- Notify regulatory or permitting agencies of deviations from implemented remediation plans. Core · importance 3.7
- Plan or supervise environmental studies to achieve compliance with environmental regulations in construction, modification, operation, acquisition, or divestiture of facilities such as power plants. Core · importance 3.7
- Write grants to obtain funding for restoration projects. Core · importance 3.7
- Review existing environmental remediation designs. Core · importance 3.7
- Develop and communicate recommendations for landowners to maintain or restore environmental conditions. Core · importance 3.7
- Conduct feasibility and cost-benefit studies for environmental remediation projects. Core · importance 3.6
- Conduct environmental impact studies to examine the ecological effects of pollutants, disease, human activities, nature, and climate change. Core · importance 3.5
- Create environmental models or simulations, using geographic information system (GIS) data and knowledge of particular ecosystems or ecological regions. Core · importance 3.4
- Create diagrams to communicate environmental remediation planning, using geographic information systems (GIS), computer-aided design (CAD), or other mapping or diagramming software. Core · importance 3.2
- Develop environmental management or restoration plans for sites with power transmission lines, natural gas pipelines, fuel refineries, geothermal plants, wind farms, or solar farms. Core · importance 3.0
Work activities
- Communicate with government agencies.
- Plan natural resources conservation or restoration programs.
- Advise others about land management or conservation.
- Create images or other visual displays.
- Prepare documentation for permits or licenses.
- Review environmental permits, plans, or reports.
- Train personnel in technical or scientific procedures.
- Supervise scientific or technical personnel.
- Advise others about environmental management or conservation.
- Plan environmental research.
- Direct natural resources management or conservation programs.
- Assess compliance with environmental laws.
- Research impacts of environmental conservation initiatives.
- Identify sustainable business practices.
- Develop mathematical models of environmental conditions.
- Research environmental impact of industrial or development activities.
- Communicate results of environmental research.
- Analyze environmental data.
- Collect environmental data or samples.
- Develop plans to manage natural or renewable resources.
- Inspect condition of natural environments.
- Write grant proposals.
- Prepare proposals or grant applications to obtain project funding.
Knowledge, skills & abilities
O*NET importance rating, from 1 (not important) to 5 (extremely important).
Knowledge
| Biology | 4.7 | |
| English Language | 4.0 | |
| Geography | 3.8 | |
| Design | 3.7 | |
| Mathematics | 3.6 | |
| Administration and Management | 3.5 | |
| Customer and Personal Service | 3.5 | |
| Law and Government | 3.5 | |
| Engineering and Technology | 3.4 | |
| Computers and Electronics | 3.4 |
Essential skills
| Critical Thinking | 4.0 | |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.9 | |
| Active Listening | 3.9 | |
| Writing | 3.9 | |
| Speaking | 3.9 | |
| Monitoring | 3.8 | |
| Science | 3.5 | |
| Active Learning | 3.5 | |
| Mathematics | 3.3 |
Abilities
| Oral Comprehension | 4.0 | |
| Written Comprehension | 4.0 | |
| Oral Expression | 4.0 | |
| Written Expression | 4.0 | |
| Inductive Reasoning | 4.0 | |
| Deductive Reasoning | 3.9 | |
| Problem Sensitivity | 3.8 | |
| Information Ordering | 3.8 | |
| Speech Recognition | 3.8 | |
| Speech Clarity | 3.8 | |
| Near Vision | 3.6 | |
| Fluency of Ideas | 3.4 | |
| Category Flexibility | 3.4 | |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 3.4 | |
| Number Facility | 3.3 |
Transferable skills
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.9 | |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.9 | |
| Systems Analysis | 3.6 | |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.5 | |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.4 | |
| Coordination | 3.3 |
Skills in demand
Skills employers ask for in job postings for this occupation (Lightcast), with whether each is a common or specialized skill.
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Tools & technology
Work context
How characteristic each condition is of the job, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale (higher = more present in day-to-day work). Each condition links to how it varies across all occupations.
How to get in
- Job zone
- Zone 5 — Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- Education
- Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
- Typical entry-level education
- Bachelor's degree · BLS, the typical path — not a requirement
- Related experience
- Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
- Preparation level
- SVP (8.0 and above) — total schooling plus on-the-job experience.
What to study: Biological and Biomedical Sciences , Health Professions and Related Programs , Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies , Natural Resources and Conservation , Physical Sciences . Fields of study crosswalked to this occupation (NCES CIP–SOC), not a requirement.
Education of current workers
Share of people in this occupation at each level of education.
| Bachelor's Degree | 50.0% | |
| Master's Degree | 40.9% | |
| Post-Baccalaureate Certificate | 9.1% |
Interests & work styles
The interests and personal qualities O*NET associates with people who do this work.
Career interests (Holland / RIASEC)
| Investigative | 6.3 | |
| Realistic | 5.3 | |
| Conventional | 4.1 | |
| Enterprising | 3.6 | |
| Artistic | 2.2 | |
| Social | 2.1 |
Wages & employment
U.S. · annual wages (BLS OEWS)
| 10th percentile | $50,130 |
| 25th percentile | $62,090 |
| Median (50th) | $80,060 |
| 75th percentile | $103,730 |
| 90th percentile | $134,830 |
| People employed | 84,930 |
Wages and employment are reported by BLS for the broader occupation group this specialty belongs to (SOC 19-2041), not for the specialty alone.
Industries that employ this occupation
Where these workers are employed, by number of jobs (national, BLS OEWS). Pay shown is the occupation's national median, not industry-specific.
| Industry | Workers | National median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services · Sector | 32,170 | $77,920 |
| Engineering Services · National industry | 8,940 | $77,960 |
| Educational Services · Sector | 2,640 | $82,360 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) · Sector | 2,610 | $74,910 |
| Testing Laboratories and Services · National industry | 2,130 | $62,040 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises · Sector | 1,910 | $101,330 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services · Sector | 1,690 | $74,670 |
| Manufacturing · Sector | 1,220 | $107,990 |
| Utilities · Sector | 1,160 | $108,480 |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction · Sector | 690 | $73,180 |
| Temporary Help Services · National industry | 370 | $65,110 |
| Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation · National industry | 340 | $108,690 |
Where this work is most concentrated
Industries where this occupation is far more common than in the economy as a whole. The location quotient is how many times more concentrated it is here (a value of 5 means five times its economy-wide share).
| Industry | Concentration | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Testing Laboratories and Services · National industry | 22.69× | 2,130 |
| Engineering Services · National industry | 14.04× | 8,940 |
| Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation · National industry | 8.66× | 340 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services · Sector | 5.42× | 32,170 |
| Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities · National industry | 5.08× | 170 |
| Nuclear Electric Power Generation · National industry | 4.89× | 100 |
| Utilities · Sector | 3.63× | 1,160 |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction · Sector | 2.18× | 690 |
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What you can do with this
Options the data surfaces for Environmental Restoration Planners — not advice or a forecast. Each is a real cross-link you can follow into the evidence.
Skills that travel
Capabilities this work builds that are used across many other occupations.
Adjacent roles
Occupations O*NET rates as related — the nearby moves on the map.
Paths in
How people typically prepare for this work.
- Bachelor's degree · typical entry level
- Job zone 5 — Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed · preparation tier
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences · field of study
- Health Professions and Related Programs · field of study
Zoom out
On the global GenAI exposure gradient this work sits around the 74th percentile of 427 international occupations.
Write a report on thisheadline · factoids · citation
Environmental Restoration Planners show 75th-percentile AI task overlap — and about 8,500 annual U.S. openings
- Environmental Restoration Planners rank in the 75th percentile (High band) for AI task overlap across U.S. occupations — a measure of how much of the work today's AI can attempt, not how much is automated.Eloundou et al. (GPTs are GPTs) + Felten AIOE
- The occupation is projected to see about 8,500 U.S. job openings per year (2024–34), counting growth and replacement — a labor-demand projection made independently of AI.BLS Employment Projections 2024–34
- BLS projects employment to be about average (+4.4%) from 2024 to 2034.BLS Employment Projections 2024–34
- Median annual pay is $80,060, across about 84,930 U.S. workers.BLS OEWS (May 2024)
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Environmental Restoration Planners show 75th-percentile AI task overlap — and about 8,500 annual U.S. openings • Environmental Restoration Planners rank in the 75th percentile (High band) for AI task overlap across U.S. occupations — a measure of how much of the work today's AI can attempt, not how much is automated. (Eloundou et al. (GPTs are GPTs) + Felten AIOE) • The occupation is projected to see about 8,500 U.S. job openings per year (2024–34), counting growth and replacement — a labor-demand projection made independently of AI. (BLS Employment Projections 2024–34) • BLS projects employment to be about average (+4.4%) from 2024 to 2034. (BLS Employment Projections 2024–34) • Median annual pay is $80,060, across about 84,930 U.S. workers. (BLS OEWS (May 2024)) Source: Singulariki — "Environmental Restoration Planners". https://singulariki.com/roles/role-19-2041-02 Note: AI task overlap measures what today's AI can attempt, not automation, job loss, or a forecast.
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Sources for this page
Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.
- O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
- Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai Microsoft Research
- “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic
- AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans academic
- ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025 International Labour Organization
- IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022 Institute for Structural Research (IBS)
- Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation academic
- Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome academic
Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.
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Singulariki. "Environmental Restoration Planners." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/roles/role-19-2041-02
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Singulariki. (2026). Environmental Restoration Planners. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/roles/role-19-2041-02
BibTeX
@misc{singulariki-role-19-2041-02,
title = {Environmental Restoration Planners},
author = {{Singulariki}},
year = {2026},
note = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026},
url = {https://singulariki.com/roles/role-19-2041-02}
} Citations name the underlying public dataset releases — they reflect what this page is built from, not just the URL.