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1. Automation Risk
2. User Poll
3. Growth
4. Wages
5. Volume
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Sustainability Specialists

Low Risk
29%
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
24%
(Low Risk)
POLLING
34%
(Low Risk)
Average: 29%
LABOR DEMAND *
GROWTH
5.4%
by year 2033
WAGES
$79,590
or $38.26 per hour
Volume
1,103,440
as of 2023

Employment data isn't available specifically for this occupation from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, so we are using the data from Business Operations Specialists, All Other.

SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
7.2/10

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Calculated automation risk

24% (Low Risk)

Low Risk (21-40%): Jobs in this level have a limited risk of automation, as they demand a mix of technical and human-centric skills.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Originality

  • Persuasion

  • Social Perceptiveness

  • Negotiation

User poll

34% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 24% chance of automation.

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Growth

Fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Business Operations Specialists, All Other' job openings is expected to rise 5.4% by 2033

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2024.

Wages

High paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Business Operations Specialists, All Other' was $79,590, or $38 per hour

'Business Operations Specialists, All Other' were paid 65.6% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Significantly greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 1,103,440 people employed as 'Business Operations Specialists, All Other' within the United States.

This represents around 0.7% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 137 people are employed as 'Business Operations Specialists, All Other'.

Job description

Address organizational sustainability issues, such as waste stream management, green building practices, and green procurement plans.

SOC Code: 13-1199.05

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Comments

Stephen J. (Low) 2 years ago
Requires a broad range of skills like the power of persuasion, "the human touch", and more.

Green jobs are the center people-based, they are made to help lift people out of poverty and pull us out of a waste-based society. This will affect all aspects of society that aren't so easily automatable.
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