If you love Mother Earth, coming decades will be yours…


Environment being concern for the homo sapiens on the planet is increasing, creating the spur for the demand of those who can do good to our “MOTHER EARTH”;

Billionaires like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are already focusing smart on the companies who would work for protecting the environment. Professions related to Science and Environment are sure to grow at damn faster rate than other U.S average job growth which is 7% over the coming decades.

With rapid deterioration, environment is catching attention and more people are demanding it’s restoration which is by the demand placed on environment by population growth, is ab.out to create spur in this industry, in the coming decades.

Nine sectors to be highly in demand in coming times with projected hiring growth and salary annually mentioned below are as follows :

Agriculture and food scientist:

It is known to research and provide more efficient and safer ways on agricultural establishments and products.


It projected hiring by 2024 is about 5% or say 1900 jobs


Salary- $62,470

Urban and regional planners:

They help bring the balance by revitalizing the facilities of towns, cities, counties and metropolitan areas, by developing land uses and reprogramming to help accommodate the growing population, by creating communities.

It is projected to hire about 6% by 2024, which is 2400 jobs

Salary-$68,220

Hydrologists:

They are known to study the movement of water across and through the Earth’s crust, they use their expertise to solve the issues like scarcity and water quality.

Projected to hike by 7% by 2024, 500 jobs

Salary-$75,530

Conservation scientists & Foresters:

They manage the land and quality of areas forests, parks, range-lands and other natural resources.

Projected to hike by 7% by 2024, 2700 jobs

Salary-$60,220


Biochemists and biophysicists:

They study the chemical and physical principles of the living things and the biological processes like cell growth, development, hereditary and diseases.

Projected hike growth of 8%, by 2024, 2800 jobs

Salary-$82,150


Atmospheric scientists and meteorologists:

They study atmosphere and climate and how those conditions affect the human activities and the Earth as whole.

Projected to rise by 9% by 2024, 1100 jobs

Salary-$89,820


Geo-scientists:

They study the physical aspects of the Earth like composition, structure and processes, to learn about it’s future, present and past.

Projected rise of 10% by 2024, 3800 jobs

Salary-$89,700

Environmentalists and specialists:

They study how to use their knowledge of environment and natural sciences to protect the environment and human health, they may clean the polluted areas and work for the industries to minimize their waste.

Projected rise of 11% by 2024, 10,200 jobs

Salary-$67,460

Environmental engineers:

They study and use the principles of engineering, soil science, biology and chemistry to develop the efficient solutions to the problems, they have their inputs in improving recycling, waste disposal, water and air pollution and public health.

Projected rise of 12% by 2024, 6800 jobs

Salary-$84,560


In additions there are also equal chances for general operations manager for sustainability organizations or a transportation manager for a city.


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