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Conservation and Environmental Associate Professionals

Conservation and environmental associate professionals are responsible for the day-to-day running and management of areas of the countryside and the wider environment in a way that reconciles the interests of conservation, land owners and the public. They carry out practical conservation activities and assist in promoting awareness of the natural environment.

Average Salary

£22,633

New workers start around £16,235. Normal pay is £22,633 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £58,036.

Jobs

10,243

The number of jobs in the career for the current year.

Daily Tasks

  • Works with the emergency services in instances of fire, flood, injury or mountain rescue.

  • Organises guided walks and answers questions from the public about an area and its wildlife.

  • Provides information and education to the public through setting up displays, writing leaflets and making presentations.

  • Organises and supervises conservation projects and the work of part-time and voluntary staff.

  • Assists with environmental audits and impact assessments.

  • Implements schemes for the management and protection of natural habitats.

  • Assists with ecological surveys to identify plant and animal species, map their habitat and draw up conservation plans.

Hard skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

  • Machinery

  • Risk Analysis

  • Forestry

  • Environmental Monitoring

  • Mowing

Soft skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

  • Management

  • Enthusiasm

  • Communications

  • Self-Motivation

  • Operations

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.