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ECO-CAREER SERIES

Environmental Marketing Specialist

High school courses for preparation:

  • Grade 12 English 

  • Grade 12 Mathematics (recommended) 

  • Technology (recommended) 

  • Business (recommended)

Environmental marketing specialists work on promoting environmental products. For instance, they conduct market research, identify target audiences and work in public relations to advertise an environmental organization’s services. Their responsibilities and skills include: excellent communication, creativity and strong problem-solving, interpersonal, writing, data analysis and analytics skills. Being an environmental marketing specialist usually requires a minimum education of a university undergraduate degree. Some post-secondary programs relating to environmental marketing specialists include business administration, communications and public relations.

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Environmental Engineer

High school courses for preparation: 

  • Chemistry

  • Biology

  • Physics

  • Mathematics 

An environmental engineer is a person who applies scientific theories and principles to help issues involving pollution, public health, and sustainability. Environmental engineers design and/or recommend procedures and plans for waste or contamination clean-up and evaluate the performance of different technology to examine if they fit regulations to further improve the efficiency of these technologies. They require programming, logical data modelling, and system design and analysis skills. Minimum education requirement to work is usually a university undergraduate degree.

Agriculture Technician

High school courses for preparation: 

  • Biology

  • Chemistry

  • Mathematics

  • Calculus

  • Geography

  • Computer Science

Agriculture technicians inspect production facilities and crops and work with agricultural scientists tp support their plant, fibre and animal research. They assist in growing new crops and applying soil remedies. They also perform experiments, observe and analyze data and gain new findings. As the population continues to grow, we need the quality and quantity of food sources to improve. Agriculture technicians require knowledge of heavy-duty equipment, skill in computer modelling, and physical stamina to perform their job. A Master’s or Bachelor’s degree is usually needed to become an agriculture technician.

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Environmental managers are responsible for managing projects to lessen environmental impacts which include environmental auditing for pollution or energy efficiency, hazardous material management and transportation, and real estate environmental assessment. They also correlate public hearings and consultations on environmental issues, ensuring that this feedback is incorporated into management plans. All projects must also comply with relevant legislation, operating approvals, and the Environmental Management Systems certification.

Environmental Manager

HIgh school courses for preparation:

  • Math

  • Chemistry

  • Biology

  • Physics

  • Geography

  • English

Hydrologist

HIgh school courses for preparation:​

  • Biology

  • Chemistry

  • Physics

  • Mathematics

Hydrologists are scientists that study the distribution, occurrence, and properties of water. Their responsibilities include monitoring and collecting water (surface or ground) and data to plan for water resource development, drainage management plans, and processing meteorological, snow, and hydrologic data.

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