Occupation Atlasnature conservation officer
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/80d880ec-3bae-45a2-a2d3-41345ee0b319
nature conservation officer
Nature conservation officers manage and improve the local environment within all the sectors of a local community. They promote awareness of and understanding about the natural environment. This work can be very varied and involve projects related to species, habitats and communities. They educate people and raise overall awareness of environmental issues.
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Job Zone
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- 4
- 5
Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
IRCInvestigative · Realistic · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- I Investigative5.70
- R Realistic5.15
- C Conventional3.98
- E Enterprising3.16
- S Social2.87
- A Artistic1.97
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Conservation Scientists (19-1031.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (28)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- advise on nature conservation
- advise on sustainable management policies
- analyse environmental data
- assess environmental impact
- biology
- conduct research on fauna
- conduct research on flora
- de-limb trees
- ecology
- educate people about nature
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- environmental legislation
- fire prevention procedures
- habitat restoration
- implement biodiversity action plans
- keep task records
- manage land resources permits
- manage staff
- manage visitor flows in natural protected areas
- measure sustainability of tourism activities
- monitor nature conservation
- plan measures to safeguard cultural heritage
- plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas
- promote sustainability
- protect wilderness areas
- reforestation
- report on environmental issues
- respond to enquiries
Optional (34)
- advise on soil and water protection
- analyse ecological data
- animal biology
- animal welfare legislation
- applied zoology
- aquatic ecology
- botany
- brief volunteers
- business management principles
- conduct educational activities
- conduct environmental surveys
- conserve natural resources
- coordinate educational programmes
- ecological principles
- educate public on fire safety
- ensure the safety of endangered species and protected areas
- estimate duration of work
- fish biology
- forest ecology
- investigate pollution
- manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage
- manage contracts
- manage volunteers
- molecular biology
- monitor wildlife
- natural areas maintenance
- provide training in sustainable tourism development and management
- support community-based tourism
- support volunteers
- wildlife
- wildlife projects
- work in outdoor conditions
- work within communities
- write work-related reports
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 28 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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