Career switch, measured
From Environmental Engineer to Environmental Scientist
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 56% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Auditing, Regulatory compliance, Manufacturing, Stakeholder management; the main skills to add are Excel, Workplace safety, GIS, Driving.
56%
skill overlap
172
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillEnvironmental EngineerEnvironmental Scientist
- Auditing34%37%
- Regulatory compliance57%37%
- Manufacturing26%32%
- Stakeholder management34%31%
- Civil engineering34%13%
- Communication42%56%
- OSHA17%50%
- Microsoft Office25%46%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Environmental Scientist postings, rarely in Environmental Engineer ones.
SkillEnvironmental EngineerEnvironmental Scientist
- Excel11%41%
- Workplace safety11%38%
- GIS–23%
- Driving–22%
- Risk management–17%
- Customer service–16%
- Data entry–15%
- CDL–15%
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