Career switch, measured
From Environmental Scientist to Environmental Engineer
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 Technical writing, Quality control, LLMs, Construction management.
56%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillEnvironmental ScientistEnvironmental Engineer
- Auditing37%34%
- Regulatory compliance37%57%
- Manufacturing32%26%
- Stakeholder management31%34%
- Civil engineering13%34%
- Communication56%42%
- OSHA50%17%
- Microsoft Office46%25%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Environmental Engineer postings, rarely in Environmental Scientist ones.
SkillEnvironmental ScientistEnvironmental Engineer
- Technical writing7%23%
- Quality control6%17%
- LLMs–12%
- Construction management–12%
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