Where a natural resources consultant can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a natural resources consultant already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Natural resources consultant provide advice on the protection and management of natural resources, namely fauna, flora, soil and water to companies and governments which exploit these resources. They strive to guide companies on an appropriate policy for exploiting natural resources in industrial contexts, raise awareness on health issues, and ensure the conservation of ecosystems for sustainable interventions in natural habitats.
Also known as natural resource consultant, natural resources adviser, natural resources specialist, natural resources expert, resources consultant.
Professionals 39 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: nature conservation officer, 35%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1 · A bigger jump
Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.
Table 2 · What the job itself asks for
A natural resources consultant needs 16 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- analyse ecological data information skills
- monitor nature conservation information skills
- natural areas maintenance natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- coastal management natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- conduct environmental site assessments information skills
- manage land resources permits information skills
- conserve natural resources assisting and caring
- advise on nature conservation communication, collaboration and creativity
- conduct ecological research information skills
- ecosystem management business, administration and law
Table 3 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a natural resources consultant does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
- nature conservation officer 49% covered · difficulty 52.6
- environmental expert 39% covered · difficulty 62.2
- environmental programme coordinator 39% covered · difficulty 62.5
- aquaculture environmental analyst 25% covered · difficulty 73.7
- fisheries adviser 25% covered · difficulty 73
- smart city consultant 16% covered · difficulty 81.3
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Natural resources consultant is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a natural resources consultant’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.