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Where a nature conservation officer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a nature conservation officer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

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.

Also known as forester, park ranger, fish and game warden, countryside ranger, zoo field conservation officer, heritage coast warden, wildlife control agent, conservation programmes officer, conservation officer, heritage coast ranger, environmental enforcement officer.

Professionals 62 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: environmental education officer, 55%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
environmental education offic… 55% covered natural resources consultant 49% covered curator of horticulture 36% covered environmental policy officer 33% covered aquaculture environmental ana… 30% covered nature conservation offic… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from nature conservation officer, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a nature conservation officer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A nature conservation officer needs 28 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • protect wilderness areas assisting and caring
  • implement biodiversity action plans communication, collaboration and creativity
  • monitor nature conservation information skills
  • advise on sustainable management policies communication, collaboration and creativity
  • conduct research on flora information skills
  • manage land resources permits information skills
  • advise on nature conservation communication, collaboration and creativity
  • educate people about nature communication, collaboration and creativity
  • measure sustainability of tourism activities information skills
  • plan measures to safeguard cultural heritage management skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a nature conservation officer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Nature conservation officer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a nature conservation officer’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.