Compare A Environmental Scientist ↔ B Energy Auditor
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2 moves · -$27,190 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Chief Sustainability Officer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Move 2, to Energy Auditor: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Environmental Scientist to Chief Sustainability Officer +$165,850 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Chief Sustainability Officers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.75 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Chief Sustainability Officer to Energy Auditor -$193,040 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Energy Auditors as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.68 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Side by side
All Energy Auditors: Texas median $64,810, $27,190 less a year than all Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health ($92,000), every experience level.
Energy Auditor: 34% work more than 40 hours a week, about 3.2 times the share for Environmental Scientist (11%).
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates checked: No degree, license or hours gate on these moves in O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for each job.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +15.4% Texas, 440 openings a year
B +8.2% Texas, 1,860 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
1.6 / 5+1.02.6 / 5
- Cramped space+1.97Cramped space: A 1.27, B 3.24
- Very hot or cold+1.57Very hot or cold: A 1.72, B 3.29
- High places+1.46High places: A 1.16, B 2.62
- Outdoors, all weather+1.20Outdoors, all weather: A 2.52, B 3.72
- Protective gear+1.03Protective gear: A 1.33, B 2.36
Degree
A Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 78%).
B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 24% do).
License
A No license for this job title at the 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).
B No license for this job title at the 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).
Experience
A Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 29%).
B Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 34%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Mathematics
To build: 1
- Operations Monitoring +0.62
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