Browse by Career Cluster

The National Career Clusters® Framework serves as an organizing tool for programs, curriculum design and instruction. Career Clusters contain occupations in the same field of work that require similar skills. They can help focus plans towards obtaining the necessary knowledge, competencies, and training for success in a particular career pathway.

Energy & Natural Resources: Ecological Research & Development Save Table: XLSX CSV

Careers emphasizing the scientific study of and research in ecological, geological, electrical, chemical, nuclear, biological, environmental engineering, and other sciences as they relate to energy production, sustainability, and the management of natural resources.
Professionals in this field employ scientific methods to understand ecosystems, biodiversity, and the impacts of energy systems on the environment.
Example programs of study:
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Management
  • Environmental Science & Sustainability
Code
Occupation
11-9041.00Architectural and Engineering Managers Bright Outlook Bright Outlook  
11-9041.01Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers Bright Outlook
19-1029.00Biological Scientists, All Other Bright Outlook
19-2041.01Climate Change Policy Analysts Bright Outlook
19-1031.00Conservation Scientists Bright Outlook
17-3025.00Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
17-2081.00Environmental Engineers Bright Outlook
19-2041.02Environmental Restoration Planners Bright Outlook
19-4042.00Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health Bright Outlook
19-2041.00Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Bright Outlook
45-1011.00First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
19-4071.00Forest and Conservation Technicians
19-1032.00Foresters
19-4043.00Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians
19-4044.00Hydrologic Technicians
19-2043.00Hydrologists
19-2041.03Industrial Ecologists Bright Outlook
19-1099.00Life Scientists, All Other Bright Outlook
15-2099.00Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other Bright Outlook
15-2021.00Mathematicians
19-1022.00Microbiologists Bright Outlook
11-9121.00Natural Sciences Managers Bright Outlook
17-2161.00Nuclear Engineers
19-1031.03Park Naturalists Bright Outlook
19-2099.00Physical Scientists, All Other
19-1031.02Range Managers Bright Outlook
19-2099.01Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists
19-4099.03Remote Sensing Technicians Bright Outlook
19-3099.00Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
19-1013.00Soil and Plant Scientists Bright Outlook
19-3022.00Survey Researchers
27-3042.00Technical Writers
11-9121.02Water Resource Specialists Bright Outlook
19-1023.00Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

Source: National Career Clusters® Framework by Advance CTE (2024 edition).