Environmental Scientists - ANZSCO 234399

Environmental Scientists study, develop, implement and advise on policies and plans for managing and protecting the environment, flora, fauna and other natural resources.

This occupation group covers Environmental Scientists not elsewhere classified. Occupations in this group include:

• Aquaculture Consultant
• Soil Scientist

They may perform the following tasks:

• evaluating habitat, wildlife and fisheries needs, and formulating short- and long-term management goals and objectives
• enforcing laws and regulations to conserve and protect fish and wildlife
• carrying out environmental impact assessments for a wide range of development projects
• proposing solutions to address negative environmental impact
• studying the effects of factors, such as terrain, altitude, climatic and environmental change, sources of nutrition, predators and the impacts of humans, on animal and plant life
• studying and analysing pollution, atmospheric conditions, demographic characteristics, ecology, mineral, soil and water samples
• developing conservation and management policies for biological resources, such as fish populations and forests, and establishing standards and developing approaches for the control of pollution and the rehabilitation of areas disturbed by activities such as mining, timber felling and overgrazing
• implementing policies and organising activities in designated parks and other areas to conserve and protect natural and cultural heritage
• participating in management planning by providing environmental information and making inventories of plants, animals and items of cultural and heritage significance

Are you Eligible to Live and Work in Australia as an Environmental Scientist?

Environmental Scientist is classified as Group A occupations by Vetassess. The criteria for skills assessment of Group A occupations is to hold qualification(s) assessed at Australian Bachelor degree or higher degree with a highly relevant field of study and at least one year of post-qualification highly relevant employment in the last five years.

If you wish to check your eligibility to migrate permanently to Australia as an Environmental Scientist, please fill out the below assessment form. The assessment is free. After submitting the form, a registered migration consultant will look into the information and advise you of the outcome of the assessment via your email address.