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ecologist Occupational skill for the role 'ecologist' (also: environmental scientist, conservationist scientist, aquaculture ecologist, ecologists, wildlife ecologist, conservationist ecologist). Use when the user asks for typical ecologist work such as: Notify regulatory or permitting agencies of deviations from implemented remediation plans.; Develop environmental restoration project schedules and budgets.; Develop and communicate recommendations for landowners to maintain or restore environmental conditions.

Ecologist

Ecologists carry out assessments of the health and distribution of organisms, namely people, plants, and animals, and the relationship between organisms and their environment. Ecologists usually have a specialisation area, e.g. freshwater, marine, terrestrial, fauna, and flora about which they conduct research and perform related tasks.

Core workflow

  1. Notify regulatory or permitting agencies of deviations from implemented remediation plans.
  2. Develop environmental restoration project schedules and budgets.
  3. Develop and communicate recommendations for landowners to maintain or restore environmental conditions.
  4. Create diagrams to communicate environmental remediation planning, using geographic information systems (GIS), computer-aided design (CAD), or other mapping or diagramming software.
  5. Apply for permits required for the implementation of environmental remediation projects.
  6. Review existing environmental remediation designs.
  7. Supervise and provide technical guidance, training, or assistance to employees working in the field to restore habitats.
  8. Provide technical direction on environmental planning to energy engineers, biologists, geologists, or other professionals working to develop restoration plans or strategies.

How to use this skill

Key competences (essential)

  • agroecology
  • analyse ecological data
  • apply for research funding
  • apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
  • biology
  • communicate with a non-scientific audience
  • conduct ecological research
  • conduct ecological surveys
  • conduct research across disciplines
  • demonstrate disciplinary expertise
  • develop professional network with researchers and scientists
  • disseminate results to the scientific community
  • draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
  • ecology
  • ecosystem management

Hot technologies

  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
  • Microsoft Access
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • ESRI ArcGIS software
  • Adobe Creative Cloud software
  • Adobe Illustrator

Hot technologies

Top tools from 34 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-11):

  • ArcGIS โ€” 15 %
  • Microsoft Office โ€” 15 %

Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/89b87aa2-4008-4cc7-96f8-e2b5ffe59f28), ONET 30.3 (19-2041.02). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*