Business & Finance

Chief Sustainability Officers

Communicate and coordinate with management, shareholders, customers, and employees to address sustainability issues. Enact or oversee a corporate sustainability strategy.

Median salary (BLS)

$213,990

10th–90th percentile (BLS)

$76k – $508k

Job outlook

+4% (faster than average)

AI exposure

Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $112,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.

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Education

Typical entry: Master's degree

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Typical progression

Chief Sustainability Officers Intern
Internship
$37,850
~4 mos to advance
Junior Chief Sustainability Officers
Entry / Junior
$75,700
~2 yrs to advance
Chief Sustainability Officers
Established
$213,990
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Chief Sustainability Officers
Senior
$360,860

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Key skills

A typical day

•Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of sustainability programs.
•Develop or execute strategies to address issues such as energy use, resource conservation, recycling, pollution reduction, waste elimination, transportation, education, and building design.
•Develop, or oversee the development of, sustainability evaluation or monitoring systems.
•Supervise employees or volunteers working on sustainability projects.
•Develop sustainability reports, presentations, or proposals for supplier, employee, academia, media, government, public interest, or other groups.

Fields of study

Any field

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