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ANZSCO 234313Updated 2026-01-29
Environmental Research Scientist
National shortage level: Strong
ANZSCO 234313OSCA 244432
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 91k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1740
Salary range: AUD 82k-AUD 100k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
32.3%
NSW
22.6%
QLD
17.2%
VIC
Education mix
54.4%
bachelor degree
39%
Post graduate
1.9%
advanced diploma/ diploma
Role overview
Environmental Research Scientists study and develop policies and plans for the control of factors which may produce pollution, imbalance in or degradation of the environment.
What you do
- • Studies effects of factors, such as terrain, altitude, climatic and environmental change, sources of nutrition, predators and impacts of humans, on animal and plant life.
- • Studies and analyses pollution, atmospheric conditions, demographic characteristics, ecology, mineral, soil and water samples.
- • Develops conservation and management policies for biological resources, such as fish populations and forests, as well as establishing standards and approaches for control of pollution and rehabilitation of areas disturbed by activities such as mining, timber felling and overgrazing.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: bachelor degree (54.4%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Develops conservation and management policies for biological resources, such as fish populations and forests, as well as establishing standards and approaches for control of pollution and rehabilitation of areas disturbed by activities such as mining, timber felling and overgrazing.
- • Studies and analyses pollution, atmospheric conditions, demographic characteristics, ecology, mineral, soil and water samples.
- • Studies effects of factors, such as terrain, altitude, climatic and environmental change, sources of nutrition, predators and impacts of humans, on animal and plant life.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1740
Annual median: AUD 91k
Range: AUD 82k-AUD 100k