Industrial Ecologists
Tasks Include:
- Investigate accidents affecting the environment to assess ecological impact.
- Investigate the adaptability of various animal and plant species to changed environmental conditions.
- Review industrial practices, such as the methods and materials used in construction or production, to identify potential liabilities and environmental hazards.
- Research sources of pollution to determine environmental impact or to develop methods of pollution abatement or control.
- Provide industrial managers with technical materials on environmental issues, regulatory guidelines, or compliance actions.
- Plan or conduct studies of the ecological implications of historic or projected changes in industrial processes or development.
- Plan or conduct field research on topics such as industrial production, industrial ecology, population ecology, and environmental production or sustainability.
- Monitor the environmental impact of development activities, pollution, or land degradation.
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Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +5.8%
National: +4.8%
Education
Master's Degree
Job Zone:
Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$76,480.00
State
$72,630.00
Regional
Industrial Ecologists
Description
Career Cluster: | Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics |
Apply principles and processes of natural ecosystems to develop models for efficient industrial systems. Use knowledge from the physical and social sciences to maximize effective use of natural resources in the production and use of goods and services. Examine societal issues and their relationship with both technical systems and the environment.
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Industrial Ecologists
Education
Required Level of Education
- Master's Degree = 65.22%
- Bachelor's Degree = 21.74%
- Doctoral Degree = 8.70%
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master. = 4.35%
Related Work Experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 39.13%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 26.09%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 21.74%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 13.04%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- None = 31.82%
- Up to and including 1 month = 22.73%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 18.18%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 9.09%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 9.09%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 4.55%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 4.55%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 26.09%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 17.39%
- None or short demonstration = 13.04%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 13.04%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 13.04%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 8.70%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 8.70%
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Industrial Ecologists
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Review industrial practices, such as the methods and materials used in construction or production, to identify potential liabilities and environmental hazards.
- Research sources of pollution to determine environmental impact or to develop methods of pollution abatement or control.
- Plan or conduct studies of the ecological implications of historic or projected changes in industrial processes or development.
- Plan or conduct field research on topics such as industrial production, industrial ecology, population ecology, and environmental production or sustainability.
- Monitor the environmental impact of development activities, pollution, or land degradation.
- Identify or develop strategies or methods to minimize the environmental impact of industrial production processes.
- Investigate the impact of changed land management or land use practices on ecosystems.
- Create complex and dynamic mathematical models of population, community, or ecological systems.
- Carry out environmental assessments in accordance with applicable standards, regulations, or laws.
- Build and maintain databases of information about energy alternatives, pollutants, natural environments, industrial processes, and other information related to ecological change.
- Forecast future status or condition of ecosystems, based on changing industrial practices or environmental conditions.
- Recommend methods to protect the environment or minimize environmental damage from industrial production practices.
- Develop alternative energy investment scenarios to compare economic and environmental costs and benefits.
- Analyze changes designed to improve the environmental performance of complex systems and avoid unintended negative consequences.
- Apply new or existing research about natural ecosystems to understand economic and industrial systems in the context of the environment.
- Conduct environmental sustainability assessments, using material flow analysis (MFA) or substance flow analysis (SFA) techniques.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of industrial ecology programs, using statistical analysis and applications.
- Examine local, regional, or global use and flow of materials or energy in industrial production processes.
- Examine societal issues and their relationship with both technical systems and the environment.
- Identify environmental impacts caused by products, systems, or projects.
- Identify or compare the component parts or relationships between the parts of industrial, social, and natural systems.
- Identify sustainable alternatives to industrial or waste-management practices.
- Perform analyses to determine how human behavior can affect, and be affected by, changes in the environment.
- Perform environmentally extended input-output (EE I-O) analyses.
- Prepare plans to manage renewable resources.
- Prepare technical and research reports, such as environmental impact reports, and communicate the results to individuals in industry, government, or the general public.
- Promote use of environmental management systems (EMS) to reduce waste or to improve environmentally sound use of natural resources.
- Redesign linear, or open-loop, systems into cyclical, or closed-loop, systems so that waste products become inputs for new processes, modeling natural ecosystems.
- Review research literature to maintain knowledge on topics related to industrial ecology, such as physical science, technology, economy, and public policy.
- Translate the theories of industrial ecology into eco-industrial practices.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Investigate accidents affecting the environment to assess ecological impact.
- Investigate the adaptability of various animal and plant species to changed environmental conditions.
- Provide industrial managers with technical materials on environmental issues, regulatory guidelines, or compliance actions.
- Develop or test protocols to monitor ecosystem components and ecological processes.
- Conduct scientific protection, mitigation, or restoration projects to prevent resource damage, maintain the integrity of critical habitats, and minimize the impact of human activities.
- Conduct applied research on the effects of industrial processes on the protection, restoration, inventory, monitoring, or reintroduction of species to the natural environment.
- Conduct analyses to determine the maximum amount of work that can be accomplished for a given amount of energy in a system, such as industrial production systems and waste treatment systems.
- Research environmental effects of land and water use to determine methods of improving environmental conditions or increasing outputs, such as crop yields.
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Industrial Ecologists
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Scanners (Computer data input scanners)
- Desktop computers
- Facsimile machines (Fax machines)
- Notebook computers (Laptop computers)
- Special purpose telephones (Multi-line telephone systems)
- Personal computers
Technologies Include:
- Analytical or scientific software
- Economic Input-Output Life Cycle Assessment EIO-LCA
- PRe Consultants SimaPro
- Production Flow Analysis and Simplification Toolkit PFAST
- SAS software
- StataCorp Stata
- StatSoft STATISTICA software
- Substance Flow Analysis STAN
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Wolfram Research Mathematica
- Data base user interface and query software
- Online database software
- Electronic mail software
- Email software
- Internet browser software
- Web browser software
- Object or component oriented development software
- Python
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Industrial Ecologists
Special Requirements
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Industrial Ecologists
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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81.50 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
76.00 | Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
63.00 | Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
59.00 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
56.50 | Physics | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes. |
55.75 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
55.50 | Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
54.25 | Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
53.25 | Biology | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
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Industrial Ecologists
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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78.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
75.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
75.00 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
75.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
72.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
68.75 | Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
68.75 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
68.75 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
65.50 | Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
65.50 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
59.50 | Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
59.50 | Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
53.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
53.00 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
50.00 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
50.00 | Management of Personnel Resources | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
50.00 | Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
50.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Industrial Ecologists
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
78.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
78.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
75.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
72.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
72.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
68.75 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
68.75 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
68.75 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
68.75 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
68.75 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
65.50 | Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
65.50 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
62.50 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
59.50 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
59.50 | Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
56.25 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
50.00 | Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
50.00 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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Industrial Ecologists
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
92.50 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
91.25 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
88.75 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
84.75 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
83.75 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
77.25 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
76.00 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
71.75 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
70.75 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
68.50 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
66.25 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
66.25 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
64.75 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
64.25 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
59.75 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
59.75 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
56.50 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
56.50 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
55.50 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
52.25 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
51.00 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
50.00 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
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Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
93.50 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
83.75 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
79.25 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
72.75 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
72.75 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
71.75 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
71.75 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
71.75 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
68.50 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
67.50 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
63.00 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
57.50 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
54.25 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
53.25 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
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Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
83.33 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
72.17 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
69.50 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
61.17 | Recognition | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status. |
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Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
97.40 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
87.80 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
87.60 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
85.20 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
84.60 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
83.40 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
81.80 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
78.20 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
71.40 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
70.00 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
68.20 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
67.20 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
67.00 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
64.40 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
61.80 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
59.00 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
56.40 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
55.60 | Public Speaking | How often do you have to perform public speaking in this job? |
53.00 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
51.80 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
51.40 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
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Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
- Job Training
- Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include pharmacists, lawyers, astronomers, biologists, clergy, physician assistants, and veterinarians.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $46,920.00 | $76,480.00 | $100,670.00 |
Virginia | $51,190.00 | $72,630.00 | $93,960.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $61,074.55 | $80,005.23 | $116,291.29 |
Bay Consortium | $53,850.16 | $71,342.60 | $95,643.03 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $53,342.36 | $66,245.96 | $81,270.05 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $51,627.90 | $64,423.51 | $79,609.59 |
Crater Area | $60,949.94 | $83,957.52 | $106,409.53 |
Greater Peninsula | $53,471.13 | $70,673.85 | $93,157.02 |
Hampton Roads | $54,918.71 | $70,673.85 | $88,834.01 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $53,252.02 | $69,442.27 | $85,568.13 |
Northern Virginia | $60,581.29 | $83,018.77 | $112,719.07 |
Piedmont Workforce | $56,410.94 | $85,382.25 | $116,853.08 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | $50,116.98 | $64,798.38 | $75,661.46 |
Southwestern Virginia | $44,590.42 | $56,370.44 | $74,727.90 |
West Piedmont | $46,370.30 | $64,798.38 | $89,711.49 |
Western Virginia | $52,677.76 | $69,442.27 | $86,514.15 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 80,000 | 83,800 | +4.8% |
Virginia | 3,484 | 3,687 | +5.8% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
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- University of Virginia-Main Campus
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Virginia Union University
- Virginia Wesleyan University
- Washington and Lee University
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