Career spotlight
Conservation professionals
Average National Salaries (2020)
Age 20
£13,000
Age 35
£32,240
Age 50
£38,480
Average salary in the East Midlands: £28,080
What does this career do?
Conservation professionals are responsible for ensuring that landscapes, habitats and species are protected and enhanced via appropriate management and conservation. They promote public understanding and awareness of the natural environment and help to develop and implement appropriate policies to achieve these objectives.
Typical tasks
- promotes and implements local and national biodiversity action plans, particularly with regard to threatened species and habitats
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carries out environmental impact assessments and field surveys
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implements, evaluates and monitors schemes for the management and protection of natural habitats
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provides advice and information to government at national and local levels, clients, landowners, planners and developers to facilitate the protection of the natural environment
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liaises with other groups in the selection and maintenance of the Protected Site System including Special Areas of Conservation (SACs), Ramsar sites, and Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) and National Nature Reserves (NNRs)
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maintains and develops knowledge in relevant policy areas within a national and European legislative context
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promotes conservation issues via educational talks, displays, workshops and literature and liaison with the media
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prepares applications for funding to other organisations, and assessing applications for funding from other organisations
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carries out research into aspects of the natural world.
Current entry requirements
Entrants normally require a degree in a relevant subject, sometimes with a related postgraduate qualification. Entry is also possible with a relevant BTEC/SQA Award or HND. Prior practical work experience (which may be obtained on a voluntary basis) is needed for most posts. Additional on-the-job training is available.
Percentage in work
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Predicted employment status in 2022
Full-time
Part-time
Self Employed
Predicted employment levels in the East Midlands
Career related courses available at West Notts
About the statistics
Data is powered by LMI for All and is sourced from labour market statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the Institute for Employment Research, the Department for Works and Pensions, and the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.