Chief Sustainability Officers build complex problem solving, judgment and decision making and social perceptiveness skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Sustainability Specialists (91%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sustainability Specialists | 91% | $83,050Pay for the broader BLS group “Business Operations Specialists, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 2 | Urban and Regional Planners | 85% | $89,320 | — | None |
| 3 | Climate Change Policy Analysts | 84% | $82,220Pay for the broader BLS group “Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health” | Not compared | None |
| 4 | Wind Energy Development Managers | 84% | $141,900Pay for the broader BLS group “Managers, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 5 | Management Analysts | 80% | $101,860 | — | None |
| 6 | Investment Fund Managers | 77% | $166,570Pay for the broader BLS group “Financial Managers” | Not compared | None |
| 7 | Information Technology Project Managers | 77% | $116,580Pay for the broader BLS group “Computer Occupations, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 8 | Project Management Specialists | 76% | $102,320 | — | None |
| 9 | Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers | 76% | $141,900Pay for the broader BLS group “Managers, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 10 | Marketing Managers | 75% | $166,790 | — | None |
Compared with Chief Sustainability Officers, median —. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as chief sustainability officers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
91% skill match · $83,050 (broader BLS group)
Troubleshooting
85% skill match · $89,320
Negotiation
84% skill match · $82,220 (broader BLS group)
No work-context factor stands out as unusually hard in O*NET data.
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Sustainability Specialists (91% skill match, median $83,050), Urban and Regional Planners (85% skill match, median $89,320) and Climate Change Policy Analysts (84% skill match, median $82,220), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
None of the 25 closest matches pays more than chief sustainability officers at the national median (BLS May 2025). Higher-paying moves usually need more training.
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.