Climate Change Policy Analysts build complex problem solving, systems evaluation and systems analysis 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 Environmental Economists (87%).
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 | Environmental Economists | 87% | $124,720Pay for the broader BLS group “Economists” | Not compared | None |
| 2 | Chief Sustainability Officers | 84% | $213,990Pay for the broader BLS group “Chief Executives” | Not compared | None |
| 3 | Sustainability Specialists | 81% | $83,050Pay for the broader BLS group “Business Operations Specialists, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 4 | Urban and Regional Planners | 81% | $89,320 | — | None |
| 5 | Economists | 81% | $124,720 | — | None |
| 6 | Political Scientists | 80% | $142,080 | — | None |
| 7 | Financial Quantitative Analysts | 72% | $81,100Pay for the broader BLS group “Financial Specialists, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 8 | Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 71% | $94,980 | — | None |
| 9 | Survey Researchers | 71% | $69,460 | — | None |
| 10 | Epidemiologists | 71% | $87,220 | — | None |
Compared with Climate Change Policy Analysts, 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 climate change policy analysts (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.
87% skill match · $124,720 (broader BLS group)
Management of Financial Resources · Quality Control Analysis · Judgment and Decision Making
No work-context factor stands out as unusually hard in O*NET data.
84% skill match · $213,990 (broader BLS group)
Operation and Control · Management of Financial Resources · Judgment and Decision Making
No work-context factor stands out as unusually hard in O*NET data.
81% skill match · $83,050 (broader BLS group)
Quality Control Analysis · Troubleshooting · Judgment and Decision Making
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Environmental Economists (87% skill match, median $124,720), Chief Sustainability Officers (84% skill match, median $213,990) and Sustainability Specialists (81% skill match, median $83,050), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
None of the 25 closest matches pays more than climate change policy analysts 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.