Range Managers build complex problem solving, judgment and decision making and systems evaluation 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 Restoration Planners (85%).
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 Restoration Planners | 85% | $82,220Pay for the broader BLS group “Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health” | Not compared | Graduate degree |
| 2 | Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 84% | $82,220 | — | None |
| 3 | Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers | 81% | $141,900Pay for the broader BLS group “Managers, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 4 | Water Resource Specialists | 77% | $167,220Pay for the broader BLS group “Natural Sciences Managers” | Not compared | None |
| 5 | Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health | 75% | $55,090 | — | None |
| 6 | Environmental Compliance Inspectors | 74% | $80,730Pay for the broader BLS group “Compliance Officers” | Not compared | None |
| 7 | Fish and Game Wardens | 73% | $74,060 | — | None |
| 8 | Industrial Ecologists | 72% | $82,220Pay for the broader BLS group “Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health” | Not compared | Graduate degree |
| 9 | Environmental Engineers | 72% | $107,110 | — | None |
| 10 | Forest and Conservation Technicians | 72% | $54,560 | — | None |
Compared with Range Managers, 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.
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85% skill match · $82,220 (broader BLS group)
Programming · Management of Financial Resources · Management of Material Resources
84% skill match · $82,220
Programming · Troubleshooting · Management of Personnel Resources
81% skill match · $141,900 (broader BLS group)
Management of Financial Resources · Management of Material Resources · Coordination
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Environmental Restoration Planners (85% skill match, median $82,220), Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health (84% skill match, median $82,220) and Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers (81% skill match, median $141,900), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
None of the 25 closest matches pays more than range managers at the national median (BLS May 2025). Higher-paying moves usually need more training.
23 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones. 2 usually need a graduate degree: Environmental Restoration Planners and Industrial Ecologists.
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.