AI Career Radar

Climate Change Policy Analysts

Research and analyze policy developments related to climate change. Make climate-related recommendations for actions such as legislation, awareness campaigns, or fundraising approaches.

AI exposure20 / 100Low exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation11
Freedom to set tasks77
Repeating the same tasks28
$82,220Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+6.1%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (faster than average)BLS Employment Projections
60Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Active Listening
63
75
Critical Thinking
63
75
Speaking
63
72
Monitoring
63
53
Judgment and Decision Making
63
53
Active Learning
62
69
Complex Problem Solving
62
69
Coordination
62
50
Reading Comprehension
61
81
Time Management
61
60
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Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
72
Social Perceptiveness
60
53
Instructing
58
53
Learning Strategies
58
50
Systems Analysis
57
63
Systems Evaluation
56
66
Service Orientation
56
50
Persuasion
54
53
Mathematics
53
50
Negotiation
52
50
Science
52
41
Management of Personnel Resources
50
44
Operations Analysis
49
28
Installation
48
0
Management of Financial Resources
47
25
Management of Material Resources
47
25
Technology Design
47
22
Quality Control Analysis
47
3
Equipment Selection
47
0
Equipment Maintenance
47
0
Troubleshooting
47
0
Operations Monitoring
46
25
Repairing
46
0
Programming
45
22
Operation and Control
43
0

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

84/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
15%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Quality Control Analysis, Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making

83/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
17%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making, Service Orientation

82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$123,860
10-yr growth
+24.2%
Skill gap
22%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Operations Analysis, Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, Management of Personnel Resources

#4Financial ManagersManagement
80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$166,570
10-yr growth
+9.7%
Skill gap
13%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Management of Financial Resources, Management of Personnel Resources, Monitoring, Coordination

80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$167,220
10-yr growth
+8.2%
Skill gap
10%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Coordination, Management of Personnel Resources, Monitoring, Social Perceptiveness

80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$141,900
10-yr growth
+4.9%
Skill gap
7%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Judgment and Decision Making, Monitoring, Coordination, Writing

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Climate Change Policy Analysts could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.