O*NET-SOC 11-1011.03

Chief Sustainability Officers

Communicate and coordinate with management, shareholders, customers, and employees to address sustainability issues. Enact or oversee a corporate sustainability strategy.

Preparation

ItemValue
Preparation zoneZone 5 – Extensive preparation needed
What O*NET says the zone requiresExtensive skill, knowledge, or experience is needed
Broad occupation in O*NETFalse (No)
Skills listed for this occupation6
Abilities listed for this occupation6
Tasks listed for this occupation5
Interest scores given for this occupation6

Skills

The 6 skills with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

SkillO*NET elementImportanceDate
Critical Thinking2.A.2.a4.1208/2021
Writing2.A.1.c4.1208/2021
Active Listening2.A.1.b4.008/2021
Complex Problem Solving2.B.2.i4.008/2021
Reading Comprehension2.A.1.a4.008/2021
Speaking2.A.1.d4.008/2021

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Abilities

The 6 abilities with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

AbilityO*NET elementImportanceDate
Written Expression1.A.1.a.44.1208/2021
Oral Comprehension1.A.1.a.14.008/2021
Oral Expression1.A.1.a.34.008/2021
Speech Clarity1.A.4.b.54.008/2021
Speech Recognition1.A.4.b.44.008/2021
Written Comprehension1.A.1.a.24.008/2021

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Tasks

The tasks O*NET records for this occupation, with the type, respondent count and date each record carries.

TaskTypeIncumbents respondingDate
Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of sustainability programs.Core2708/2021
Develop or execute strategies to address issues such as energy use, resource conservation, recycling, pollution reduction, waste elimination, transportation, education, and building design.Core2708/2021
Develop, or oversee the development of, sustainability evaluation or monitoring systems.Core2708/2021
Supervise employees or volunteers working on sustainability projects.Core2708/2021
Develop sustainability reports, presentations, or proposals for supplier, employee, academia, media, government, public interest, or other groups.Core2708/2021

Work interests

The interest scores O*NET gives this occupation, on the six interest types.

InterestScoreDate
Enterprising6.6811/2023
Investigative4.7811/2023
Conventional4.4911/2023
Social3.5511/2023
Artistic2.4811/2023
Realistic2.0411/2023

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Source: O*NET 29.1 Database (Occupation Data, Job Zones, Skills, Abilities, Task Statements, Interests), U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Data fetched 2026-10-31. See about and sources.