As of June 2026, Chief Sustainability Officers has an AI-exposure score of 53/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.

AI Exposure Score for

Chief Sustainability Officers

53/100
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More exposed than 39% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$213,990. About 22,200 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).

Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.

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Your tasks, by AI exposure

Automatable
  • Create and maintain sustainability program documents, such as schedules and budgets.
Augmentable
  • Review sustainability program objectives, progress, or status to ensure compliance with policies, standards, regulations, or laws.
  • Develop sustainability reports, presentations, or proposals for supplier, employee, academia, media, government, public interest, or other groups.
  • Direct sustainability program operations to ensure compliance with environmental or governmental regulations.
  • Write and distribute financial or environmental impact reports.
  • Develop, or oversee the development of, sustainability evaluation or monitoring systems.
  • Develop methodologies to assess the viability or success of sustainability initiatives.
  • Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of sustainability programs.
  • Supervise employees or volunteers working on sustainability projects.
  • Write project proposals, grant applications, or other documents to pursue funding for environmental initiatives.
  • Evaluate and approve proposals for sustainability projects, considering factors such as cost effectiveness, technical feasibility, and integration with other initiatives.
  • Identify educational, training, or other development opportunities for sustainability employees or volunteers.
  • Develop, or oversee the development of, marketing or outreach media for sustainability projects or events.
  • Conduct risk assessments related to sustainability and the environment.
  • Formulate or implement sustainability campaign or marketing strategies.
Durable
  • Identify and evaluate pilot projects or programs to enhance the sustainability research agenda.
  • Research environmental sustainability issues, concerns, or stakeholder interests.
  • Develop or execute strategies to address issues such as energy use, resource conservation, recycling, pollution reduction, waste elimination, transportation, education, and building design.

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Chief Sustainability Officers — median pay by US state (BLS OEWS, USD)

New York: US$257,980Texas: US$257,850California: US$218,600

Median annual wage, in USD. US national: US$213,990. More states are being added.

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