Environmental Science Grants Associate

Supports securing and managing funding for environmental science programs.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$78k

Mean

$81k

10th–90th pct

$59k–$107k

Observations

278

Confidence: 33% · based on 278 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

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Common skills

Budgeting & Forecasting

Core

Technical Writing

Core

Process Improvement

Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

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Bachelor's Degree

60% require · 27% prefer

Master's Degree

17% require · 32% prefer

No College

18% require · 8% prefer

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Common next roles

Director of Grants, Environmental Science+104.9%Director of Evaluation, Environmental Science+126.1%Environmental Science Evaluation Manager+8.9%Environmental Science Grants Manager-1.2%Environmental Science Evaluation Associate+1.0%

Common previous roles

Environmental Science Grants Manager-1.2%Director of Grants, Environmental Science+51.2%Director of Evaluation, Environmental Science+55.8%Environmental Science Evaluation Associate+0.9%Environmental Science Evaluation Manager+8.2%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)6,088

Posting growth+21.2%

Median days to fill44 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)115,562

Projected growth2%/yr

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Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness55%

Automation exposure30%

Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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