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Credentials that raise your pay

• Environmental Professional designation

  From ECO Canada (the Environmental Careers Organization). Widely asked for in consulting job ads.

• Provincial biologist registration

  The Registered Professional Biologist title in British Columbia and Alberta lets you sign off on reports.

• Species-at-risk survey permits

  Bat, bird and turtle survey training. Few people hold them, so they get called first.

• GIS (geographic information systems) certificate

  Mapping skills turn a field job into a year-round job.