Sample Career Options

Educational strengths, training experience and skill level requirements may vary.

Graduate Education

Evolution, Ecology and/or Biodiversity

Air Quality Management

Meteorologist
Air pollution and Control Technician
Groundwater Professional
Water Pollution Control Technician
Air Quality Inspector

Botany and Horticulture

Agricultural Horticulturist
Horticulturist (Public Garden)
Ecological Horticulturist
Nursery Plant Manager/Owner
Plant Health Care worker

Education and Communication

Environmental Journalist/Editor
Editor-Environmental Newsletter
Direct Mail Manager-Environmental-Book Publish
Environmental Media Associate
Public Affairs Officer
Environmental Instructor (Public Aquarium)
Environmental Educator
Independent Documentary Filmmaker
Nature Photojournalist

Finance and Law

Social Research Analyst (Investment Fund)
Financial Environmental Consultant
Environmental Attorney

(Dr. Brad Shaffer and his graduate student taking a photo of a beautiful lizard. Photo courtesy of Ann T. Chang)

Forestry and Outdoor Recreation

Forester
Ranger Manager/ Rangeland specialist
Soil Scientist
Park Ranger
Recreation Administrator
Park Ranger/Nature Interpreter (Federal Government-National Park Service)
Law Enforcement Park Ranger
Parks Planner

Planning and Design

Planner
Architect
Landscape Architect
Design Technician
Surveyor and Mapping Scientist

Public Action

Environmental Activist
Grassroots Organizer
Lobbyist
Canvasser
Environmental Victims Advocate
Fund-Raiser

Waste Management and Environmental Assessment

Environmental Risk Manager/ Site Assessor
Solid Waste Management Professional
Hazardous Waste Management Professional
Recycling Products Manager
Recycling Coordinator
Field Sampling Supervisor
Radiological Remediation Expert
Pollution Enforcement/Field Sampling (Environmental Protection Agency)
Biotech Remediation Project Scientist

(Whiptail lizard. Photo courtesy of Joseph L. Huang)

Wildlife

Wildlife Rescuer/Stranding Coordinator
Field Biologist
Species Coordinator
Exotic Animal Nutritionist
Zookeeper
Aquarium Keeper
Marine Mammal Trainer
Wildlife Biologist (Forest Products Co.)
Wildlife Biologist (Private Consulting Firm)
District Wildlife Manager
Fish Hatchery Worker
Nature Preserve Manager