Initial Publication Date: April 11, 2012

Careers of alumni from the programs represented at this workshop

We asked applicants to this workshop, "What are the employment opportunities or career trajectories for students graduating from your program?" Here are their (aggregated) answers.

In the Geosciences and Environmental Sciences

Private Not-For-Profit

  • Advocacy
  • Conservation
  • Education
  • Environmental consulting
  • Public health and safety (hazards)

Private For-Profit

  • Business consulting
    • Public health
    • Sustainability management
    • Sustainable agriculture
  • Energy resources
    • Alternative (wind)
    • Mining
    • Petroleum
  • Environmental consulting/engineering
    • Hydrology
    • Remediation
  • Environmental journalism
  • Geotechnical engineering
    • Surveying
  • Maritime
    • Deck officers
    • Engineers

Public service

  • Conservation
  • Environmental health and safety
  • Geospatial technology
  • Hydrology/Water management
  • Meteorology/Atmospheric science
  • Public (environmental) policy
  • Resource management
  • Restoration
  • Urban Planning

Education

  • College and university faculty members
  • Middle school and high school teachers
  • Laboratory managers and technicians

Continuing Education: MS/PhD programs

  • Conservation biology
  • Ecology
  • Environmental law
  • Environmental policy
  • Environmental science
  • Environmental toxicology
  • Geology/Geoscience
  • GIS
  • Green energy
  • Meteorology/Atmospheric science
  • Public health
  • Urban planning

Beyond the Geosciences and Environmental Sciences

  • Medicine
  • Peace Corps
  • Public affairs
  • Real estate
  • Many alums incorporate sustainability into unrelated businesses