Environmental Program Faculty

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What kind of jobs or employers will be interested?

A.  PUBLIC SECTOR                                                   

Federal Government

• National Park Service                          

• Environmental Protection Agency

• Bureau of Land Management               

• USDA Forest Service

• Fish and Wildlife Service                      

• Department of Energy

• US Geological Survey                          

• Transportation

• Other Interior Agencies            

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Other Agriculture                                 

• Army Corps of Engineers

State Government

• Environmental Protection                     

• Public health

• Public utilities                                       

• Community and economic development                        

• Fisheries and wildlife                            

• Coastal zone management

• Food and agriculture                            

• Emergency services

• Parks and Recreation                           

• Energy resources

• Water resources                                  

• Planning

      Local Government: Many different agencies and activities

 B. PRIVATE SECTOR

• Analytical services                               

• Water utility     

• Wastewater treatment                          

• Resource recovery

• Solid waste management                      

• Environmental energy

• Hazardous waste management  Regulated companies

• Remediation services                           

• Law firms

• Consulting and engineering                   

• Financial and insurance industries

• Equipment:  water, instrumental, air pollution, waste management, other prevention technology

• Development companies

 C. NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

• Land trusts                                          

• Environmental justice groups

• Water-related groups                           

• Animal rescue and rehabilitation groups

• Nature centers                                     

• Aquariums

• Sierra Club, Audubon Society, etc.

 D. DISCIPLINES IN DEMAND

• Pollution prevention specialists

• Geographic Information Systems and other computer skills

• Environmental communicators and educators

• Environmental chemists

• Fundraising specialists

• Planners

• Environmental technicians

• Teachers

• Conservation biologists

• Entrepreneurs and business managers

• Dual track environmental managers

Here are a couple of web pages that might be helpful.  

www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/environment.htm#web%20sites

www.environmentalcareers.com

www.ecoemploy.com