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B.S. Environmental Sciences - Careers

What can a B.S. in Environmental Sciences prepare me for?

1. Graduate education. Our students enter a variety of graduate programs including:
   • Teacher training and licensure
   • Law schools
   • MA, MS or Ph.D. Programs in a variety of fields
2. Peace Corps
3. Work in environmental consulting firms (Private)
4. Work in government agencies including:
   • Oregon DEQ
   • EPA
   • Forest Service
   • Bureau of Land Management
   • Army Corps of Engineers
   • Fisheries and Wildlife
5. Work in health/safety fields or Hazardous Materials Management (40 hour HAZMAT training can be a supplement to the degree).
6. Other - Work in research labs, teaching in outdoor or nature centers, etc. Current environmental issues that require policy and research attention:
   • Introduced chemical pollutants
   • Ecological sustainability
   • Climate change
   • Loss of biological diversity
   • Managing of public lands
   • Human population growth, growth management, land use policy

Environmental Sciences career websites

• http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/nmnh/careers.htm - Encyclopedia Smithsonian
• http://www.cyber-sierra.com/nrjobs with links to Environmental Careers Organizations and "Job-Seeker"
• http://www.nationalacademies.org - National Academy of Science
• http://www.aibs.org/careers/index.html - Careers in Biological Sciences

Recent advertised job openings requiring a B.S. degree:

1. Aquaculture coordinator
2. Biotechnologist for University research project of BioTech firm
3. Public Policy Assistant to a variety of Institutes, lobbying orgs., NGO's
4. Field Botanist for Consulting firms or University research projects
5. Naturalist/Environmental Scientist
6. Environmental/Science Educator with various Environmental organizations or summer camps
7. Watershed Coordinator with local Soil and Water Conservation Districts
8. Environmental Quality program assistant
9. Project manager with "The Trust for Public Land"
10. Research Fish Ecologist, US Forest Service
11. Research Specialist in quantitative ecology
12. Dept of Game, Fish and Parks program specialist
13. Wetlands Ecologist
14. Geographic Information System specialist
15. Cultural resources researcher for BLM
16. Wetlands restoration for private consulting firms
17. Land Use planner
18. Research assistant in Oceanography
19. Various jobs in Environmental Health

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