Career Opportunities
Increasing numbers of professionally trained individuals are needed in the fields of environmental science and management. By 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics projects
- 19% growth in jobs for environmental scientists and specialists
- 11% growth in jobs for meteorologists and other atmospheric scientists
- 16% growth in jobs for urban and regional planners
- 24% growth in jobs for environmental science and protection technicians
- 24% growth in jobs for environmental engineering technicians
- 22% growth in jobs for environmental engineers
- 21% growth in jobs for geoscientists
Graduates of the Environmental Studies Program have job opportunities with
- Private agencies and corporations
- Consulting firms
- Government agencies
- Research foundations
- Educational institutions
Virtually all Environmental Studies graduates enter an advanced degree program or find employment in public and private organizations, including:
- Environ Corporation, Princeton NJ
- Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Reclamation
- United States Environmental Protection Agency
- United States Geological Survey, Groundwater Division
- Vermont Department of Water Resources
- Keystone Laboratories, Newton IA
- Synercom, Inc., Houston TX
- IT Corporation, Albuquerque NM
- The Nature Conservancy