Career Prospects for Students in the SFRC
There are diverse job opportunities for people interested in protecting and managing our natural resources. This is not intended to be a comprehensive list of career options and possible employers, just a few examples of employers of natural resources professionals.
Forestry
- Conservation
- www.usajobs.gov
- Environmental Protection Agency – www.epa.gov
- Florida Division of Forestry – http://www.freshfromflorida.com
- Society of American Foresters – www.safnet.org
- State Forestry Departments – www.stateforesters.org/jobs.html
- National Park Service – www.nps.gov/gettinginvolved/index.htm
- Florida’s 5 Water Management Districts – www.dep.state.fl.us/secretary/watman
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection –http://www.dep.state.fl.us/careers/
- J.W. Jones Ecological Research Center – http://www.jonesctr.org/about/jobs/
- Tall Timbers Research Station – http://talltimbers.org/?s=jobs
- Natural Resources Conservation Service – http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/careers/
- UF Extension – http://personnel.ifas.ufl.edu/pjobs.html
Business/Industry
Society of American Foresters – www.safnet.org
Rayonier – www.rayonier.com
Georgia-Pacific – www.gp.com/careers/index.html
American Forest and Paper Association – www.afandpa.org
Koppers – www.koppers.com
Seneca Jones Timber Company – http://senecasawmill.com/
International Paper – www.ipaper.com
F&W Forestry – www.fwforestry.com
American Forest Management – www.americanforestmanagement.com
Florida Forestry Association – http://floridaforest.org/resources/career-center/
Geomatics
Geomatics USA – http://www.geomaticsusa.com/
Geomatics Canada – http://www.geomaticscanada.com/
Joint Research Centre – http://recruitment.jrc.ec.europa.eu/
Dewberry – http://www.dewberry.com/careers
Urban
Davey Tree Company – www.davey.com/
ACRT – www.acrtinc.com
Tree Line Connection – http://www.gotouaa.org/
Most large and mid-sized cities hire urban foresters.
Consulting Firms – environmental scientists, hydrology, forestry, GIS
Wilson Miller – www.wilsonmiller.com
Soil & Water Engineering Tech. – http://www.swet.com
Jones Edmunds – www.jonesedmunds.com
Miller Legg – www.millerlegg.com
Stantec – www.stantec.com
Environmental Services, Inc. – http://www.esinc.cc/
Environmental Jobs Websites
EHS Careers – www.ehscareers.com
http://www.environmentaljobs.com
Science Careers – http://jobs.sciencecareers.org
Earthworks – www.earthworks-jobs.com
Society of American Foresters – www.safnet.org
Ecology listserv– https://listserv.umd.edu/archives/ecolog-l.html
FWS– https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/?a=IN15&p=1&s=startdate
Recreation and Ecotourism
EcoColors – www.ecotravelmexico.com
International Ecotourism Club – www.ecoclub.com
The Intenational ecotourism Society – www.ecotourism.org
Adventure Life, Central & South America – www.adventure-life.com
Our For Adventure Wilderness Tours – http://www.backdoorjobs.com/adventure.html
Marine Science
The Society for Marine Mammology – www.marinemammalogy.org
Mote Marine Laboratory – www.mote.org
Coastal Engineering – www.coastal-engineering.com
American Fisheries Society job listings and employment opportunities– http://fisheries.org/jobs
Texas A&M Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences job board– http://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/job-board/
World Aquaculture Society job board– https://www.was.org/wases/Jobs/index.aspx
Environmental Policy
Earth Justice – www.earthjustice.org
National Association of State Foresters – http://www.stateforesters.org/job-board/state-jobs
Society of American Foresters – http://careercenter.eforester.org/home/index.cfm?site_id=8482
Environmental Defense – http://www.environmentaldefense.org/careers.cfm
Internships
Student Conservation Association – www.thesca.org
Student Jobs – https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/
Shenandoah National Park – https://www.nps.gov/shen/getinvolved/internships.htm
Universities
University of Georgia – http://jobs.forestry.uga.edu/
Auburn University – http://sfws.auburn.edu/sfws-employment/
Stephen F. Austin State University –http://www.sfasu.edu/atcofaadvising/138.asp
This information is provided to assist students and alumni of the School of Forest Resources & Conservation, but should not be considered an endorsement of any institution, agency, or employer, or any position, described herein.