Career Opportunities

What career opportunities are available to NRES graduates?

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Federal Agencies

• EPA
• Natural Resources Conservation Service
• Department of Defense
• Industry
• Environmental consulting firms
• Private business
• Waste disposal firms
• Environmental laboratories
• Pharmaceutical companies
• Technical sales of environmental products

· Many NRES graduates continue on to Graduate School , Law School , or other Professional Degree Programs

NRES graduates may practice environmental law, environmental engineering, teaching, or work in extension or research in universities and industry.  Below is a list of positions held by NRES graduates:

• Environmental Consultant
• Wetland Scientist
• Field Chemist
• Wildlife Biologist
• Microbiologist
• Ecological Risk Assessor
• Environmental Attorney
• Industrial Engineer
• Urban Project Coordinator
• Species Conservation Specialist
• Soil Conservationist
• Pollution Control Director
• Environmental Planner