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Ecology and
Environmental Sciences |
Career Opportunities - What Can I
Do With This Degree?
Graduates from the program find responsible professional positions in their fields of
interest and pursue advanced study related to
their degrees. Below is a sample of positions held by graduates
from the program:
- Outreach and Education Assistant,
Inquilinos Unidos,
Los Angeles, California
- Media Relations Manager,
The Nature Conservancy Pennsylvania Chapter
- Safety and Security Manager,
McCain Foods USA, Easton, Maine
- Watershed Coordinator,
Penobscot
County Soil and Water Conservation District
- Senior Wetland Scientist,
TRC Solutions
- Graduate Assistant, Forest Soils,
Department of Forestry,
Virginia Tech
- Youth Pastor,
East Orrington Congregational
Church
- Wildlife Program Assistant,
Maine Audubon Society
- Wetland Scientist,
Stantec Consulting
Services
- Environmental Planner,
Kennebec Valley Council of
Governments
- Director of
Planning and Development, Town of Plymouth, Massachusetts
- Environmental Health Specialist,
Salt Lake Valley
Health Department
- Environmental Technician,
Jacques Whitford Environmental Consultants, Portsmouth, New
Hampshire
- Consultant,
el Centro de Educación
Ambiental en el
Jardín Botánico, Mexico
- Research Associate, Forest Engineering,
Oregon State University
- M.A. in Journalism, University
of Oregon and Fullbright Scholarship to study in South Korea
- Project Manager, Water Resources
Division,
Stantec
- Senior Research Associate,
The Trust for Public Land
- Proprietor, Sanborn
Environmental and Soils
- Natural Heritage Information
Manager,
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
- Environmental Technician,
CES, Inc., Brewer, Maine
- Senior Environmental Scientist,
Northern Ecological
Associates, Portland, Maine
- Project Scientist,
FB Environmental,
Portland, Maine
- Environmental Educator,
The Watershed
Project, Berkeley, California
- Ghana Country Director for the
Peace Corps
- EGAD Database Manager,
Bureau of
Remediation and Waste Management, Maine Department of
Environmental Protection
- Associate,
Pierce Atwood
Attorneys at Law, Portland, Maine
- Program Director,
Outdoor Center, Becket-Chimney
Corners YMCA
- Environmental Compliance
Specialist,
URS Corportation
- Science Teacher,
Brewer High School, Brewer, Maine
- Environmental Engineer,
Land Planning Inc.
- Hydrographic Technician,
Pacific
Northwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Juneau,
Alaska
- Research Assistant,
Abt Associates,
Cambridge, Massachusetts
- M.S. Environmental Engineering,
Tufts University and Engineer,
GEI Consultants,
Winchester, Massachusetts
- Coordinator, North Atlantic Herring Bycatch
Study, Maine
Department of Marine Resources
- J.D.,
University of Maine School of Law
- Executive Director,
Woodie
Wheaton Land Trust, Forest City, Maine
- Operations Supervisor,
Norcal
Waste Systems, San Francisco, California
- Associate Environmental Planner,
Rincon
Consultants, Ventura, California
- Environmental Educator,
Web of
Life Field School, Santa Cruz, California
- M.S. Candidate in Natural
Resources, North Carolina State University
- Database Project Manager,
AMEC
Earth & Environmental, Westford, Massachusetts
- Regulatory Affairs Associate,
FHC, Inc., Bowdoinham, Maine
- Municipal Solid Waste
Coordinator, Franklin, Massachusetts
-
Trevor Zoo at Millbrook School,
Millbrook, New York
- Staff Assistant, Planning
Department, Town of Freeport, Maine.
- Commissioner,
Massachusetts Department of Environmental
Protection
- Soil Scientist,
Natural Resource
Conservation Service, USDA, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine
- State Planner, Scenic Rivers
Program, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
- Environmental Specialist II,
State of Maine Drinking Water Program, Department of Health and
Human Services
- Assistant Coach, Women's
Softball, Indiana University
- Account Manager, Toxicon
Corporation
- Environmental Specialist II,
Office of Innovation and Assistance, Maine Department of
Environmental Protection
- Environmental Specialist,
Watershed Planning and Management, Maine Department of
Environmental Protection
- Masters Candidate, Urban and
Regional Planning, University of California, Irvine
- Masters Candidate, Wastewater
Utilization, Humbolt State University
- Environmental Scientist, Boyle
Associates
- Environmental Claims Examiner,
Sedgwick CMS
- Recycling Coordinator, Cities of
Saco and Scarborough, Maine
- Supervisor, Reporting and
Management Information, New Hampshire Department of Environmental
Services
- Environmental Specialist II,
Bureau of Health, Maine Department of Human Services
- Wildlife Biologist, USDA
Wildlife Services, New York
- Underground Storage Tank Program
Manager, Sedgwick CMS
- Masters of Environmental
Management Candidate, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental
Studies, Doris Duke Conservation Fellow
- Air Quality Specialist,
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
- J.D. Candidate, Temple
University School of Law
- Research Associate, Wells
National Estuarine Research Reserve
- Ph.D. Candidate in Zoology,
University of New Hampshire
- Maine State Envirothon
Coordinator, Kennebec Soil and Water Conservation District
- Executive Director, Indian
Township Passamaquoddy Housing Authority
- Safety and EMS Coordinator, ZF
Lemforder Corporation
- Engineering Technician, Ducks
Unlimited
- Associate, Hamlin Associates
Property Tax Assessors
- Soil Scientist, Haley & Aldrich,
Inc.
- Assistant Licensing Coordinator,
Kleinschmidt Energy & Water Resource Consultants
- Education Programs Coordinator,
Green Mountain Audubon Center, National Audubon Society
- Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup,
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
- Environmental Safety and Health
Specialist, Denso International
- Soil Survey Project Leader,
USDA--Natural Resources Conservation Service, Utah
- Cartographer and Research
Project Coordinator, DeLorme Mapping
- Deputy Director, Project
Learning Tree, American Forest Foundation
- Maine State Game Warden, The
Forks, Maine
- Recycling and Solid Waste
Coordinator, Lewiston, Maine
- Environmental Scientist,
Northern Ecological Associates
- Public Health Technician--Water
Quality, Cayuga County, N.Y.
- M.S. Candidate in Natural
Resource, Ohio State University
- Environmental Engineering
Technician, Law Environmental
- Conservation Administrator,
Reading Massachusetts
- Environmental Analyst, Williams
Environmental Inc.
- Peace Corps Volunteer, Belize
- Water Quality Specialist,
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
- Fisheries Analyst, North Pacific
Fisheries Management Council
- Director, Bureau of Air Quality,
Maine Department of Environmental Protection
- Project Manager, North Country
Environmental Services
- Wetland Biologist, Coler and
Colantonio
- Masters Candidate, Yale School
of Forestry and Environmental Studies
- Interns Manager, School for
Field Studies
- Land Information Officer, Belize
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
- Stream Erosion Inventory
Technician, Idaho Soil & Water Conservation
- Reporter, Bangor Daily News
- Environmental Claims Examiner,
Sedgewick CMS
- Shellfish Hatchery Manager,
Bremen, Maine
- Development Coordinator, Co-Op
America
- Environmental Scientist/Project
Manager, Tyree Organization, Ltd.
- Graduate Student, Audubon
Expedition Institute/Lesley College
- Coordinator, Carolina Farm
Stewardship Association
- Hatchery Supervisor, New England
Aquaculture
- Graduate Student in Elementary
Education, Bridgewater State University
- Assistant Women's Ice Hockey
Coach, Niagara University
- Property Tax Manager, Central
Maine Power Company
- Environmental Products
Representative, IDEXX Laboratories
- Wetland Scientist, Gove
Environmental Services
- Graduate Student in Botany,
University of Vermont
- Wetland Ecologist, Williamsburg
Environmental Group
- Corporate Information
Specialist, InterQual Products Group
- Senior Survey Technician,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Soil Scientist, Civil
Engineering Services
- Research Associate, Savannah
River Ecology Lab
- Entomologist, Modern Pest
Control
- Graduate Research Assistant,
Resource Economics
- Forestry Technician, J.M. Huber
Corp.
- Director, Environmental Task
Force, Stratus Computer Co.
- Graduate Research Assistant,
Soil Science
- Agro-Forestry Project Leader,
Peace Corps, Senegal, West Africa
- Interpretive Ranger, National
Park Service
- Associate Soil Scientist, ABB
Environmental Consultants
- Graduate Candidate--social
work/population studies
- Soils Technician, global change
research program
- Laboratory Scientist, New
Hampshire Dept. Environmental Services
- Naturalist, Denali National Park
- Environmental Biologist, U.S.
Department of Energy
- G.I.S. Technician, James W.
Sewall Co.
- Owner, C. Higgins Environmental
Services Co.
- Park Ranger, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers
- Head Brewer, Sea Dog
Microbrewery
- Environmental Educator,
Northfield/Mount Hermon School
- Biologist, EcoAnalysts
environmental consultants
- Law Candidate, Western New
England School of Law
- Laboratory Assistant, Vermont
Dept. of Environmental Conservation
- Environmental Health Officer,
City of Bangor
- Benchmarking Program Director,
L.L. Bean, Inc.
- Coordinator of Volunteers, Maine
Conservation Corps
- Environmental Educator, Maine
Conservation School
- Assistant Biologist, Bailey
Trout Farm
- Masters Candidate in Soil
Science, Utah State University
- Masters Candidate in
Environmental Policy, Tufts University
- Geographic Information Systems
Technician, Deschutes National Forest
- Environmental Education Guide,
Appalachian Mountain Club
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addition, a number of recent graduates have chosen to pursue
graduate studies in diverse fields, including soil science, resource
economics, social work (population policy), and animal behavior. The
University of Maine has, among others, an outstanding graduate
program in Ecology and Environmental Science leading both to M.S.
and Ph.D. degrees.
There are a number of publications
to help students think about their career opportunities in this
area. The following are particularly helpful:
Written by two EES Program
Faculty Members: Malcolm L. Hunter Jr., David B.
Lindenmayer, and Aram J.K. Calhoun. 2007. Saving the Earth
As a Career: Advise on Becoming a Conservation Professional.
Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Publishing.
Environmental Careers
Organization. 1999. The Complete Guide to Environmental Careers in
the 21st Century. Washington, D.C.: Island Press.
David J. Warner. 1992.
Environmental Careers: A Practical Guide to Opportunities in the
90s. Boca Raton: Lewis Publishers.
Richard Stone. 1992. "The Greening
of 'Green Science' Means New Jobs". Science Volume 257
(September 18). Pp. 1730-1731.
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