Workforce success
Some of the skills that SEOE graduates could use in transition from classroom to the workforce are:
- Identify problems and needs
- Operate scientific equipment
- Make critical observations and evaluations
- Observe, analyze and synthesize data
- Analyze cause and effects
- Formulate and defend positions
- Think logically, critically and make analogies
- Maintain group cooperation and support effective interaction
- Make a commitment to others and follow through
- Design and planning skills to meet changing needs
Career options by sector
A few career options for those with an undergraduate degree in geosciences:
- Botanist
- College administrator
- Counselor
- Ecologist
- Editor
- Coastal planner
- Ecological modeler
- Educator – informal to educational institutions
- Geographic information specialist
- Marine conservationist
- Fisheries manager
- Lobbyist
- Park ranger
- Policy analyst
- Public relations specialist
- Permaculturalist/garden specialist
- Hydrologist
- Earthquake scientist
- Mining supervisor
Connect with us
Job Boards/Openings
- USA JOBS: https://www.usajobs.gov/ (Use keywords like ”fisheries, fish and wildlife, biological technician, hydrology” etc.)
- Careers in Conservation: https://diversityinconservationjobs.org/jobs/
- https://www.conservationjobboard.com/
- The Nature Conservancy: careers.nature.org
- SC State jobs: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sc
Marine Science/Environmental Science oriented
- Texas A&M Wildlife and Fisheries: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/job-board/
- Seven Seas Media Ocean Job Board: https://sevenseasmedia.org/ocean-jobs/
- Ecological Society of America Job Boards: https://www.esa.org/
- (Follow instructions at https://halllab.asu.edu/how-to-join-the-ecolog-job-board/)
- Josh's Water Jobs: https://www.joshswaterjobs.com/
- National Wildlife Federation: http://ow.ly/C91s50HX2FT
- Society for Marine Mammalogy: https://marinemammalscience.org/professional-development/
- American Fisheries Society Job Board: https://jobs.fisheries.org/
- University National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS): https://www.unols.org/jobs
- Research Corporation of the University of Hawai'i: https://hr.rcuh.com/
Geological Sciences oriented
- Geological Society of America (GSA): https://www.geosociety.org/Job_Board
- American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG): https://careercenter.aapg.org/
- American Geophysical Union (AGU): https://findajob.agu.org/
- National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT): https://nagt.org/nagt/careerhub/index.html
- University of Texas has a compiled list of geoscience organizations to explore: https://guides.lib.utexas.edu/geo
- Geochem positions: ISOGEOCHEM listserv
Environmental oriented
- National Audubon Society: Job Opportunities
- Green Corps - The Field School for Environmental Organizing: https://jobs.publicinterestnetwork.org/greencorps
- California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment: https://oehha.ca.gov/jobs
- Bradford Woods Summer Staff: Bradford Woods: Indiana University (iu.edu)
Current Openings we have been directly notified to advertise (Updated 5/7/24):
- Advisors looking for graduate students in Marine Science/Oceanography: Google Docs Spreadsheet
- GHD Consulting (Winston Guidry) is looking to hire an entry level field geologist (BS Geology w/0-5 years experience) in their Decatur, Alabama office. GHD Job Posting - LINK
- GIS Technician I for Richland County Government.
- Stone Environmental is hiring entry-level geology/hydrogeology staff in Vermont. Check out the Staff Scientist position here.