Career Resources for Students in Earth & Environmental Studies

Navigate this page:

• Resources at Career Services
• General Information
• Careers with the Federal Gov't
• Job Banks
• Environmental Organizations
• Think Tank Directories

 

Resources at Career Services

Books in the Career Services Library: Search the Library database by both the categories "Environmental/Energy" and "Public Interest / Social Research / Economic Research" to find a complete list of holdings in this area.

General Information

• The US Department of Labor's Occupational Outlook Handbook
• The Riley Guide on careers in earth, environmental and water sciences: a great resource for useful links
• American Geological Institute
• Geological Society of America
• National Association of Environmental Professionals
• Excellent List of Links from the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at UCSB
• Resources from Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences
• Resources from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
• Natural Resources Defense Council's page of links

Careers with the Federal Government

• U.S. Geological Survey Jobs
• U.S.G.S. Costal and Marine Geology Program
• Jobs with the Forest Service
• Natural Resources Conservation Service
• The Army Corps of Engineers
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• Careers with the Bureau of Land Management
• Careers with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
• National Parks Service
• USA Jobs

Job Banks

• Environmental Career Opportunities
• Environmental Careers Bulletin
• The Job Seeker
• Environmental Career.com
• EcoEmploy.com
• GreenBiz.com
• SutainableBusiness.com
• Idealist.org

Environmental Organizations

• Sierra Club Jobs
• Earth Justice Jobs
• Nature Conservancy
• World Wildlife Fund
• Greenpeace
• Natural Resources Defense Council
• League of Conservation Voters

Think Tank Directories

• Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers in the World - a list compiled by the University of Connecticut's Department of Economics
• National Institute for Research Advancement's World Directory of Think Tanks