Careers
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Other Job Boards and Links
As a student in the Natural Resources and Environmental Science program, you can tailor your degree to offer you the skills that most reflect your passion. Below is a list of employment and internship resources, which are helpful for recent graduates, as well as for current students. For current students, explore what you're most interested in learning as part of degree by perusing descriptions of available jobs and internships.
Federal Government
- All Federal Jobs
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- National Parks Service (NPS)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- AmeriCorps
- Peace Corps
- Center for Environmental Management Military Lands
State Governments
Local Governments
Consulting Industry
- Third Rock Consultants
- Eco-Tech Consultants
- Copperhead Consulting
- The EC Group
- Kenvirons
- Tetratech
- Stantech
- Micah Group
- Eastern Research Group (ERG)
Non-Profit
- UK - Forestry and Natural Resources
- The Student Conservation Association
- Bluegrass Greensource
- The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
- The Sierra Club
- Kentuckians for the Commonwealth
- The Kentucky Resources Council
- World Wildlife Fund
- Engery Corps
Nationwide/Worldwide
- Earthworks
- The GIS Jobs Clearinghouse
- North American Association For Environmental Education’s EE Jobs Database
- Society for Conservation Biology Job Database
- Nature Jobs
- Texas A&M Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Science Job Board
- Association of Zoos and Aquariums Job Board
- Society of Wetland Scientists Jobs Board
- Conservation Job Board
- Conservation International
- Cyber-Sierra’s Natural Resources Job Search
- The American Planning Association
- The Wildlife Society
- American Water Resources Association
Career Examples with an NRES Degree
- Conservation Scientist/Technician
- Environmental Quality Manager
- Environmental Scientist/Technician
- Land Planning Consultant
- Natural Resource Manager
- Environmental Educator
- Naturalist
- Sustainability Coordinator
- Watershed Manager
- Wildlife Scientist/Technician