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Student – Environmental Matters, Conservation and Sustainability

Student – Environmental Matters, Conservation and Sustainability

Interested in Environmental Matters

Learn about different jobs concerning environmental matters and how geography is used!

WATER

Groundwater Hydrologist

Hydrologist

Hydrographic Surveyor

Water Conservation Officer

Water, Energy and Carbon Cycle Scientist

Water Quality Inspector 

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and Systems Operators

Watershed Manager

LAND/SOIL

Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers 

Conservation Land Managers

Land Stewardship Coordinator 

Range Manager

Soil Conservation Technician

Soil Conservationist

FOREST/GREEN SPACES

Forest and Conservation Technicians 

Landscape Architect/Planner

Landscaper

Logger

Parks Planner

Park Naturalist

Park Ranger

Procurement Foresters

Urban Forester

AIR/WIND

Air Quality Forecaster

Greenhouse Gas Reduction Specialist 

Wind Turbine Technicians

SOLAR

Solar Photovoltaic Installers

Solar Placement/Technician

OTHER RESOURCES

Decontamination Technicians

Nuclear Technicians

Petroleum Geologist

Petroleum Land Manager

Petroleum Land Workers

Power Plant Operators, Distributors, and Dispatchers

TECHNOLOGY

Cartographers and Photogrammetrist (1)

Cartographers and Photogrammetrist (2)

Drafter

Geographic Information Sciences Specialist and Analyst

Location Analyst

Planetary GIS Data Specialist

Remote Sensing Analyst

Remote Sensing and G.I. Scientist

Survey Technician

Surveyor

MANAGEMENT

Community Resilience and Mitigation Planner

Emergency Management Director

Global Incident Management Coordinator

Humanitarian Program Manager

Nuclear/Emergency Planning

Technical Communicators

CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY

Climate Change Analyst

Ecotourism Guide

Electric Vehicles Associate Researcher 

Green careers

Pollution Analyst

Recycling and Reclamation Workers

Recycling Officer 

 

STEM

Atmospheric Chemists

Atmospheric Scientist

Climate Scientists

Climatologist

Environmental Engineer

Environmental Compliance Inspector

Environmental Conservation Officer

Environmental Consultant

Environmental Education Officer

Environmental Health and Safety Specialists

Environmental Inspector

Environmental Policy Officer

Environmental Restoration Planner

Environmental Science and Protection Technician

Ecologist

Geochemist

Geodesy and Geophysical Modeler

Geologist

Geological and Hydrologic Technicians

Geomorphologist

Industrial Ecologist

Oceanographers

Meteorologist

Seismologist

Survey Researcher

Urban and Regional Planner

Voices from the Field

Adelle Thomas, Senior Caribbean Research Associate at Climate Analytics; Visiting Researcher, University of the Bahamas
Amanda Sankey, Environmental Consultant, Crouch Environmental Services, Inc.

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