Life After Graduation?

"Sounds like a great program, but what will I do for a living?" Many HWS graduates go on to graduate school in Environmental Science, Policy Studies, Economics or to earn a law or medical degree.

Other HWS graduates work for public interest groups and other non-governmental organizations, some teach, some work for environmental consultant companies, others find careers in recycling education, and so on. Click here for specific examples.

Career services at HWS has compiled the following potential career paths for students with a degree in Environmental Studies that include environmental education, air and water quality, hazardous and solid waste management, planning, conservation, forestry, parks and recreation, and fishery and wildlife management. Click here for a detailed list.

Graduates from our program have applied their skills and resourcefulness in all of these occupations and more.

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*Other specific Internships/Jobs etc. are posted outside of Lansing 101A

Jobs and Internships in Environmental Studies

Sites with good listings of sites to check out:

Environmental Jobs and Careers: http://www.ejobs.org
Earthworks: http://www.earthworks-jobs.com
Environmental Career Opportunities: http://www.ecojobs.com/
Environmental Careers Organization
http://www.eco.org
http://www.eco.org/usgs
Environmental Careers Bulletin: http://www.ecbonline.com/
Environmental Job Listings: http://www.rit.edu/~envsci/generalcoop.htm
Green Dream Jobs.com: http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/jobs/index.cfm
Conservation Jobs: http://conbio.net/SCB/services/Jobs
Wind Energy JOBS PAGE http://www.awea.org/employment/index.html
American Oceans Campaign: http://www.americanoceans.org/issues/job.htm
Environmental Expert.com Jobs: http://www.environmental-center.com/jobs.htm
Yahoo Geoscience Employment: http://www.egroups.com/group/GeoSci-Jobs/
Environmental Careers: http://www.environment.gov.au/epg/environet/education/
Outdoor Careers: http://www.princeton.edu/~rcurtis/careeroe.html
Smithsonian Sources: http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmnh/careers.htm
Sea Grant Employment Opportunities: http://www.marinecareers.net/resources/interns.htm
Geocities Internship Program: http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/8974/env7.htm
Advanced Technology Environmental Education Center http://www.ateec.org/
RIT Coop / Intership Listings http://www.rit.edu/~gtfsbi/Symp/ecology.htm
Marine Advanced Technology Education Center: http://www.marinetech.org/careers/index.html

NonProfit Environmental Protection Groups:

Student Conservation Association: http://www.thesca.org/ci_select.asp
Chesapeake Bay Foundation: http://www.cbf.org
Wilderness Society: http://www.wilderness.org/
Sierra Club: http://www.cyber-sierra.com/nrjobs/
intern info: http://dc-internships@sierraclub.org
World Wildlife Fund: http://www.worldwildlife.org
Audobon Society (Regional and local): http://www.massaudubon.org/
National Wildlife Federation: http://www.nwf.org/careergateway/
State Public Interest Research Groups (PIRG's): http://www.pirg.org
Ducks, Unlimited: http://www.ducksunlimited.org/about/jobopportunities.asp#intern
http://www.ducksunlimited.org/about/jobopportunities.asp#mngrcons
Cooperstive Institiute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES): http://cires.colorado.edu/
American Forests: http://www.americanforests.org

Professional Societies in Geosciences:

Geological Society of America (GSA): Home Page: http://www.geosociety.org
GeoCorps - US Parks and National Forests: http://www.geosociety.org/science/geocorps/
GSA Career Opportunities: http://www.geosociety.org/science/careers.htm
Geoscientists on Public Lands: http://www.geosociety.org/science/intrnshp.htm
GSA Classified (Faculty and Graduate Students): http://www.geosociety.org/classiads/classads.htm
Non GSA Internship Opportunities: http://www.geosociety.org/science/interns_other.htm
All Jobs: http://rock.geosociety.org/geocorps/allJobDescriptions.asp
American Geophysical Union (AGU) : http://www.agu.org you pay a fee
American Geological Institute (AGI): http://www.agiweb.org
Events and Opportunties on Capital Hill: http://www.agiweb.org/gap
Job Listings: http://guide.agiweb.org/employer/Listings.html
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG): http://www.aapg.org
National Groundwater Association: http://www.ngwa.org

Federal, State and Local Opportunities:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Home Site: http://www.epa.gov
Jobs: http://www.epa.gov/students/careers.htm
United States Geological Survey (USGS): Home Page: http://www.usgs.gov
Student Opportuntities: http://interactive.usgs.gov/Student/index.asp
National Park Service: Geoscientisits in the Parks: http://www2.nature.nps.gov/grd/geojob/
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration: http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/about/internship.pdf
Department of Energy: http://www.hr.doe.gov/pers/doejobs.htm
National Council for Science and the Environment: http://cnie.org/NCSE/Jobs/
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (other states have a similar agency with slightly different name)
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/career/index.html
NYS Energy Research and Development Authority: http://www.nyserda.org/jobs.html

Volunteer Groups:

Peace Corps: http://www.peacecorps.gov/indexf.cfm
CareUSA: http://www.careusa.org/
Americorp/Geocorp http://www.geosociety.org/science/geocorps/

Job and Internship Sites at Other Colleges and Univeristies:

Hobart & William Smith Colleges Site: http://academic.hws.edu/envstud/jobs.html
Ohio State U - Ubiquity Environmental Careers Page: http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~envjobs/
Clarkston U. Ecological Listings: Clarkston Site
Colgate U. Site: http://departments.colgate.edu/envir_stud/Links/environmental_opportunitesformat.htm
Cornell U. Site: http://www.cfe.cornell.edu/cfe/education/env_careers.html
Mt Holyoke College Site: http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/geo/students.html
Smith College Site: http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Geology/opportunities.html
Middlebury College Site: http://www.middlebury.edu/~es/environmental_internships.html

Science/Ecological/Environmental Job Service Sites:

Geological Resources Job Site: http://www.geologicresources.com/jobs.html
Sciencewise Jobs: http://content.sciencewise.com/resources/scijobs.htm
EcoEmploy.com Service: http://www.ejobs.org/
Clark Internet Employment Service: http://www.datacor.com/jobfair/jobsite/environment/
Environmental Careers.com: http://www.environmental-jobs.com/
Science Careers.cm: http://recruit.sciencemag.org/
Careers OnLine: http://www.careersonline.com.au/show/menu.html
http://www.careersonline.com.au/show/jobs/index.html
http://www.careersonline.com.au/show/ag/index.html
http://www.careersonline.com.au/show/science/index.html

More Specific Educational Opportunities:

Duke University Institutre for Tropical Studies: http://www.ots.duke.edu
Harvard Forest: http://LTERnet.edu/hfr or 978-724-3302 (due March 4)
Wildland Studies: http://www.wildlandsstudies.com/ws
Sea Education Association at Woods Hole (SEA): http://www.sea.edu
Biology Careers: http://www.furman.edu/~snyder/careers/careers.html