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 Conservency: 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/nextgencareers/resources/job-sites
- (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/
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
- 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 5/16/23):
- Congaree Riverkeeper - Technical Programs Coordinator: https://www.
congareeriverkeeper.org/job- posting - OSPREY Initiative - Field Technician (part-time) - Columbia, SC: Job Description
- Geologist - Noth Wind Group - Aiken, SC: Job Opening
- Marine Fisheries Research Program - (2 positions):https://coastalstudies.org/about/employment/ (Deadline 5/19/23)