Environmental Science is a diverse field that offers those who study it multiple paths to challenging and rewarding careers in the future.
Whether it's an environmental scientist or specialist who works in a lab or a natural resource manager who looks after the distribution of the Earth's precious materials, a career in environmental science is for the environmentally-minded individual who wants to make a difference on our planet.
Being such a broad and generalized field, environmental science provides a plethora of interesting professional opportunities. Since education and concentrations possess such a strong influence over the type of job that you will be eligible for post-graduation, it's important to do research and select a career to work toward. It shouldn't be hard finding a career that combines your interests and passion for the environment and provides you with not just a secure job, but also personal fulfillment and enrichment.
Figure out the most popular careers
Our summary of the most popular careers within environmental science will get you kick started on figuring out which might be best for you. If your passion is not a top 5 career, do not worry! In general environmental science is a growing field and becoming more important for the planet. But, it would be responsible of you to research your passion to make sure the outlook is good for the career.
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Get a degree in an associated field
There are a number of options for an Environmental Science degree. Likewise, there are now more options for online degrees in Environmental Science. Some of the programs have specific concentrations associated with them but a degree in Environmental Science will more than likely at least allow you to get a foot in the door.
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The list of career options within Environmental Science goes far beyond our "Top 5 Most Popular Environmental Science Careers" list. Below are a few other careers - there are many options!
- Agricultural Engineer
- Anthropologist
- Archaeologist
- Bioinformatics
- Climatologist
- Ecologist
- Entomologist
- Geographer
- Hydrologist
- Marine Biologist
- Meteorologist
- Microbiologist
- Molecular Biologist
- Oceanographer
- Paleontologist
- Seismologist
- Wildlife Biologist
- Zoologist
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