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Environmental Engineers

Environmental engineers develop solutions in such areas as water and air pollution control, recycling, waste disposal and public health. ... read more

Conservation Biologists

Often called results-focused biology, this field strives to create science-based solutions to protect and restore naturally functioning land, water, plant and wildlife systems. ... read more

Environmental Analysts

Environmental analysts assess issues across the board, from erosion control to water and air pollution, wetlands protection, coastal zone permitting and storm water management. ... read more

Industrial Ecologists

Industrial ecology is sometimes referred to as the science of sustainability because it focuses mainly on sustainability issues, from green-building to solar energy to electric cars. ... read more

Environmental Monitoring Experts

These experts employ such new technological advances as satellite remote sensing, geographic information systems, nanotechnology and global positioning systems. ... read more

Environmental Attorneys

Many large environmental organizations have their own environmental attorney on staff, while smaller nonprofits and community watchdog groups often hire an attorney to help research and oppose environ ... read more

Environmental Policy Lobbyists and Advocates

Environmental protection requires the efforts of advocates and lobbyists to introduce or revise legislation. From the federal government down to small towns across America, environmental laws and regu ... read more

Environmental Educators

Environmental educators can be found in almost every area of the environmental industry. Some teach in schools or universities, while others work as camp counselors, outreach coordinators for nonprofi ... read more

Environmental Careers: Executive Directors and Fund Raisers

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Environmental Interns

Internships are a great way to get experience in the environmental industry and to form an understanding of the skills and knowledge required for certain positions. Interns are often given a permanent ... read more

Electrical (Environmental) Engineers

Over the last several years, there has been a growth spurt in wind energy and other renewable energy sources. However, the transmission infrastructure needed to connect such projects to the power grid ... read more

Environmental Justice Workers

Recent disasters like Hurricane Katrina have drawn people’s attention to the fact that socioeconomic inequities don’t just harm peoples’ pocketbooks—they also make certain populations more vulnerable ... read more

Researchers (Sustainability)

Money and attention tend to flow to national, one-size-fits-all responses to crises like climate change, but there is a dearth of research on the ways local, environmentally connected communities have ... read more

Environmental Jobs in National Parks (E.g.: Rangers)

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Environmental Planners -- At the Local and National Levels

Planners typically work for municipalities or regional nonprofits, but these days, planners are increasingly in demand even in Washington, D.C. ... read more

Strategic Sustainability Consultants

One burgeoning area of environmental consulting is strategic sustainability consulting, which takes the standard strategy consulting model—aiming to transform businesses at the basic level of strategy ... read more

Food and Agriculture Specialists

As the public becomes more aware of the environmental impact of the foods they purchase (for example, the increased popularity of organic foods), more environmentalists are finding careers that focus ... read more

(Green) Finance and Economic Experts

Finance is increasingly intertwined with efforts to tackle climate change and protect the environment. ... read more

Hydrologists - Water and Wastewater Experts

Water and wastewater work composes another branch of environmental work, although there is certainly overlap in this area with industrial ecology and environmental engineering. ... read more

What Do Environmentalists Do?

To begin to get a grip on the scope of available jobs, we can break environmental positions into three very broad categories: Private sector jobs, Government jobs and Nonprofit sector jobs. Within eac ... read more