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 Conservancy: 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/  
• (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/
• University National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS): https://www.unols.org/jobs
• Research Corporation of the University of Hawai'i: https://hr.rcuh.com/

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 
• Green Corps - The Field School for Environmental Organizing: https://jobs.publicinterestnetwork.org/greencorps
• 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 10/3/24):

• Advisors looking for graduate students in Marine Science/Oceanography: Google Docs Spreadsheet
• Conservation International is hiring a Project Manager. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
• Conservation Educator position at SC Department of Natural Resources. This position will work directly with the State Naturalist and Conservation Educator Coordinator to deliver educational programs and represent the agency at outreach events. The application period closes on 10/30/24.
• SC DNR is hiring 2 Wildlife Biologist I positions.
  • Wildlife Biologist I - responsible for working on a diversity of research projects related to environmental monitoring of the states' coastal resources as part of the Marine Resources Research Institute's (MRRI) Ace Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve System-Wide Monitoring Program (SWMP).
  • Wildlife Biologist I - This employee will be responsible for performing job functions according to established standards for the South Carolina Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network and the Sea Turtle Nest Protection management efforts and will work in conjunction with supervisor and others to help develop, implement and maintain the functions of a Manatee Response Network for SC.
• SC DNR Wildlife Biologist II - Completes taxonomic identifications on benthic invertebrate macrofauna collected for Environmental Research Section projects.
• SC DNR Wildlife Biologist II (Multiple Positions Available) - The successful applicant will implement and report on a suite of federal grant projects and long-term fisheries independent monitoring programs focused on recreationally important, commercially valuable, and ecologically significant invertebrates such as blue crabs, shrimp, crayfish, and non-native crustaceans.