Research Guides: Environmental Science: Career Resources

Choosing a Career

Resources from ESF Career Services Office
Lists many other websites with information on careers in environmental fields along with many other job posting websites.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Training and education, earnings, job prospects, duties and working conditions for hundreds of jobs.
O*Net Online
From the U.S. Department of Labor, this resource provides hundreds of standardized and occupation-specific descriptors, along with career tools and publications to help individuals in the workforce.
careers.org
Investigate online degrees and universities, jobs and occupations, and entrepreneurial opportunities.
CareerOneStop
Browse occupations and industries, employment trends, with data from a variety of federal and state agencies and offices, and private institutions.

Associations Unlimited
Use this database to locate approximately 22,500 U.S. national nonprofit membership organizations in all fields. The database is also used to monitor association trends; identify related associations; networking and making professional contacts; marketing to associations, their members and markets. (Provider: Gale)
Vocations & Careers Collection
This collection provides content from nearly 400 journals, including content from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals. Topics include: finding an appropriate institution of learning, job searching, and maintaining a career. (Provider: Gale)
Business Insights
Find information on companies, industries and more in the context of timely news, statistical data, and in-depth reports. (Provider: Gale)

NSF
Career opportunities and job postings at the National Science Foundation.
U.S. Forest Service
The Forest Service hires more than 30,000 employees to serve in a variety of careers including professional, technical, and administrative positions on the front lines of conservation, intelligent resource utilization and wildland management.
USA Jobs
Official website for all federal government job listings.
Indeed
Search job sites, newspapers, associations and company career pages.
Environmental Career Opportunities
Jobs in Conservation & Natural Resources, Environmental Policy, Legislation & Regulation, Environmental Advocacy, Outreach & Communications, Environmental Science & Engineering, Outdoor & Environmental Education, Higher Education. Includes international jobs, degree programs, and internships.

EnvironmentalScience.org
Website with all kinds of information on environmental science - including careers, internships, and scholarships.
LinkedIn
Popular social network for professionals.
Career Builder
Major employment network for employers, recruiters and job seekers, used to find jobs, post resumes or look for articles and advice.
Monster
Career network that provides access to progressive companies. Special features include career fairs, beta and diversity job searches, and Jasper career assessment testing.