Graduates of the Environment and Resources masters and Ph.D. programs are employed in many different types of positions by a wide variety of organizations including governmental and non-govermental agencies, private industry, universities, and others. The graph below shows the distribution of employers for masters students.
Continuing Education - 4.1%
Faculty Position - 11.8%
Government - 19.9%
Non-Profit/NGO - 12.8%
Other - 24.8%
Includes retired, homemaker, self employed, etc.
Private Industry - 16.0%
University Staff - 10.5%
The tables below show a sampling of the types of positions that Environment and Resources graduates have held and contain data from the ER alumni directory (self-reported by alumni; names, addresses withheld). The information is sorted according to the type of employer (eg., federal, state agencies, private sector, etc.) and may include entry through senior-level positions. The complete alumni directory (hard copy) is available in the Nelson Institute Academic Programs Office.
| Position | Employer (City, State) | Degree Level |
|---|---|---|
| Ast. Prof. in Urban Planning | University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS) | Ph.D. |
| Ast. Prof./Ex. Director | Univ. of Alaska/Earth Energy (Anchorage, AK) | Ph.D. |
| Director and Asst. Prof. | Inst. of Agrarian Studies, U of Philippines (Houghton, MI) | Ph.D. |
| Director of the Reclamation Program | UW-Platteville (Platteville, WI) | Ph.D. |
| Environmental Science Teacher - 9th Grade | Lancaster Mennonite High School (Lancaster, PA) | M.S. |
| Forestry Dept. | University of Montana (Missoula, MT) | M.S. |
| GIS Specialist | University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras (San Juan, PR) | M.S. |
| Instructor | University of Nebraska (Omaha, NE) | M.S. |
| Instructor-Biology, CBSD, Enviro Sci | MATC (Madison, WI) | M.S. |
| Lecturer | Vietnam National University, ICF (Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam) | Ph.D. |
| Professor | College of Nat. Resources, UW-Stevens Point (Stevens Point, WI) | Ph.D. |
| Professor | Int Islamic Univ Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) | Ph.D. |
| Professor | Universidad Michoacana de San Nicholas de Hida (Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico) | Ph.D. |
| Professor | UW Extension/Engineering (Madison, WI) | Ph.D. |
| Professor and Director of Land Information and Computer Graphics Facility | UW-Madison: Soil Science/Nelson Institute (Madison, WI) | Ph.D. |
| Professor in Landscape Architecture | Trisakti University (Jakarta Barat, Indonesia) | Ph.D. |
| Position | Employer (City, State) | Degree Level |
|---|---|---|
| Program Co-Director and Associate Conservation Scientist | Wildlife Conservation Society - Lao Program (Vientiane, Lao PDR) | Ph.D. |
| Program Manager, Env. Information Dept. | Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne, IL) | M.S. |
| Project Officer | ORD/NCER (Washington DC) | Ph.D. |
| Public Health Advisor | WA Office Agency for Toxic Sub. & Disease Regis (Olympia, WA) | M.S. |
| Public Health/Education Specialist | Cty Of Philadelphia Health Dept. (Philadelphia, PA) | M.S. |
| Rate Analyst | Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (St. Paul, MN) | M.S. |
| Recycling Program/Unit Leader | WI DNR (Madison, WI) | M.S. |
| Register of Deeds | Dane County (Madison, WI) | M.S. |
| Researcher | Swiss Federal Institute of Forest, Snow, and Landscpae Research (Brimensdorf, Switzerland) | Ph.D. |
| Research Coordinator (Organic) | USDA-Economic Research Service (Washington DC) | M.S. |
| Research Social Scientist | USDA Forest Service (Chicago, IL) | Ph.D. |
| Restoration Division Manager | Santa Ana Pueblo (Albuquerque, NM) | M.S. |
| Scientist | National Research Council of Thailand (Bangkok, Thailand) | Ph.D. |
| Senior Research Officer, Science and Tech. | Zimbabwe Institute of Development Studies (Mandara, Harare, Zimbabwe) | Ph.D. |
| Social Scientist/Science Assistant | National Science Foundation (Arlington, VA) | Ph.D. |
| Staff to Asst. Minister of Env. Planning | Jakarta (Jakarta, Indonesia) | Ph.D. |
| State Sustainable Agriculture Organizer | Michael Fields Agricultural Institute (East Troy, WI) | M.S. |
| Teacher | Oconomowoc Area School District (Oconomowoc, WI) | Ph.D. |
| Team Leader-Special Assignments | Bureau for Remediation & Redevelopment (Madison, WI) | M.S. |
| Urban Wildlife Specialist | WI DNR (Madison, WI) | M.S. |
| Research Hydrologist | USGS (Nashville, TN) | M.S. |
| Waste Management Specialist | DNR of WI, Bureau for Remediation (Madison, WI) | M.S. |
| Waste Management Specialist (Brownfields) | WI DNR (Madison, WI) | M.S. |
| Water Quality Specialist | U.S. Soil Conservation Service (Hillsboro, OR) | M.S. |
| Wetland Ecologist | Idaho Natural Heritage Prog., TNC (Oroville, CA) | M.S. |
| WI DNR Bureau of Air Managment | WI DRN (Madison, WI) | M.S. |
| Position | Employer (City, State) | Degree Level |
|---|---|---|
| Member | Peace Corps (Ecuador) | M.S. |
| Program Analyst | Conservation Services Group (Fall River, MA) | M.S. |
| Project Director | Nature Conservancy of Madison, WI (Baraboo, WI) | M.S. |
| Project Manager | Camp Desser & McKee, Inc. (Chicago, IL) | M.S. |
| Regional Coordinator | For the Sake of the Salmon (Ventura, CA) | M.S. |
| Senior Energy Systems Specialist | Resource Management Associates (Madison, WI) | M.S. |
| Water Quality Planner | Nez Perce Tribe (Lapwai, ID) | M.S. |
| Project Manager | Energy Center of WI (Madison, WI) | M.S. |
| Researcher | International Crane Foundation (Baraboo, WI) | Ph.D. |
| Researcher | Council on Economic Priorities (New York, NY) | M.S. |
| Researcher & Education Specialist | Coop. Development Services & Organic Alliance (Madison, WI) | Ph.D. |
| Science and Policy Fellow | National Academies, National Research Council (Washington DC) | M.S. |
| Secretary | Valley Land Fund (Northampton, MA) | M.S. |
| Transportation Analyst | 1000 Friends of Wisconsin (Madison, WI) | M.S. |
| Vice President; Assoc. Regional Mngr. | Trust for Public Land (Tucson, AZ) | M.S. |
| Watershed and Outreach Specialist | Dane County Natural Heritage Foundation (Madison, WI) | M.S. |
| Wetland Policy and Conservation Specialist | Wisconsin Wetlands Association (Madison, WI) | M.S. |
| Project Leader | Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory (Fort Collins, CO) | M.S. |
| Position | Employer (City, State) | Degree Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reservoir Engineer | Greater Point McIntyre Area (Anchorage, AK) | M.S. |
| Sales | Ladke Assoc. (Edina, MN) | M.S. |
| Scientist, Project Coordinator | Gala Design Inc (Middleton, WI) | Ph.D. |
| Senior Analyst | GeoAnalytics (Madison, WI) | Ph.D. |
| Senior Analyst | Wisconsin Legislative Council (Madison, WI) | M.S. |
| Senior Analyst | Madison Gas & Electric (Madison, WI) | M.S. |
| Senior Associate | Pacific Rim Resources (Portland, OR) | M.S. |
| Senior GIS Analyst | Bowne Management (New York, NY) | M.S. |
| Senior GIS Analyst | Patrick Engineering Inc. (Lisle, IL) | M.S. |
| Senior Project Manager | GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc. (Pewaukee, WI) | Ph.D. |
| Sr. Associate Land & Water Resources | Associates in Rural Development (Burlington, VT) | Ph.D. |
| Staff Attorney | Environmental Law & Policy Center (Chicago, IL) | Ph.D. |
| Staff Attorney | Huber, Laurence & Abell (New York, NY) | M.S. |
| Staff Attorney | US Senate (Washington, DC) | Ph.D. |
| Staff Veterinarian (DVM) | Willowbrook Wildlife Center (Glen Ellyn, IL) | M.S. |
| Strategic Planning | ENTERGY (New Orleans, LA) | M.S. |
| Supervising Engineer | Union Electric Co. (St Louis, MO) | M.S. |
| Supervising Environmental Planner | Parsons Brinckerhoff (Orange, CA) | Ph.D. |
| Vice President | The Canyon Group (Madison, WI) | M.S. |
| Weather Anchor | WKBT La Crosse (La Crosse, WI) | M.S. |
| Wetland Ecologist | New England Environmental Associates (Concord, NH) | M.S. |
| Position | Employer (City, State) | Degree Level |
|---|---|---|
| Project Manager | UWSP Center for Watershed Science & Education (Stevens Point, WI) | Ph.D. |
| Research Assistant | Ecological Society of America (Washington, DC) | M.S. |
| Research Associate | University of British Columbia (Vancouver, CANADA) | Ph.D. |
| Research Biologist | Nat. Resource Ecology Lab, Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO) | M.S. |
| Research Coordinator | K-12 Energy Educ. Program, UW-Stevens Point (Stevens Point, WI) | M.S. |
| Research Fellow | Imperial College, London (Berkeley, CA) | M.S. |
| Manager | Turtle Cove Environmental Research Station, SE Louisisana University (Hammond, LA) | Ph.D. |
| Science Teacher | Lubbock Plains College (Austin, TX) | M.S. |
| Scientific Engineering Associate | Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab (Berkeley, CA) | M.S. |
| Senior Research Associate | Cornell University (Ithaca, NY) | Ph.D. |
| Senior Student Services Coordinator | Nelson Institute, UW-Madison (Plain, WI) | M.S. |
| Sr Devlpmt Skills Spc | UW-Madision,Intercollegiate Athletics (Madison, WI) | Ph.D. |
| Sr. Outreach Specialist | UW-Extension, Nutrient and Pest Management(Madison, WI) | M.S. |
| Watershed Education Specialist | UW-Extension (Baraboo, WI) | M.S. |