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I am curious if anyone works within this industry and can tell me how percentage wise is tech vs science/data management. It would be interesting to me if I could work within an energy company for example using my MIS degree
Would you advise a high school senior to choose a college with an environmental science major over a college with only an environmental studies major? It seems that the BS is way more valued than a BA but the student is torn because they want the college with only environmental studies, but is afraid it may limit future job choices.
There really isn’t a BS that is relevant to them at the BA school (bio requires 4 chem classes and calc that they think is beyond their abilities). Their goal is forestry, state parks, or maybe environmental education in these arenas.
It’s tough to advise student to follow their instincts and enjoy college when it might really affect their job options.
(I advise high school students and like to get input here)
Just finished my first year on community college and people are breathing down my neck about how environment science degrees are useless without experience, and how I desperately need to network and get in the field. But nobody is hiring? The only summer internships require juniors and prefer seniors, require huge applications sent in months beforehand, and pick like three out of 200 applicants
So how do I prevent myself from being doomed to unemployment or even worse….. office work.
I need some muck boots and steel toes and I hate buying new. Haven’t had luck finding women’s size 7 on FB marketplace, poshmark, depop, or vinted. Carhartt has their “reworked” site which is great for pants but not boots. Does anyone know of a place/site to buy used field gear?
Without giving too much personal information, my friend is working for a government agency in a natural resource management position. They’ve already gained quite a lot of field experience in incredibly varied disciplines. They are, however, lacking a master’s degree. They’ve been advised to get one to be more competitive for future openings. They are looking to advance to a position of resource manager of a small public lands site one day. These positions generally oversee projects but aren’t designing research projects.
In this case, would something like a Master of Natural Resources be beneficial? The general discourse that I’ve seen surrounding online degrees is that they’re frowned upon in this field, but I’m not sure how much this matters when someone is already working in the field.
The degree doesn’t have to be natural resources specifically, but they are looking for something online and affordable due to their work schedule. Any advice is much appreciated.
Maybe its just my firm since we're rather small and had some turnover last year but its been almost two months since I've been out in the field and I've finished all my projects. Even during slow years, I've had at the very least maybe 3 or 4 projects starting in April/May or slated to start after May. This spring/summer we just have one and the client put a hold on it because they screwed something up with the DOT. I can't even chalk it up to us losing our bids for wetland projects since I've maybe had to write just a few proposals over the past several months which is an unusually low number for us.
Is there something going on at the state level (I'm in PA) or the federal level that might be affecting the quantity of work available? Is anyone else going through this, its scaring me 😅
Is this a good undergrad degree for the future? I’m interested in the business industry, and this degree combines accounting, finance, and environmental/business sustainability (ESG) topics.
Are careers in sustainability/ESG growing or declining? Is this a degree that could lead to good pay and strong job opportunities in the future, or would it be smarter to just get a regular BBA degree instead?
I am mainly wondering:
How valuable this degree will be long term
Whether ESG/sustainability roles are actually in demand
If employers prefer specialized degrees like this or broader business degrees
Most importantly Employability Rate!!
I think I've just had my most ridiculous rejection yet. I graduated May of 2025 with a degree in environmental science, and since then I have had only 3 interviews. 2 rejections and 1 didn't even contact me afterwards. I'm currently working at a retail store, which honestly hasn't been in too bad since I just started accepting the situation.
Now for my most recent rejection. A position opened for a parks laborer in my county, essentially just maintaining the grounds of the park. It was 18 dollars an hour, barely above what I'm getting paid In retail now. I have a college degree, retail experience, AND my sister works in the county and recommended me to the person who runs it. I thought that would FINALLY be my ticket to at least starting in something in my field.
Nope. Rejected. No interview. Too many qualified candidates. I feel like I'm just losing all hope at this point. I was told to go to college cause it would get me a great paying job, and now I can barely get an interview anywhere.
I know a lot of us recent grads are struggling with the job search right now, and honestly it’s been pretty frustrating.
From my experience, I’ve applied to so many jobs online where I either never heard back or got a response months later. Would love to hear experiences of people who actually got the job by applying online.
Is it better to work for a employee owned environmental consulting company?
I currently do GIS for my county's emergency service department. Ive been at this position for about a year and a half. It's a good job, but it is the same area I've grown up (PA) in and doesnt give me any environmental sector experience. I want to work in natural resource management.
I have the opportunity to take a seasonal forestry technician job in Oregon. It would be until late November with the possibility of it turning into a permanent position afterwards, but not guaranteed.
I think this opportunity could give me an in to both natural resource work in general and more opportunities in the PNW (where I want to build a career). I know the job market is rough right now so I am worried about job prospects after the term ends. Would the experience this position gives be worth the risk?
(Some background: I have a BS in Env Sci, GIS Certificate, and have done 3 internships with PA DEP previously that ranged from water quality monitoring to vector management)
Hello, originally I wanted to pursue environmental science as my major, but after taking a peek at Reddit, I'm beginning to understand that this is not, in fact, the move if I want to actually make money and live a somewhat happy life. I still really would like to pursue a career somewhere in the environmental field; however, now I feel lost and kind of scared. I knew that job prospects for environmental work were not the greatest, but I didn't realize just how bad it was. I'm currently a junior in high school, and I still have some time before I have to figure out what majors I want to apply for. I've heard environmental engineering is better than an environmental science degree, but again, I'm unsure. I'm worried because next year I'm taking AP Bio, and I haven't taken a single physics class throughout my time in high school, as I originally presumed I wasn't going to pursue a major that heavily incorporates physics. Does anybody have any recommendations or suggestions? I'm at a loss here, and I'm a little terrified. I want to pursue something related to environmental science, but I don't want to be dead broke and have no job
Hello, this is my first time ever on here so sorry if I don't explain my question good or write something wrong. My main question is can I work/do on anything related on wildlife conservation or environmental with a associate degree in science (with ecology/zoology classes) with that degree? Or what type of job/carrer can I have related with wildlife conservation or environmental with a ba history degree? So a quick background on me, Im 22F (Mexican) and since I was a little girl I always loved nature and animals. So when I was in middle school I decided to be a veterinarian, then in highschool I continue with the idea of being a veterinarian, but in my city's university and community college theres no major of that so I decided to get an associate in science in my community college and then transfer to a university in a nearby city. And I'm going to be honest I only took two biology classes+labs and two classes of chem+lab and the rest was the "Core" classes for the community college and I honestly enjoyed more on learning history, government, political science then biol. I verily passed my biol and chem classes compared to my other hist,gov classes where I always got A+. I graduated with a associate degree in "science" in 2024. Then in fall 2025 I transferred to another university where I took veterinarian tech intro and medical terminology of vet tech classes and three history classes, I ended up not passing my vet tech classes bc my professors were racist towards me and even though I had a 97 in both classes they ended up giving me an F because "I didn't went to a needed lab" even though i was never told or got an email about it. But my three history classes I enjoyed them completely and ended up getting A+. On the spring semester I changed my major from vet tech to biology and got elementary microbiology, and two chem classes+lab and a digital painting (Im and artists) and history class. I hated my chem classes and microbiology classes, I felt like I was too dumb compared to my art and history class that I enjoyed and got a A+. So I just ended up moving back to my home city with my parents and planning on going to my city university in fall2027 for a ba history degree. Then I'm planning on going back to my community college and getting another associate degree in science with actual science/biology/ecology /zoology classes. (My community college biology classes are way easier than in a university and cheaper) And between all that Im planning on volunteering in a wildlife Sanctuary and animal shelter to have "experience". I just really want to work with animals and/or nature, maybe not directly but I just want to help on something and not feel useless while I live in this planet. Any suggestions or advice please.
Hi!
I just graduated highschool and I am planning on going to major in Computer Science and a minor in environmental science.
Although computer science is my major, I would really like to get into environmental consulting as I really do care about the environment.
I’ve done debate and speech as a whole for the entirety of my highschool career and I plan on continuing through out college.
I also plan on joining other speech activities like case competition and mock consulting activities.
Do you think that I would be able to get a job in environmental consulting with a minor in environmental science?
This is my main concern considering that I really do enjoy speech based activities.
Thanks so much!!
I just got a job offer in Utah working at Zion National Park. The pay isn't great, so im trying to figure out how to find shared housing in the area to make it more affordable.
How do I do that? Ive never had to look for rooms for rent or anything so I am at a total loss here, I live in Missouri so I've got a big move coming (they want me to stay less than a month from now) and I have so much to figure out.
I really want this job and I am determined to make this work, any advice would be appreciated!
I am currently working my way towards a bachelors in Environmental Science and am fortunate enough to have a position in environmental education to supplement my income while I get it done. I absolutely adore my job and would be a-okay pursuing environmental education as a career if the opportunity presents itself. But I don’t want to limit my options and I’m eager to get some experience in other adjacent fields. I’ve already done some shifts with our local natural resources department, as well as some maintenance work, and I’m keen to tag along for some prescribed burns. I’m also signing myself up for some stormwater related trainings.
Any advice on how to continue to get myself some experience? Or suggestions of where I should be trying to get experience and grow my skill set? I am making this change as a working adult and I worry that once I get my degree potential employers may see a 30-something applicant with few years of part-time educational work as maybe a bit too broad or otherwise not bringing the right set of skills for other jobs.
Hi everyone. I graduated with a Biology degree a few years ago in South America. In my country, since it’s not very industrially developed, there weren’t many career opportunities besides pursuing a government-funded PhD/research path in some specialized field. It was very competitive to get into, and to be honest, I realized I didn’t really enjoy the academic route.
So I ended up working unrelated jobs and basically left my degree collecting dust for years.
Now I’m at a point where I feel a strong need to finally build a real career connected to my background. I don’t necessarily need to “follow my passion” 100% anymore — I’m willing to specialize in something practical if it means having a stable future for myself and my future family.
After struggling professionally for years, I really want to avoid choosing another path with poor job prospects. My plan is to continue training/studying over the next couple of years and eventually move to Europe (I’m currently in the process of obtaining EU citizenship).
I’ve seen several people mention water resources / wastewater treatment as a field with strong job demand and decent pay. That caught my attention because stability matters a lot to me now.
Do you think that could be a good direction for someone with my background? Or are there other environmental fields with better employability that I should seriously consider?
I’d really appreciate honest advice from people already working in the industry.
Is it required to go to college to get a job in the environmental sciences field? Many people are saying that college will make you fall in debt and has zero value. There is a huge unemployment rate and people with dual grad degrees from ivy's as well have been unemployed for years. There are other ways like certifications, internships and online courses etc. Let me hear some genuine opinions on this.
Senior year was supposed to feel exciting but every family dinner has turned into a job search status update and the pressure is making the whole process feel heavier than it probably needs to be. I have been connecting with alumni and professionals in environmental consulting on LinkedIn but the reply rate is low enough that I genuinely cannot tell if I am messaging the wrong people, writing bad messages, or just sending too few to get any statistical signal. My roommate who graduated last year said consistency was the answer but I cannot figure out what consistency looks like when classes still eat most of the day. What strategies have actually worked for you when building a professional network completely from scratch with no industry experience yet? And I keep reading about using a linkedin automation tool to scale the process but I have no idea whether that is appropriate for a student or whether linkedin automation at that level just gets accounts flagged before they even get started.