There are many career fields that await ENSP graduates in the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Many graduates choose to embark in careers ranging from economics, environmental science, urban planning, public policy, agricultural science, and law.
Federal Government
- GoGovernment.org - Partnership for Public Service
- USA Jobs - Federal government, all agencies, nationwide. Go to Advanced Search, then select by Location (United States), Agency (whichever one you're interested in), Type of Work (permanent), Work Schedule (full-time), and Show Jobs Posted (all). See what you get. Then "tweak" your search, e.g., changing locations, agencies, recent postings only, etc.
- USA Jobs - Pathways - for students and recent grads
- BLM - Bureau of Land Management
- BOEM - Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
- CRS - Congressional Research Service
- DOE - Department of Energy
- DOI - Department of Interior
- EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
- NCCOS - National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
- NPS - National Park Service
- NSF - National Science Foundation
- ORISE - post-graduate research internships at the EPA
- USACE - US Army Corps of Engineers
- USDA - US Department of Agriculture
- USFS - US Forest Service
- USFWS - US Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal search: Plan your internship search with the federal government with these tips.
State & Local Government
- District of Columbia
- Maryland - National Capital Park and Planning Commission
- Maryland - State employment opportunities
- Metropolitan Washington - Council of Governments
- Montgomery County, MD
- American Planning Association - local government, planning, etc. - national listings
Non-Profits
- American Economics Association - national listings
- American Geophysical Union - Washington, DC
- American Planning Association - national listings
- American Water Resources Association
- American Wind Energy Association - Washington, DC
- Appalachian Trail Conservancy
- Audubon Society - national listings
- Chesapeake Bay Program - Annapolis, MD
- Chesapeake Bay Trust
- Econ-Jobs.com
- Environmental Defense Fund - Washington, DC
- Humane Society of the United States - Washington, DC
- Idealist.org - non-profit organizations
- Journalism Jobs.com
- Land Trust Alliance - Washington, DC
- League of Conservation Voters - Washington, DC
- National Geographic - Washington, DC
- National Groundwater Association
- National Parks Conservation Association - Washington, DC
- National Wildlife Federation - Reston, VA
- Natural Resources Defense Council - Washington, DC
- Nature Conservancy - Arlington, VA
- Ocean Conservancy - Washington, DC
- OPAJOBS.COM - opportunities in public affairs
- Orion Grassroots - Jobsource
- Pew Center for Global Climate Change - Arlington, VA
- PIRG.org
- RARE Conservation, Arlington, VA
- Resources for the Future - Washington, DC
- Smithsonian Institution - Washington, DC
- Trust for Public Land
- Wilderness Society, Washington, DC
- World Resources Institute (WRI) - Washington, DC
- Remember to check the Internships: Policy page, too; many of those pages list full-time positions, as well
Sciences
- AgCareers.com
- American Fisheries Society
- American Zoo and Aquarium Association
- AquacultureJobs.com
- Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands
- Chesapeake Research Consortium - Annapolis, MD
- Conservation International
- Conservation Job Board
- Cyber-Sierra - Natural Resources Job Search
- Ecological Society of America - Washington, DC
- Forestry USA.com
- IM Systems Group (IMSG) - includes marine and coastal management positions
- Maryland Environmental Services
- Maryland Geological Survey, Baltimore, MD
- Maryland State Jobs
- National Aquarium in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
- National Audubon Society - national listings
- National Science Foundation, Washington, DC
- Ocean Associates, Arlington, VA - oceans and fisheries consultants
- OceanCareers.com
- Ocean Leadership, Washington, DC
- Ocean Conservancy, Washington, DC
- Ornithology Exchange
- Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel/Bowie, MD
- Pherka.com - wildlife job search, organized by animal-type
- Smithsonian Institution
- Society for Conservation Biology
- Society for Ecological Restoration - Job Noticeboard
- Society for Freshwater Science - jobs & assistantships
- Society for Wetland Scientists
- Soils.org - Soil Science Society of America
- Texas A&M - Wildlife and Fisheries Science - nationwide
Law school and Public policy
- Pre-Law advising - is available to all UM students at the Pre-Law Advising Office, 0110 Hornbake Library.
- Law School Admission Starts Here- Law School Admissions Council (LSAC)
- University of Maryland - Carey School of Law
- What are the MPA and MPP degrees?- from NASPAA
- MPA/MPP v. Law School - from PublicService.org
- University of Maryland - School of Public Policy
