Careers in Environmental Science

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Careers in Environmental Science
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Careers in Soil/Water Science
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Bachelors degree

• Careers that require a Bachelors degree (4 year
  college degree)
• Soil scientist
• Soil scientists classify soil according to the
  most appropriate use.
• Soil conservation
• Soil conservationists assist landowners in
  implementing best land use practices.

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Less than a 4-year Degree

• Soil technician
• A soil technician uses soil auger/soil tube to
  take soil samples and do field work

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Careers in Wildlife Biology
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Masters Degree

• Careers that require a Bachelors degree (4 year
  college degree) and a Masters Degree (2-4 more
  years)
• Wildlife biologist
• Wildlife biologists do research on habitat and
  wildlife as part of career in natural resources.
• Wildlife biologists advise government agencies in
  establishing fish/game laws and habitat
  improvement programs.

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Bachelors Degree

• Careers that require a Bachelors degree (4 year
  college degree)
• Ecologist
• Study the effects of the environment on animal
  life.

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Less than a 4-year Degree

• Note This career can often require a Bachelors
  Degree as well, depending on the state
  regulations
• Game warden (wildlife officer)
• Enforces hunting and fishing regulations as a
  means of wildlife management.
• The person who desires a career as a wildlife
  officer should enjoy working outdoors.
• Requires special training and often a college
  degree.
• The wildlife officer in North Carolina is a
  government employee under the direction of the
  North Carolina Wildlife Commission.

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Careers in Forestry
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Bachelors Degree

• Careers that require a Bachelors degree (4 year
  college degree)
• Foresters
• Provide assistance in managing forest for the
  family as well as the commercial grower
• May recommend reseeding a harvested tract with
  the most appropriate seedlings.
• Logging foreman
• Is responsible for overseeing and managing
  logging operations.

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Less than a 4-year Degree

• Timber cruisers
• Are hired by private landowners and companies to
  estimate the tree volume on a tract of land.
• Timber cruisers do outdoor work that requires
  physical stamina.
• Timber cruisers require a high school diploma and
  special training in estimating tree volume and
  value of timber.

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Less than a 4-year Degree

• Chain saw operators and felling machine operators
  
• Take trees down and prepare them for loading.
• Skidder operators
• Move felled trees from the cutting site to the
  loading area.
• Loaders
• Load felled trees on logging trucks.

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ASSIGNMENT

• Look through the environmental science book and
  find 5 careers that interest you in soil, water
  or environmental science and write a 3-4 sentence
  description of the career.