With a number of different positions available, the work environment for each, of course, varies substantially. Wildlife inspectors, conservation police, and special agents generally spend a great deal of time outdoors, sometimes in remote areas, perhaps pursuing wildlife criminals. Yet they also need to spend time indoors, preparing detailed reports of their investigations and seeking additional information by conducting research on their computers.
A refuge ranger or manager will divide his or her work time between indoor and outdoor activities. The various types of biologists will also spend time both indoors and outdoors, as their particular job dictates. All of these employees, however, will have a passion for the land and animal life, a dedication to preserving our environment, and the desire to make a difference in effecting positive changes. It can be very rewarding work in terms of personal satisfaction and sense of accomplishment. Very few of these jobs are of the nine-to-five variety, though; most require putting in extra hours.
- Agricultural Scientists
- Air Quality Engineers
- Airport Security Personnel
- Ambassadors
- Antiques and Art Dealers
- Aquarists
- Arborists
- Archaeologists
- Archivists
- Automotive Dealership Owners
- Aviation Safety Inspectors
- Bail Bondsmen
- Bailiffs
- Bank Examiners
- Biochemists
- Bioenergy/Biofuels Workers
- Biofuels Processing Technicians
- Biofuels Production Managers
- Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
- Biologists
- Biomass Plant Technicians
- Biomass Power Plant Managers
- Bodyguards
- Border Patrol Agents
- Botanists
- Bounty Hunters
- Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers
- Buyers
- Campaign Workers
- Chemists
- Chief Sustainability Officers
- City Managers
- Civil Engineers
- Climate Scientists
- Commodities Brokers
- Congressional Aides
- Construction Inspectors
- Corporate Climate Strategists
- Corrections Officers
- Crime Analysts
- Cryptographic Technicians
- Cultural Advisers
- Customs Brokers
- Customs Officials
- Demographers
- Deputy U.S. Marshals
- Detectives
- Directors of Security
- Ecologists
- Economists
- Emergency Management Directors
- Emergency Medical Technicians
- Emergency Services Dispatchers
- Energy Conservation Technicians
- Energy Consultants
- Environmental Economists
- Environmental Education Program Directors
- Environmental Engineers
- Environmental Lawyers
- Environmental Lobbyists
- Environmental Planners
- Environmental Restoration Planners
- Environmental Scientists
- Environmental Technicians
- EPA Special Agents
- Ethical Sourcing Officer
- Export-Import Specialists
- FBI Agents
- Federal and State Officials
- Fire Inspectors
- Fire Investigators
- Fire Protection Engineers
- Fire Safety Directors
- Fire Safety Technicians
- Firefighters
- Foreign Service Officers
- Forensic Experts
- Forensic Meteorologists
- Forest Fire Prevention Specialists
- Foresters
- Forestry Technicians
- Fraud Examiners, Investigators, and Analysts
- Futurists
- Genetic Genealogists
- Geological Technicians
- Geologists
- Geophysicists
- Grain Merchants
- Green Builders
- Green Hotel/Resort Ecomanagers
- Green Products Manufacturers
- Green Transportation Careers
- Grounds Managers
- Groundwater Professionals
- Hazardous Waste Management Specialists
- Hazardous Waste Management Technicians
- Health and Regulatory Inspectors
- Historians
- Horticultural Inspectors
- Horticultural Technicians
- Hydropower and Marine Energy Industry Workers
- Indoor Environmental Health Specialists
- Industrial Ecologists
- Intelligence Officers
- Interpreters
- Land Acquisition Professionals
- Land Trust or Preserve Managers
- Landscape Architects
- Landscapers
- Lobbyists
- Marine Biologists
- Merchant Mariners
- Methane/Landfill Gas Collection System Operators
- Methane/Landfill Gas Generation System Technicians
- Microbiologists
- Military Recruiters
- Military Workers, Enlisted
- Molecular and Cellular Biologists
- Museum Directors and Curators
- National Park Service Employees
- Naturalists
- Occupational Safety and Health Workers
- Oceanographers
- Park Rangers
- Parole Officers
- Police Officers
- Policy Analysts
- Political Consultants
- Political Scientists
- Polygraph Examiners
- Press Secretaries
- Range Managers
- Recreation Workers
- Recycling and Reclamation Workers
- Recycling Coordinators
- Regional and Local Officials
- Renewable Energy Careers
- Renewable Energy Engineers
- Retail Business Owners
- Rewilders
- Secret Service Special Agents
- Security Consultants
- Security Guards
- Soil Conservationists and Technicians
- Soil Scientists
- Traffic Engineers
- Translators
- Transportation Planners
- Urban and Regional Planners
- Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Technicians
- Water/Wastewater Engineers
- Wildland Firefighters
- Zoo and Aquarium Curators and Directors
- Zoologists