Employers
Land acquisition professionals are employed by nonprofit land trusts. These range from large national trusts such as The Nature Conservancy to smaller state-level or local trusts. The Land Trust Alliance reports that there were 1,281 land trusts nationwide in 2024, 950 of which were members of the alliance.
Starting Out
Volunteering for or doing an internship with a land trust is an excellent way to enter the field. Large statewide organizations are probably the best bets for internships, as are the national organizations. One option for entering this field is to help start a land trust in your area yourself.
- Active and Contemplative Religious Sisters and Brothers
- Agricultural Scientists
- Air Quality Engineers
- Ambassadors
- Aquarists
- Arborists
- Archaeologists
- Archivists
- 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
- Botanists
- Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers
- Campaign Workers
- Chemists
- Chief Sustainability Officers
- City Managers
- Civil Engineers
- Climate Scientists
- Congressional Aides
- Corporate Climate Strategists
- Directors of Corporate Sponsorship
- Directors of Fund-Raising
- Directors of Volunteers
- Ecologists
- Energy Conservation Technicians
- Energy Consultants
- Environmental Economists
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- Environmental Engineers
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- Environmental Planners
- Environmental Restoration Planners
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- Grant Coordinators and Writers
- Green Builders
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- Green Products Manufacturers
- Green Transportation Careers
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- Groundwater Professionals
- Hazardous Waste Management Specialists
- Hazardous Waste Management Technicians
- Historians
- Historic Preservationists
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- Horticultural Technicians
- Hydropower and Marine Energy Industry Workers
- Indoor Environmental Health Specialists
- Industrial Ecologists
- Intelligence Officers
- Interpreters
- Land Trust or Preserve Managers
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- Landscapers
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- Marine Biologists
- Methane/Landfill Gas Collection System Operators
- Methane/Landfill Gas Generation System Technicians
- Microbiologists
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- Museum Attendants
- Museum Directors and Curators
- Museum Technicians
- National Park Service Employees
- Naturalists
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- Oceanographers
- Park Rangers
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- Rabbis
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- Recycling and Reclamation Workers
- Recycling Coordinators
- Regional and Local Officials
- Renewable Energy Careers
- Renewable Energy Engineers
- Rewilders
- Roman Catholic Priests
- Social Workers
- Soil Conservationists and Technicians
- Soil Scientists
- Statisticians
- Translators
- Urban and Regional Planners
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- Water/Wastewater Engineers
- Wildland Firefighters
- Zoo and Aquarium Curators and Directors
- Zoologists