Career Exploration

A scientist who studies wildlife populations and their relationships with their physical and living environment to identify what might cause populations to increase or decrease.

A scientist who studies plants and animals in their natural and human-impacted environments to determine what they need to maintain healthy populations. 

An educator who focuses on teaching about the natural world.

A scientist who studies DNA in organisms to learn more about species and assist with conservation projects. This scientist studies past, current, and future biological changes in organisms and helps project future outcomes for species.

An engineer who is responsible for making sure infrastructures (e.g. the roads you drive on, the buildings that you go to school in, the systems that supply the water you drink) are built safely and correctly.

A person who assists customers by answering questions, providing information, and responding to complaints.

A person who studies how science is transferred and used to help make forest management decisions.

A scientist who studies trees and specializes in studying tree rings to determine the age and past growing conditions of trees.

A scientist who uses tree rings to reconstruct climate, disturbances (including human land use), and other factors that influence tree growth.

A scientist who studies trees and tree biology.

A person who helps manage a business or center.

A person in charge of a government agency, like the Forest Service.

A professional who provides fire management leadership and expertise for forest fire programs.

An administrative professional who oversees projects, programs, communication strategies, and management for their organization.

A leader at an organization who is responsible for strategic projects. They may be responsible for managing employees, budgets, and other responsibilities.

A person who receives communications about a task or event (such as a fire) and sends out people and equipment for that task or event (such as communicating with firefighting teams and organizing necessary equipment).

A leader within the Forest Service and local communities who is responsible for providing the goods and services that result from the multiple uses of national forests for current and future generations.

A scientist who studies earthquakes and the internal properties of earth.

A scientist who studies the relationships between human economies and natural ecosystems.

A scientist who studies the relationship between living things and their environment.