Career Exploration

Browse all the careers featured in Natural Inquirer publications. Narrow your search by field or topic of interest (or both) by using the filters on the left. Expand each career to see professional profiles, collector cards, and related articles.

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Supervisory Natural Resource Specialist

Business and Administration

A person who leads a team of resource professionals who maintain and protect recreational opportunities (like trails, campgrounds, and day use areas) on national forests.

Sustainability Scientist

Ecology

A scientist who studies the relationships between human, environmental, and engineered systems. This scientist works to understand and develop solutions to problems that threaten the long-term health of life on Earth

Systems Ecologist

Ecology

A scientist who studies ecological systems, especially ecosystems.

Systems Modeler

Economics and Modeling Mathematics

This scientist uses an understanding of relationships to construct models that illustrate those relationships. Models are simple versions of more complex things.

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Tree Physiologist

Biology

A scientist who studies the biological processes that influence tree growth.

Tribal Relations Specialist

Outreach and Education

A specialist who represents an organization when interacting with Tribes, ensuring the rights of Sovereign Indian Nations are fully respected and carried out in a government-to-government relationship.

Tropical Ecologist

Ecology

A scientist who studies the relationships between the living and nonliving parts of the tropical environment.

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Unit Aviation Manager

Fire Science

A professional who manages aviation systems.

Urban Ecologist

Ecology

A scientist who studies the relationship of living organisms with each other and their surroundings in an urban environment.

Urban Forest Ecologist

Ecology

A scientist who studies the interactions between trees, people, and their environment in the city.

Urban Health Scientist

Social Science

A scientist who studies how urban environments affect the health of people living in urban areas.

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Vegetation Ecologist

Ecology

A scientist who studies the composition, structure, distribution, and dynamics of plants and their interaction with the environment. They also look at how the characteristics of plant communities might be influenced by natural and human-caused disturbances.

Visitor Center Manager

Outreach and Education

A professional maintains a visitor center, manages employees, and created engaging programs and educational opportunities for visitors.

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Wetlands Ecologist

Ecology

A scientist who studies wetlands, including plants and animals, and how they interact with their living and nonliving environment.

Wilderness Ranger

Outreach and Education

A professional who works in the wilderness to monitor wilderness areas and assist with visitors in recreational areas.

Wildfire Prevention Officer

Fire Science

A professional who provides guidance, leadership, and program management with a focus on wildfire prevention and education to my unit employees and customers to establish appropriate and effective methods to educate, manage, and modify their behavior with the goal of preventing adverse impacts caused by unplanned wildfire ignitions.

Wildfire Prevention Specialist

Fire Science

A professional who raises public awareness about how human behavior can accidentally cause wildfires.

Wildlife Biologist

Biology

A scientist who studies wildlife, including what they eat, how they reproduce, and how they use their habitat.

Wildlife Ecologist

Ecology

A scientist who studies the relationships of different kinds of wildlife to each other and to their living and nonliving environments.

Wildlife Landscape Ecologist

Ecology

A scientist who studies how different land uses influence and shape ecological communities, focusing on wildlife.