Career Exploration

A firefighter who is trained to operate fire engines, manage hand crews, and assist in other ways to help fight and prevent wildfires.

A professional who responds to fires, manages other fire fighters, leads prescribed burns, and provides the public with programs on wildfire suppression.

A scientist who studies the matter and energy, and the interactions between the two, that are involved in fire.

A technician who is responsible for meeting and educating the public about fire safety and ways to protect natural resources from wildfires for future generations.

An engineer who applies science and engineering principles to protect people, property, and their environments from the harmful and destructive effects of fire and smoke.

A scientist who studies fishes and the habitats they occupy to better understand the relationships between fish biology and habitat.

A scientist who studies how fish interact with living and nonliving components of their environments.

A scientist who studies fish and how different features of their habitat affect their distributions and populations. This information is used to help protect and support fish populations.

A scientist who studies fish ecology and populations to control disease, maintain habitat quality, and develop conservation methods and safe industry practices.

A person responsible for developing timelines, procedures, and flight rules for various flight-related missions. Flight directors are also in charge of training flight control teams and testing equipment.

A scientist who studies the relationship between things that live in forests with their living and nonliving environment.

A scientist who studies the economics of forest lands. Economics is the study of the way goods, services, and wealth are measured, produced, distributed, and used.

A scientist who studies forest insects to protect and manage forest health.

A professional who implements effective fuels treatments to make a more fire-resilient and fire-adapted landscape as well as prevents unwanted human-caused wildfires.

A scientist who studies the genes of forest tree species to improve forest productivity and health.

A person who leads a team of scientists and land managers on forest health protection projects.

A scientist who studies the living and nonliving diseases affecting forest ecosystems.

A person who studies forest management and the effects of management on products we use every day, like furniture, paper, building supplies, or medicinal ingredients.

A forest restoration ecologist uses knowledge of forest ecology to develop techniques that restore the biodiversity, structure, and function of forests that have been degraded by human activities.

A person who is responsible for everything that occurs in a national forest, including managing staff, recreation, research, and more.