Careers for Graduates of OSU’s Natural Resource Ecology and Management Department

Specializing in Wildlife Ecology and Management The following slides will show examples of positions for your specialty. If you don’t find what you are looking for, contact us:

Wildlife Habitat Manager Wildlife Habitat Managers manage rangeland wildlife, which requires a knowledge of animal requirements and plant attributes. More than 80% of wildlife species in North America spend a significant portion of their life on rangelands.

Wildlife Graduates could obtain one of the following positions: Wildlife Biologist Game Warden Conservation Officer Animal Damage Control Wildlife Extension Wildlife Habitat Manager Zoo Biologist

State Agencies The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation employs many OSU graduates. Positions are available as wildlife or fisheries biologists, area managers, and game wardens. The Information and Education Division and the Division of Natural Resources also employ OSU graduates.

Federal Government Employers National Park Service U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service U.S. Forest Service Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Indian Affairs USDA Agriculture Research Service U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Federal Agencies The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employs OSU graduates in Ecological Services (mainly endangered and threatened species) and the National Wildlife Refuge System. Although the following agencies are underrepresented in Oklahoma, they employ our graduates in many other states: National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management. The Department of Defense employs OSU graduates as wildlife biologists on military bases and as area managers for the Army Corps of Engineers. The Natural Resources Conservation Service and the U.S. Forest Service employ wildlife biologists.

Examples of Private Employers The Nature Conservancy Red Buffalo, LLC Bluestem, LLC Turner Ranches, Inc. Cherokee Nation Livestock and Wildlife managers on private ranches Zoos

University & State Agencies Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation Oklahoma State University Texas Parks & Wildlife Texas Division of Forestry Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation Missouri Department of Conservation New Mexico State University

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