Careers
![Career Fields Career Fields](/sites/gep/files/styles/width_sm_1x/public/2023-07/Career%20Page_1.png?itok=pNg7x9tQ)
The future of green careers is very bright. GEP graduates are well prepared to join this newly emerging "green collar" economy and support a more sustainable world.
Our graduates pursue careers in a range of fields, including environmental education, ecological restoration, environmental policy, urban planning, sustainable business, economic development, eco-tourism, forestry, energy management, food systems, green construction, international development, water conservation, and wildlife management.
Graduates secure positions among a broad array of employers, including state and natural resource agencies, city and county governments, preserves and biological research stations, schools, non-profit organizations, private businesses, and consulting firms.
Example Job Titles:
- Agricultural Water Quality Coordinator
- Biological Science Technician
- Cartographer
- Climate Change Analyst
- Climate Resiliency Analyst
- Conservation Analyst
- Education Outreach Coordinator
- Emergency Management Dispatcher / Manager
- Energy Auditor / Analyst
- Environmental Consultant
- Environmental Educator
- Environmental Planner
- Environmental Protection Specialist
- Environmental Technician / Scientist
- Environmental Youth Programs Coordinator
- Field Technician /Scientist
- Firefighter / Fire Management Technician
- Fire Marshal, Deputy
- Fish & Wildlife Technician
- Forestry Assistant/Technician
- Geographer
- GIS Technician / Analyst
- Guide
- Hydrologic Technician
- Land Acquisitions Program Manager
- Land Outings Guide
- Lab Technician / Analyst
- Native Plant Nursery Technician
- Naturalist
- Outdoor Recreation Planner
- Park Aide / Ranger
- Physical Science Technician
- Program or Project Coordinator / Manager
- Public Affairs Officer
- Research Technician / Scientist
- Scientific Aide
- Soil Conservation Technician
- Stewardship Program Manager
- Surveyor
- Sustainability Coordinator
- Transportation Planner
- Waste Management Coordinator
- Water Conservation Specialist
- Water Efficiency Manager
- Water Quality Manager
- Water Resources Manager / Specialist
- Water System Technician
- Watershed Protection Manager
- Wildlife Biologist
Example Employers:
![Resource Conservation Districts](/sites/gep/files/styles/width_sm_1x/public/2023-07/Employer%20RCDs.png?itok=ai5Eob_i)
![Sonoma Clean Power Sonoma Clean Power](/sites/gep/files/styles/width_sm_1x/public/2023-07/Employers%20Sonoma%20Clean%20Power.png?itok=w7n_lHAj)
![Logo for Sonoma Land Trust](/sites/gep/files/styles/width_sm_1x/public/2024-01/Employers%20Sonoma%20Land%20Trust.png?itok=jHil-THa)
![City of Santa Rosa City of Santa Rosa](/sites/gep/files/styles/width_sm_1x/public/2023-07/Employers%20City%20of%20SR.png?itok=N8sSbQUl)
![Bees N Blooms Bees N Blooms](/sites/gep/files/styles/width_sm_1x/public/2023-07/Employers%20Bees%20%26%20Blooms.png?itok=vh3kJJAa)
![Cal Fire Logo Cal Fire Logo](/sites/gep/files/styles/width_sm_1x/public/2023-07/Employer%20Cal%20Fire.png?itok=WHqKiFYD)
![California Fish and Wildlife California Fish and Wildlife](/sites/gep/files/styles/width_sm_1x/public/2023-07/Employers%20Calif%20Parks%20%26%20Rec.png?itok=Zb4qt7G9)
![California Certified Organic Farmers California Certified Organic Farmers](/sites/gep/files/styles/width_sm_1x/public/2023-07/Employers%20CCOF%20Organic.png?itok=_ovR4RXr)
![USGS Logo USGS Logo](/sites/gep/files/styles/width_sm_1x/public/2023-07/Employers%20USGS.png?itok=jki0Qa1G)
![Civic Spark Civic Spark](/sites/gep/files/styles/width_sm_1x/public/2023-07/Employers%20Civic%20Spark.png?itok=dGS5d1Bu)
![Marin Water Marin Water](/sites/gep/files/styles/width_sm_1x/public/2023-07/Employers%20Marin%20Water%20District.png?itok=QYqdugHF)
![Point Blue Conservation Science Point Blue Conservation Science](/sites/gep/files/styles/width_sm_1x/public/2023-07/Employers%20Point%20Blue.png?itok=xyu__5AT)
![National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration](/sites/gep/files/styles/width_sm_1x/public/2023-07/Employers%20NOAA.png?itok=sZQiLEwP)
![California State Parks California State Parks](/sites/gep/files/styles/width_sm_1x/public/2023-07/Employers%20State%20Parks.png?itok=c_WQQMDG)
![Sonoma Ag and Open Space Sonoma Ag and Open Space](/sites/gep/files/styles/width_sm_1x/public/2023-07/Employers%20Ag%20%26%20Open%20Space.png?itok=GMnZq-6w)