Career Opportunities in Conservation and the Environment

by Paul R. Greenland

Conservation and environmental jobs account for between 1 and 3 percent of total U.S. employment, and educational options for this field have grown significantly in recent years. According to U.S. News & World Report, there are now some 515 colleges that offer degrees in natural resources and conservation fields, 266 that offer environmental sciences programs, and 241 that offer environmental studies programs. 70 profiles of careers in these flourishing areas. Cutting across several broad industries - such as agriculture, education, engineering, law, and science - jobs in conservation and the environment can be found in such diverse settings as nonprofits, government agencies, educational institutions, hospitals, utilities, and other public and private businesses.

272 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2007

About the author

Paul Greenland is the author of six nonfiction books, including Victory on Ice: The Chicago Blackhawks' First Stanley Cups (North Hill Books, 2022) and Hockey Chicago Style—The History of the Chicago Blackhawks (Sagamore Publishing, 1995), an authorized account and one of five comprehensive histories of the team published since 1970. His essay on the Blackhawks appears in The Encyclopedia of Chicago (University of Chicago Press, 2004), a project of the Newberry Library in cooperation with the Chicago Historical Society.

Paul is a frequent contributor to business and career books from leading publishers. In 2021, he jointly authored The Vault Guide to Case Interviews, Ninth Edition (Vault.com Inc.), which Forbes calls “CliffsNotes for Careers.” He is a member of the Society for International Hockey Research and the Chicago Writers Association.