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

Specializing in Fire 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:

Fire Ecology and Management Positions that are available to Fire Ecology & Management majors include: Fire Management Officer Fire Ecologist Fuel Management Range or Forestry Technician Fire Management Specialist Prescribed Fire Specialist Preserve/Park/Refuge Manager Burn Crew Manager/Member Agencies that hire fire ecology managers State Forestry Departments State Wildlife Departments USDA Forest Service Bureau of Land Management U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Park Service

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

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

State Agencies The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation employs many OSU graduates. 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 area managers for the Army Corps of Engineers.

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