Careers in Environmental

By Willy Franzen

Looking for an entry level job or internship in environmental? Here's an overview of how to approach the search and a list of companies that might have entry level and internship opportunities that will interest you.

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If you want to study or protect the world around us, you have lots of possibilities. A few of them include:

Environmental scientist: Study the composition of our environment and advise on ways to protect or clean up a location
Environmental engineer: Design efficient environmentally friendly products and services
Trip leader: Lead group trips into nature
Educator: Teach the environment at a school or outdoor center
Lobbyist: Promote change in environmental policy
Non-profit: Work with a non-profit promoting environmental change or conservation

Because these options are so broad, it’s hard to give firm requirements for all of them. Having a bachelor’s degree and an interest in the environment will only help you. If you’re interested in researching or teaching at the university, you’ll need an advanced degree.

Companies with Entry Level Jobs and Internships in Environmental

Future of Fish - Future of Fish is a Seattle, WA based non-profit that “envision a global seafood supply chain that produces legal, traceable, trustworthy fish."

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Job Title	Location
Media Buyer/User Acquisition Manager	Seattle, WA
Salon Manager & Multitasker Extraordinaire	San Francisco, CA
Sales Agent for IT Company - Salaried	Anchorage, AK
Aquarist III	Las Vegas, NV
Biology Paraprofessional Intern (4 Month Assignment - Paid)	Cuyahoga Heights, OH

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Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition - Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition is a San Jose, CA based non-profit that is working to “to create a healthy community, environment, and economy through bicycling."

See the complete Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition profile

No current job openings.

Environmental Traveling Companions - Environmental Traveling Companions is a San Fran non-profit that “opens the beauty and challenge of the great outdoors to people with disabilities and disadvantaged youth.”

See the complete Environmental Traveling Companions profile

Job Title	Location
Caretaker and Rotator	United States
Roadside Problem Solver Technicians East Syracuse	New York

See all 2 job postings

Natural Areas Conservancy - Natural Areas Conservancy is an NYC non-profit that “works with the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation to protect, restore, and manage expansive natural areas."

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Job Title	Location
Recreation Director/Director of FUN!	Pembroke, VA
Central Cascades Community Coordinator	United States
Preserve Outreach Assistant	Michigan
Eastern Washington Stewardship Coordinator	United States
Southern Ohio Stewardship Coordinator	Ohio

See all 44 job postings

Bay Area Wilderness Training - Bay Area Wilderness Training was “founded with the idea that California’s bountiful wilderness areas are a vast – yet untapped – resource for local youth-serving organizations.”

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Job Title	Location
Coordinator of Outdoor Recreation (MB2015-PA2012)	Monterey Bay, CA
Supervisory Biologist/Supervisory Fish Biologist/Supervisory Wildlife Biologist	Moose, WY
Surf-Lifeguard	Patchogue, NY
Full Time/Year Round East Bay Site Director	Berkeley, CA
Camp U-Nah-Li-Ya: Adventure Trip Counselor	Green Bay, WI

See all 14 job postings

Rainforest Trust - Rainforest Trust is a Warrenton, VA based non-profit that works “to purchase and protect threatened tropical forests.”

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Job Title	Location
Community Strategist - DC	Washington, DC
Social Work Case Manager	Juneau, AK
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)	Juneau, AK
Residential Aide I	Juneau, AK

See all 4 job postings

Amazon Watch - Amazon Watch is a San Francisco based non-profit that "campaigns for human rights, corporate accountability and the preservation of the Amazon’s ecological systems.”

See the complete Amazon Watch profile

Job Title	Location
Systems Engineer	Boston, MA
Summer Intern - Programming Distribution & Operations	Los Angeles, CA
UX Motion Designer, Amazon Instant Video	Seattle, WA
Buyer, Watches	Seattle, WA
Associate Buyer, Stockblock/Dropship, Womens Apparel, Jewelry and Watches	New York, NY

See all 167 job postings

Tri-State Transportation Campaign - The Tri-State Transportation Campaign is a New York, NY based “non-profit advocacy organization dedicated to reducing car dependency in NY, NJ, and CT.”

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Job Title	Location
Marketing Manager - Content & Email Focus - Tri-State Area (based in NYC)	New York, NY
Regional Sales Associate	New York, NY

See all 2 job postings

Chincoteague Bay Field Station - Chincoteague Bay Field Station is a Wallops Island, VA based non-profit that helps people learn through experience while fostering environmental stewardship.

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Job Title	Location
Full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Genetics	Millersville, PA

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The San Francisco Foundation - The San Francisco Foundation is a non-profit founded in 1948 “to pull the community together to create pride and unity and improve quality of life” in the Bay Area.

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Job Title	Location
Director of Finance, Philanthropic Services & Corporate Operations	San Francisco, CA
Bioinformatic/Computational Biology Internship	Provo, UT
Intern- Front End Developer	Provo, UT
Intern- Software Engineer	Provo, UT
Business Analyst/Project Coordinator (CRM)	Provo, UT

See all 1,851 job postings

Partners of the Americas - Partners of the Americas is a DC based non-profit that works to “build partnerships that create opportunity, foster understanding, and solve real-life problems.”

See the complete Partners of the Americas profile

Job Title	Location
Pest Route Professional (SS)	Salina, KS
Business Development Executive – Communications Service Providers	Seattle, WA
Director, Ad Server Business Development, East	New York, NY
IT Digital Demand Planner	New York, NY
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Care Coordinator	Suffolk, VA

See all 29,862 job postings

WaterSmart Software - WaterSmart Software is based in San Francisco, CA, and they aim “to help water utilities make it easier for their customers to save water and save money.”

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Job Title	Location
Visual Design Intern	San Francisco, CA
Product Management Intern	San Francisco, CA
Marketing Intern	San Francisco, CA
Client Services Intern	San Francisco, CA
Data Science Intern	San Francisco, CA

See all 11 job postings

Ducks Unlimited - Ducks Unlimited is a Memphis, TN based non-profit has become “the world’s leader in wetlands and waterfowl conservation.”

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Job Title	Location
Sportsmen Outreach Coordinator	New Orleans, LA
FRONT DESK CLERK - Courtyard Memphis Germantown Job	Germantown, TN
Maintenance / Utility Engineer - Courtyard Memphis Germantown Job	Germantown, TN
Housekeeper - Courtyard Memphis Germantown Job	Germantown, TN
Bartender/cook - Courtyard Memphis Germantown Job	Germantown, TN

See all 6 job postings

Natural Resources Defense Council - NRDC is an NYC based non-profit that wants to "safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals and the natural systems on which all life depends."

See the complete Natural Resources Defense Council profile

Job Title	Location
Water Program Intern	Washington, DC
Building Performance Program Associate	Washington, DC
Program Assistant	New York, NY
Communications Assistant	New York, NY
Land/Wildlife and Communications Program Assistant	Washington, DC

See all 49 job postings

Canopy - Canopy is a Palo Alto, CA based “environmental nonprofit that engages the community in the growth and care of our urban forest.”

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Job Title	Location
Corporate Systems IT Intern	Memphis, TN
Hospitalist - Physician - (Hospital Medicine) Locum Tenens	Kings Mountain, NC
Assistant Editor (Post-Production)	Long Beach, CA
Metal Fabricator	Oakland, CA
Flight Leader Volunteer (Summer 2015)	United States

See all 738 job postings

Panthera - Panthera is a New York, NY based non-profit that “is the world’s leading conservation organization devoted exclusively to the protection of wild cats.”

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Job Title	Location
Copywriter/Content Writer	New York, NY
Graphic Designer	New York, NY
Social Media and Digital Marketing Manager	New York, NY
Development Officer	New York, NY
Director of Wildlife Biology Program, College of Forestry and Conservation	Missoula, MT

See all 5 job postings

Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership - Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership is a Washington, DC based non-profit that aims to “guarantee all Americans quality places to hunt and fish.”

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Job Title	Location
Sportsmen Outreach Coordinator	New Orleans, LA
Historic Preservation Corpsmember AZCC - White Mountains	Whiteriver, AZ
Crew Leader - Historic Preservation -Whiteriver, AZ	Whiteriver, AZ

See all 3 job postings

Conservation Law Foundation - Conservation Law Foundation is a Boston, MA based non-profit that believes “that healthy communities and a clean environment are a right for all New Englanders.”

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Job Title	Location
Program Assistant	New York, NY
Digital Communications Intern	Boston, MA
Legal Fellows	United States
Fundraising and Operations Intern	Massachusetts
Student Trainee (Communication/Multimedia Technology) Pathways Intern	Sacramento, CA

See all 72 job postings

Global Footprint Network - Global Footprint Network is an Oakland, CA based non-profit that is focused on “measuring human impact on the Earth so we can make more informed choices.”

See the complete Global Footprint Network profile

Job Title	Location
Account Executive	San Francisco, CA
Account Executive Inside Sales - Entry Level	San Francisco, CA
Chief Infrastructure Architect	Menlo Park, CA
Cloud Infrastructure Architect	Menlo Park, CA
HBO Production Coordinator	New York, NY

See all 990 job postings

International Council on Clean Transportation - International Council on Clean Transportation is a Washington, DC based org that aims “to improve the energy efficiency of road, marine, and air transportation."

See the complete International Council on Clean Transportation profile

Job Title	Location
Coordinator, Stage	Evanston, IL
Coordinator, Meeting Planning	Evanston, IL
LIBRARIAN IV	Los Angeles, CA
Marketing Communications Manager	Rogers, CT
Meeting and Hotel Administrator	Evanston, IL

See all 15 job postings

Center for Clean Air Policy - The Center for Clean Air Policy is a Washington, DC based non-profit that is “a recognized world leader in climate and air quality policy."

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Job Title	Location
Auto Tech-Entry Level	Pittsburgh, PA
MSW Midland TX	Midland, TX
UltraCare Inpatient RN 1	Corpus Christi, TX
Assistant Nurse Manager, Surgical Services	Oxnard, CA
Inpatient Services RN	Conroe, TX

See all 1,685 job postings

Defenders of Wildlife - Defenders of Wildlife is a Washington, DC based non-profit that aims to “protect and restore imperiled species throughout North America."

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Job Title	Location
Conservation Data Specialist	Washington, DC
Constantine Sidamon-Eristoff Conservation Policy Intern	Troy, NY
Representative, Rockies and Plains Program	Denver, CO
Senior Representative, Northwest Program	West Linn, OR
Data Specialist	Washington, DC

See all 5 job postings

Marine Conservation Institute - Marine Conservation Institute is a Seattle, WA non-profit that uses the latest science to identify and advocate for important marine ecosystems around the world.

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Job Title	Location
Research Associate Intern	Boston, MA
RESEARCH ASSISTANT	Florida
Sea Lion Trainer II-IV	New Orleans, LA
Director of Animal Husbandry	New Orleans, LA
Biological Oceanographer - Tenure-Track Faculty	Tampa, FL

See all 14 job postings

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy - Rails-to-Trails is a Washington, DC based non-profit that is aiming “to create a nationwide network of trails from former rail lines."

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Job Title	Location
Internship, Transportation Policy	Washington, DC
Internship, Trails and Greenways Program – West Coast	Washington, DC
Project Manager - Philadelphia Region (Full	Philadelphia, PA
TrailLink Photography	Philadelphia, PA
Manager Policy Outreach	Washington, DC

See all 6 job postings

American Littoral Society - The American Littoral Society is a Highlands, NJ based non-profit that “promotes the study and conservation of marine life and habitat, protects the coast from harm."

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Job Title	Location
Condition Based Maintenance Engineer	Washington, DC
Reliability Engineer	Washington, DC

See all 2 job postings

Seattle Tilth - Seattle Tilth aims “to inspire and educate people to safeguard our natural resources while building an equitable and sustainable local food system.”

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Job Title	Location
Administrative Coordinator	Seattle, WA
Seattle Tilth Farm Works Coordinator	Auburn, WA

See all 2 job postings

Social Impact - Social Impact is an Arlington, VA based management consulting firm that aims “to make international development more effective in improving people’s lives.”

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Job Title	Location
Licensed Clinical Social Worker/LCSW	Shaw AFB, SC
Account Manager	Saugus, MA
Lead Software Engineer, Ruby on Rails	Boston, MA
Part-Time Social Media Marketing Intern	Township of Warren, NJ
Product & Competitive Marketing Manager	Sunnyvale, CA

See all 18,934 job postings

Earth Island Institute - Earth Island Institute is a Berkeley, CA based org that is a “hub for grassroots campaigns dedicated to conserving, preserving, and restoring ecosystems."

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Job Title	Location
Post Masters RA - GIS Research Associate	College Park, MD
JIMAR/WPACFIN Comp Splst-Oahu	Honolulu, HI
Operations & Development Manager	Mill Valley, CA
NASA Postdoctoral Fellowships	Tennessee
NASA Postdoctoral Fellowships	United States

See all 5 job postings

Build It Green! NYC - Build It Green! NYC is a non-profit “working towards reducing the amount of unnecessary construction and demolition (C&D) waste clogging our landfills.”

See the complete Build It Green! NYC profile

Job Title	Location
Market Surveillance - Trade Surveillance Business Analyst - Actimize/Mantas/Norkom	New York, NY
Sales Director	Yonkers, NY
MBA Intern	New York, NY
Engineering Manager	New York, NY
GetStackCup Ambassador and Development Intern	New York, NY

See all 95 job postings

Center for The National Interest - The Center for The National Interest is based in Washington, DC and was originally founded by former President Nixon as the Nixon Center for Peace and Freedom

See the complete Center for The National Interest profile

Job Title	Location
Auto Cadd/REVIT Electrical Designer	Johnstown, PA
Debt Counselor	Buffalo, NY
Physical Therapist	Hazlehurst, GA
Occupational Therapist	Hazlehurst, GA
Bilingual Licensed Mental Health Therapist	Washington, DC

See all 11,813 job postings

William J. Clinton Foundation - The Clinton Foundation aims to “improve global health, strengthen economies worldwide, promote healthier childhoods, and protect the environment."

See the complete William J. Clinton Foundation profile

Job Title	Location
Marketing Associate	New York, NY
Research Associate	New York, NY
Program Assistant	New York, NY
Intern Program Associate	New York, NY
Analyst/Associate, Enterprise Development - India (Independent Contractor)	New York, NY

See all 25 job postings

Louisiana Bucket Brigade - Louisiana Bucket Brigade is a NOLA based non-profit “environmental health and justice organization."

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Job Title	Location
Facilities & Equipment Spec-P051	Plymouth, MA

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Willliam Penn Foundation - The Willliam Penn Foundation is a Philadelphia, PA based non-profit that distributes approximately $80 million in grants annually.

See the complete Willliam Penn Foundation profile

No current job openings.

World Wildlife Fund - World Wildlife Fund is a Washington, DC non-profit that “has been protecting the future of nature” for the last 50 years.

See the complete World Wildlife Fund profile

Job Title	Location
Student Trainee (Visitor Services)	Austwell, TX
Development Coordinator	Baltimore, MD
Vice President, Affinity Marketing and Channel Partnerships	Boston, MA
Student Trainee (Admin Support)	Annapolis, MD
Post Doctoral Fellow (Pool, JOB15-15)	Fairbanks, AK

See all 55 job postings

Heal the Bay - Heal the Bay is devoted to protecting and reviving Santa Monica Bay, “the centerpiece of Los Angeles’ beach culture."

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Job Title	Location
Senior Executive - Financial Planning & Development	Menlo Park, CA
Regulatory Affairs Analyst - Indianapolis, IN or Green Bay, WI	Indianapolis, IN
Resource Development & Events Associate	San Francisco, CA
Supvervisor, Insurance Collections (Managed Care)	Tampa, FL
RN Team Leader - Cardiac Progressive Care (PPCU) - FT 7p-7a	Tampa, FL

See all 50 job postings

International Rivers - International Rivers is a non-profit “at the heart of the global struggle to protect rivers and the rights of communities that depend on them.”

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Job Title	Location
SAFTAS II Team	Arlington, VA
Thoracic Surgeon - (Surgery - Cardiothoracic) Locum Tenens	Laredo, TX
Welding Engineer	Three Rivers, MI
Pediatrician	Eagan, MN
Alliance for Artisan Enterprise Intern--Global Health & Development	Washington, DC

See all 973 job postings

Biodiversity Project - Biodiversity Project is a Chicago, IL based non-profit that works "to protect North America’s most precious land and water resources.”

See the complete Biodiversity Project profile

Job Title	Location
Research Associate Intern	Boston, MA
Environmental Manager	Lenexa, KS
Intern, Climate Policy	Arlington, VA
Intern	Waimea, HI
Intern Job	United States

See all 115 job postings

Earth Day Network - Earth Day Network is a DC based non-profit that coordinates Earth Day activities globally while also working on environmental issues, and they're hiring.

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Job Title	Location
Satellite/Networking Sr. Telecommuncation Technician	Fort George G Meade, MD
HES&S Intern	United States
Education Intern	Greenwich, CT
Sustainability Coordinator	Universal City, CA
User Experience Designer (Intern or Entry Level)	Omaha, NE

See all 227 job postings

Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation - If you love the sporting life and its intersection with politics, you should consider a job with the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation in Washington, DC.

See the complete Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation profile

No current job openings.

National Marine Sanctuary Foundation - The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation works with NOAA to protect and support the U.S. national marine sanctuaries, and they're hiring.

See the complete National Marine Sanctuary Foundation profile

Job Title	Location
Chief Development Officer of the USS Monitor Foundation	Newport News, VA
Chief Development Officer of the USS Monitor Foundation	Virginia

See all 2 job postings

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