# FNR Careers

**Source**: https://ag.purdue.edu/department/fnr/undergraduate/careers/index.html
**Parent**: https://ag.purdue.edu/department/fnr/undergraduate/scholarships.html

[The Department of Forestry and Natural Resources](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/fnr/index.html "The Department of Forestry and Natural Resources"), in partnership with the [College of Agriculture](https://ag.purdue.edu/index.html) and [Purdue Center for Career Opportunities](https://www.cco.purdue.edu/), is dedicated to providing and/or connecting students to resources to help them best prepare to compete for jobs upon graduation. Several services are available to help students write résumés and cover letters, prepare for interviews, develop job search techniques, find semester and summer internships, identify employment opportunities after graduation, and more.

[Career Opportunities](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/fnr/undergraduate/careers/career-opportunities.html)

[FNR Job\
Board](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/fnr/undergraduate/careers/job-board-list/index.html)

[FNR Career\
Fair](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/fnr/undergraduate/careers/career-fair.html)

[Employer Resources](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/fnr/undergraduate/careers/employers.html)

## Career Resources

Professional Organizations

Professional Organizations assist you in your career exploration as you decide coursework, student organizations, internships and research projects.

Each of the majors in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources is tied to a professional organization.

The three organizations associated with the field biology majors are:

- [American Fisheries Society (AFS)](https://fisheries.org/ "American Fisheries Society (AFS)")​​​​​​​
- [Society of American Foresters (SAF)](https://www.eforester.org/ "Society of American Foresters (SAF)")
- [The Wildlife Society (TWS)​](https://wildlife.org/ "The Wildlife Society (TWS)")

Additional, related professional organizations:

- [American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH)](https://www.asih.org/jobs "American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH), job postings")
- [American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)](https://www.aslo.org/professional-development/ "American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO), job postings")
- [American Society of Mammalogists (ASM)](https://www.mammalsociety.org/jobs-post-docs-interships-assistantships-seasonal-postings/ "American Society of Mammalogists (ASM), job postings")
- [American Water Resources Association (AWRA)](https://careers.awra.org/jobs "American Water Resources Assocaition (AWRA), job postings")
- [Association of Zoos and Aquariums](https://www.aza.org/jobs "Association of Zoos and Aquariums, job postings")
- [Ecological Society of America](https://esa.org/ "Ecological Society of America, job postings")
- [Environmental Education Association of Indiana](https://eeai.org/ "Environmental Education Association of Indiana")
- [Indiana Geographic Information Council](https://www.igic.org/ "Indiana Geographic Information Council, job postings")
- [Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s Association](https://www.ihla.org/ "Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s Association, job postings")
- [International Society of Arboriculture (ISA)](https://www.isa-arbor.com/careers "International Society of Arboriculture (ISA), job postings")
- [National Association of Environmental Professionals](https://naep-jobs.careerwebsite.com/ "National Association of Environmental Professionals, job postings")
- [National Association of State Foresters](https://www.stateforesters.org/jobs/ "National Association of State Foresters, job postings")
- [National Audubon Society](https://www.audubon.org/about/careers "National Audubon Society, job postings")
- [National Fish and Wildlife Foundation](https://www.nfwf.org/ "National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, job postings")
- [National Parks Conservation Administration](https://www.npca.org/about/careers "National Parks Conservation Administration, job postings")
- [National Wildlife Federation](https://www.nwf.org/ "National Wildlife Federation, job postings")
- [North American Association for Environmental Education​](https://jobs.naaee.org/ "Environmental Education Association of Indiana")
- [Society for Conservation Biology](https://careers.conbio.org/ "Society for Conservation Biology, job postings")
- [Society for Freshwater Science (SFS)](https://www.freshwater-science.org/ "Society for Freshwater Science (SFS), job postings")
- [Society of American Foresters (SAF)](https://careercenter.eforester.org/ "Society of American Foresters (SAF), job postings")
- [Society of Ecological Restoration (SER)](https://www.ser.org/ "Society of Ecological Restoration (SER), job postings")
- [Society of Wetlands Scientists (SWS)](https://www.sws.org/ "Society of Wetlands Scientists (SWS), job postings")
- [Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA)](https://jobs.tcia.org/ "Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA), job postings")
- [Wood Products Manufacturers Association](https://www.wpma.org/ "Wood Products Manufacturers Association, job postings")
- [World Aquaculture Society (WAS)](https://www.was.org/wases/Jobs/index.aspx "World Aquaculture Society (WAS), job postings")

Personal Assessment

Personal Assessment can help as you narrow down your skills and interests. Take a look at these resources that help you find the career that fits you.

If you are finding that none of the career options or job postings you have reviewed are interesting maybe it is time for some personal assessment of your skills and interests. The [Purdue Center for Career Opportunities​](https://www.cco.purdue.edu/ "Center for Career Opportunities")​ can assist with further career counseling.

Spend some time reviewing natural resource job boards, click through the links to explore the various job openings. Some questions to ask as you review:

- What does someone in this position do on a daily basis?
- ​Is the location of the position somewhere I would like to live?
- ​What are the education requirements for the position?
- ​​Are there additional certifications or licenses required?
- ​​What is the salary for the position? Will this salary meet my financial goals?
- ​​What is the working environment (physical demands, travel requirements, shift work)?
- ​​Does this position meet my future goals?
- ​Does this position interest me?

\
 ​The job boards with the widest variety of postings are:

- [**Purdue FNR Job Board**](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/fnr/undergraduate/careers/job-board-list/index.html)
- [**Texas A&M Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Job Board**](https://jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/)
- [**​University of Georgia, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources​**](https://www.warnell.uga.edu/job-postings)

## contact us

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[fnr careers](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/fnr/about/undergraduate-academic-programs-contact-us.html)

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