Ecology

NB: These pages are meant to be examples only and not exhaustive lists of what you can do with your degree in this discipline.

What can I do with an undergraduate degree in Ecology?

• Aquatic Invasive Species Program Coordinator
• Laboratory Technician
• Community Fisheries Coordinator
• Conservation Officer
• Environmental Consultant
• Forestry Technician
• Land Management Specialist
• Nature Interpreter
• Scientific Writer/Journalist
• Wildlife Population Ecologist

What can I do with further education?

• Biologist
• Botanist
• Environmental Engineer
• Marine Biologist
• Oceanographer
• Professor
• Researcher
• Zoologist

Industries that hire Ecology graduates

• Advocacy groups and non-profit organizations
• Ecology centres and conservation areas
• Environmental consulting firms
• Government
• Educational Institutions
• Natural Resource Companies -Forestry, water, mining

Companies that have posted on Recruit Guelph for this major

• Fisheries Technician -Ontario Commercial Fisheries Association
• Urban Forestry Technician/Arborist -Greelan, A division  of Trugreen
• Commercial Horticulture Specialist in Training -Alberta Agriculture & Rural Development
• Assistant Manager -Fruitwood Farms Ltd.
• National Heritage Ecologist -Credit Valley Conservation Authority

Career related websites

• Experience Guelph
• Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution
• Science Careers
• The Canadian Ecology Centre
• The Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists
• WorkCabin