Careers
Careers and Recent Employers
Careers in the Plant and Environmental Sciences are diverse, rewarding, and in high demand. Our graduates are prepared for roles in industry, consulting, government, non-profits, and academia, with opportunities to improve natural resources, advance crop and plant production, and shape sustainable landscapes. Students also benefit from strong employer connections, hands-on learning, and pathways to graduate or professional school.
- Agronomist
- Agronomy Production Specialist
- Agronomy Sales
- Assistant Superintendent
- Biological Lab Technician
- Consultant
- Crop Advisor
- Crop Analyst
- Crop Consultant
- Crop Scout
- Extension Agent
- Facility Manager
- Grounds Manager
- Greenhouse Manager
- Horticultural Educator
- Irrigation and Spray Technician
- Lab Assistant
- Landscape Contractor
- Landscape Designer
- Lawn Care Technician
- Municipal Horticulturist
- Nursery Grower
- Operations Manager
- Research Assistant
- Sales and Management
- Soil Conservationist
- Soil Scientist
- Sports Turf Manager
- Territory Manager
- Zoo or Garden Horticulturist
- Air and Water Quality Manager
- Biological Science Technician
- Ecologist
- Environmental Analyst
- Environmental Consultant
- Environmental Educator
- Environmental Health Specialist
- Environmental Planner
- Environmental Restoration Specialist
- Environmental Scientist
- Environmental Soil Scientist
- Field Technician
- Forest Ranger
- Natural Resources Management Specialist
- Regulatory Specialist
- Soil Conservation Technician
- Wastewater Plant Operator
- Water Monitoring Specialist
- Water Quality Specialist or Technician
- Wetland Scientist
- AECOM
- Alpha Natural Resources
- Altria Client Services
- American Water Works Association
- AmeriCorps
- Atlanta Botanical Garden
- Augusta Cooperative
- Balzar & Associates
- Bartlett Tree Experts
- BASF
- Battlefield Farms
- BioWorks
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- Cardno ATC
- Carolina Ecosystem, Inc.
- Cederville Engineering
- CE Farms
- Colonial Farm Credit
- Columbia Green
- Corn Refiners Association
- Crawford Environmental Services
- DG3
- Dow AgroSciences
- ECS Limited
- Enviro-Utilities
- ERG
- Exploration Research, Inc.
- Farm Service Agency
- FW Rickard Seed Company
- General Electric
- GreenVest, LLC
- Greensward, LLC
- Grigg Design
- Hazera Seeds
- Helena Chemical
- Hermitage Country Club
- Hidden Lane Landscaping and Design, Inc.
- Hubner Seed
- Independence Golf Course
- James River Association
- Joyce Engineering
- Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- Meherrin Ag and Chemical
- National Park Service
- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
- Peace Corps
- Pioneer
- Red Sun Farms
- Richmond Flying Squirrels
- Rinker Design Associates
- Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens
- San Diego Padres
- Smithfield
- Soil Consultants Engineering
- Soils Inc.
- Southern States
- Spectra Venue Management
- Stantec
- Strange’s Florist and Greenhouse
- Syngenta
- Tellus Agronomics
- Terracon
- Tetra Tech
- Timmons Group
- TNT Environmental
- TRC Solutions
- Trump National Golf Course
- USDA – Farm Service Agency
- USDA - NRCS
- US Forest Service
- US Geological Survey
- VA Department of Environmental Quality
- Virginia Cooperative Extension
- Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Virginia Forage and Grassland Council
- Western Skies Strategies
- Wetland Studies and Solutions
- Willow Oaks Country Club
- Williamsburg Environmental Group
- William’s Tree Service
- WSP
- Zannino Engineering
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The Student Opportunity Center (SOC) is a technology and services provider that helps colleges and universities scale experiential education and high-impact practices for their entire student body. SOC offers a platform to centralize opportunity listings and track student participation, provides strategic development and implementation support for experiential learning, and helps institutions assess the quality and impact of these programs.
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