Natural Resources Careers
Are you interested in developing, maintaining, or managing natural resources?
Consider a job in natural resources systems. You might work in recreation, wildlife, conservation, mining, logging, or oil drilling.
Use the resources below to discover natural resources career options, plan your education, and explore the job market.
Select the link to find occupation profiles.
Note of caution: Occupation profile data is not specific to Natural Resources. It is for the broader occupation title.
- Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
- Compliance Officers
- Conservation Scientists
- Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
- Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
- Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
- Firefighters
- First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
- First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers
- Forest and Conservation Technicians
- Foresters
- Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
- Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
- Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
- Mechanical Engineering Technicians
- Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
- Recreation Workers
- Surveyors
- Surveying and Mapping Technicians
- Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Below are several majors in the biotechnology pathway. Select a major to learn about industries you might work in, the types of employers that hire a major, and find strategies to prepare you for a job.
Are you ready to set your education goals and gain the skills you need to work in agribusiness? Use the resources below to get started.
Plan Your AFNR EducationFind tools to help you set your goals, pay for college, find a program, and more.
Find Campuses & Programs
Search for natural resources programs at Minnesota State.
Before you invest in a career, it's important to understand the job market. Based on where you want to live, you may have different opportunities. Use the resources below to learn about some of the employers in your region. You can research job postings to understand the skills and training these employers are looking for. After you've done some research on your own, make sure you talk to as many people as possible who are knowledgeable about the career. You can talk to your teachers and counselors. You can also reach out to an employer to do an informational interview about the jobs they offer.
Sample Job Titles
Parks Worker, Forestry Technician, Naturalist, Environmental Technician, Project Manager, Environmental Specialist, Park Ranger, Outdoor Recreation Educator, Geotechnical Drilling Assistant, Survey Crew Chief
Source: Gartner TalentNeuron
Sample Employers
Find Job Openings
Find jobs in natural resources systems.
- Navigate to the Job Search on Minnesota State CAREERwise.
- Copy and paste the keyword string below into the Keyword filter.
Keyword string:
"biological" OR "ecology" OR "park" OR "forest" OR "wildlife" OR "Agri" OR "geo" OR "excavate" OR "excavation" OR "Agro" OR "pump" OR "beef" OR "swine" OR "paper" OR "poultry" OR "tree" OR "animal" OR "fish" OR "recreation" OR "environment" - Use the Location filter in the left column to select a Minnesota region or to search by ZIP code. From the region dropdown you can also choose to search the state of Minnesota.
- In addition to the keywords above you can use Occupation Category to filter your search results. Select one of the options listed below.
-Architecture and Engineering
-Farming, Fishing, and Forestry
-Life, Physical, and Social Science
-Management
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