Employment of People Obtaining Undergraduate Degrees from the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia
The self-reported status of our forestry graduates, collected at the time of graduation or shortly thereafter, suggests that many began either permanent or temporary employment in the field of forestry (or closely related fields) shortly after graduation.
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Academic Year |
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Permanent employment at the time of graduation |
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Forestry and related fields |
56% |
61% |
68% |
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Other |
2% |
5% |
6% |
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Part-time employment at the time of graduation |
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Forestry and related fields |
4% |
4% |
-- |
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Planning to attend graduate school |
19% |
26% |
26% |
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Unemployed or status unreported by the student |
19% |
4% |
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Continued career tracking indicates that 62% of the people who successfully completed our forestry program between 2016 and 2018 have acquired permanent jobs in the field of forestry or have returned to graduate school to pursue a Master's degree. The jobs obtained include: Consulting Forester, Forester, Land Manager, Safety and Compliance Associate, Forest Technician, Inventory Technician, Procurement Forester, Fiber Supply Technician, Procurement Forester, Arborist, and Forestry Specialist. Graduates have acquired these positions in the Southeast (Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, Alabama) and elsewhere. Some of the employers of our recent undergraduates include:
| Agape Landscaping | New Urban Forestry |
| Baby Resource Group | Hancock Natural Resources Group |
| Bartlett Tree Experts | Interfor |
| Canfor | Plum Creek Timber Company |
| Cappstone Energy Group | Resource Management Service |
| ECI Consulting | Rayfield Tree Care |
| Forest Resource Consultants | Rayonier |
| Four Rivers | Southeastern Agri-Business Management |
| Georgia Forestry Commission | United Forestry Consultants |
| Georgia-Pacific | U.S. Forest Service |
| Georgia Power Company | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Greenbay Packaging | Westervelt Company |
| International Paper | WestRock Company |
| National Park Service | Weyerhaeuser |
Employment of People Obtaining Masters Degrees in Forest Resources from the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia
2017 - 2018 MFR Career Outcomes
2016 - 2017 MFR Career Outcomes
2015 – 2016 MFR Career Outcomes
In addition to the employers noted above, some of our recent Masters degree graduates have acquired positions with the following organizations:
| American Forest Management | CatchMark Timber Trust |
| Forest Investment Associates | GA Environmental Protection Division |
| Domain Capital Group | Drax Biomass |
| Georgia Power | Georgia-Pacific |
| International Paper | FL, GA, NY Department of Fish and Wildife |
| MetLife | North American Land Trust |
| Resource Management Service | Savannah River Ecology Lab |
| Southern Timber Solutions | U.S. Army |
| U.S. Forest Service | University of Georgia |
| U.S. Geological Survey | U.S. Trust Company |
| WestRock | Weyerhaeuser |
| Furhman University | Pennslvania State University |
| Michigan State University | Bayland Consultants & Designers |
| Nokuse Plantation | CO Natural Heritage Program |