State University of New York College of Environmental Science & Forestry Placement Survey Class of 2007 December 06, May 07, August 07 Graduates Data Reported As of March 2008 The 2007 Placement Survey began in May with a survey of graduating students regarding their established plans for the immediate future. In November we mailed a survey to all listed 12/06, 5/07 and 8/07 graduates. In February, we called those graduates who had not responded to our survey. As a result of these efforts, we obtained a 36% response rate. The graduates surveyed were taken from the Registrar s official list of graduates. The placement percentages are based on the number of respondents. When there are few graduates in a program of study, the percentages given may be less indicative of the long-term placement activity of that program than of those few individuals that year. I thank the Class of 2007 for their assistance and cooperation in contributing to this report. The Office of Career Services conducted this survey. Thomas O. Slocum, Director Career & Counseling Services toslocum@esf.edu (315) 470-6660 voice (315) 470-4728 fax Class of 2007 Advanced Study 12% Available 4% Employed 84%
Table of Contents Page Placement Chart 3 Work Location and Employer Type Charts 4 Paper Science & Engineering 5 Construction Management & Wood Products Engineering 6 Environmental Resources & Forest Engineering 7 Chemistry 8 Environmental & Forest Biology 9 Forest Resources Management 10 Dual Major 11 Landscape Architecture 12 Environmental Studies/Graduate Program in Environmental Sciences 13 Forest Technology 14 Environmental Science 15 Definitions of Terms Employed Permanently In Related Field: Those jobs related to the graduate s major field of study. Employed Permanently Unrelated Field: Defined as work not directly related to major subjects studied. Advanced Study: Now pursuing an advanced degree or certificate program. Available for Employment: Persons who do not hold a job and are actively seeking employment. Typical Job Titles: Only those titles that were specifically reported within the past 2 years and related to the area of study are printed. Typical Employers: Only those employers who were specifically reported within the past 2 years and related to the area of study are printed. Typical Institutions & Programs of Advanced Study: Only those colleges/universities and specific advanced degrees that were reported within the past 2 years are printed. *Salary: The salaries printed are the averages of those actually reported to us and/or national averages as reported by Salaries of Scientists, Engineers and Technicians 2007. 2
2007 Placement Chart Program of Study Graduated Responded Employed In Field Employed Out of Field Advanced Study In Transition or Available Degree Earned Paper Science & Engineering Construction Management & Wood Products Engineering Environmental Resources & Forest Engineering 4 2 2 BS 7 0 MS/MPS/PHD 20 8 8 BS 6 4 4 BS 13 10 10 BS 11 2 2 MPS/PHD Chemistry 4 1 1 BS 8 3 3 MS/PHD Environmental & Forest Biology 115 38 20 6 9 3 BS 29 11 10 1 MS/MPS/PHD Forest Resources Management 32 9 8 1 BS 14 8 8 MS/MPS/PHD Joint Major (EFB/FRM and FES) 5 3 2 1 BS Landscape Architecture Environmental Studies/ Graduate Program in Environmental Science Totals 34 14 14 BLA 10 3 3 MLA/MS 26 8 3 1 3 1 BS 13 2 2 MS/MPS/PHD 351 126 100 7 15 4 3
Types of Employers for Last Four Years Gov't 20% Not-For-Profit 18% Business & Industry 62% Where Do Our Graduates Settle? Other 29% New York State 71% 4
Paper Science & Engineering BS Degree MS Degree PHD Degree Number # % # % # % Graduated 4 4 3 Responded 2 50 0 0 0 Employed In 2 100 Employed Out Advanced Study Looking Bachelor Degree $60,000 Plant Environmental Manager Technical Sales Rep. Process Engineer Industrial Applications Specialty Dept. Supervisor Staff Scientist Hercules Inc. KX Industries Solvay Paperboard Lydell Industrial Thermal Solutions NY CT PA 5
Construction Management & Wood Products Engineering BS Degree BS Degree Const Mgt Wood Prod Number # % # % Graduated 20 6 Responded 8 40 4 66 Employed In 8 100 4 100 Employed Out Advanced Study Bachelor Degree $48,800 Construction Tech. Project Manager Apprentice Estimator/Project Manager Project Specialist Coordinator Senior Operator Field Engineer Construction Project Manager Safety Inspector Centex Homes BBL Construction Gutchess Lumber Gudabri Inc. NIKKO Construction Covanta Water Pavarini Construction Carl Bubb General Contractor Self-employed MRB Group Structural Associates Rex Lumber Co. Pulte Homes Putnelo Construction Co. The Tyree Co. MA NC NY 6
Environmental Resources and Forest Engineering BS Degree MS Degree PHD Degree Number # % # % # % Graduated 13 10 1 Responded 10 77 1 10 1 100 Employed In 10 100 1 100 1 100 Advanced Study Bachelor Degree $44,400 Graduate Degrees $49,500 Engineer Environmental Specialist Environmental Engineer Project Engineer Assistant Engineer Engineer in Training Baxter International O Brien and Gere NYS Dept. of Transportation Blasland, Bouck & Lee Inc. SUNY ESF City of Canandaigua C&S Engineers SAIC Typical Colleges attended in programs of advanced study University of Buffalo Brown University Princeton NY IL MA NJ VA 7
Chemistry BS Degree MS Degree PHD Degree Number # % # % # % Graduated 4 2 8 Responded 1 25 2 100 3 37 Employed In 2 100 3 100 Employed Out Advanced Study Bachelor Degree $42,300 Graduate Degree $59,000 Pharmaceutical Associate Research Scientist Environmental Chemist Chemist Senior Research Scientist Research & Development Chemist Albany Molecular Research Bristol Myers Squibb Cornell University Galson Labs Colleges attended in programs of advanced study SUNY ESF Oswego NY MA 8
Environmental & Forest Biology BS Degree MS Degree MPS Degree PHD Degree Number # % # % # % # % Graduated 115 12 11 6 Responded 38 33 2 17 3 27 6 100 Employed In 16 42 2 100 3 100 5 83 Employed Out 6 16 Advanced Study 9 23 1 17 Volunteer/Public Service 4 10 Looking 3 9 Bachelor Degree $29,000 Graduate Degrees $45,600 Environmental Educator Fish & Wildlife Tech. LCTA Vegetation Crew Leader Post Doctoral Fellow Forest Entomologist Wildlife Biologist Naturalist Nursery Coordinator Teaching Assistant Entomologist Landscape Ecologist Biological Contractor H.S. Biology Teacher Marine Resource Worker Biology Research Asst. Sr. Project Scientist Contract Biologist Plant Healthcare Supervisor Wildlife Rehabilitator Chesapeake Bay Technician Invasive Plant Specialist Surgical Technician Pocono Env. Education Ctr. NYS DEC Wildlife Conservation Society Colorado State Univ. USDA Farmington River Watershed Assoc. Montana State Univ. USGS Brandywine Creek State Park Florida Div. of Forestry SUNY ESF Fairfax Co. Schools, VA Upstate Env. Labs Sava Tree Adam s Co. Conservation Authority American Veterinary Lab Penn. State Univ. Belize Federation for Env. Education Dixie Env. Services St. Joseph s Hospital Cayugan Nature Center Wild Rehabilitation, Inc. Nature Conservancy Institute of Ecosystems Study Hanford Pharmaceuticals Masonic Medical Research Colleges attended in programs of advanced study Univ. of Idaho SUNY ESF Penn State University Univ. of Arizona Humboldt State Ohio State University Univ. of Wisconsin Hofstra Univ. SUNY Upstate Medical Univ. of Illinois Cornell Univ. Univ. of California Berkley Boston University Johns Hopkins Univ. NY PA TX NJ IL MA CO MD AZ MT FL CT NM DE NH OH VA HI NV 9
Forest Resources Management BS Degree MS Degree MPS Degree PHD Degree Number # % # % # % # % Graduated 32 8 2 4 Responded 9 28 3 38 1 50 4 100 Employed In 8 89 3 100 1 100 4 100 Employed Out Advanced Study 1 11 Bachelor Degree $37,500 Graduate Degrees $48,000 Environmental Analyst Staff Forester Natural Resource Specialist Parks Manager Research Tech. Forester GIS Analyst/Env. Scientist Forest Product Asst. District Forester Asst. Project Manager Watershed Forester Utility Forester Asst. Professor Procurement Forester US Army Corps of Engineers Forecon, Inc. Blasland Bouck & Lee USDA Forest Service South Dakota Watershed Agricultural Counsel NYS Research Foundation/USFS SUNY ESF Environmental Consultant Inc. NYC Dept. of Water NYS DEC The Nature Conservancy Estor Forestry Ira Wickes Finch, Pruyn Inc., Co. Typical Colleges attended in programs of advanced study Colorado State Univ. SUNY ESF Univ. of Rhode Island NY PA MD AK NJ CO TX MA 10
Dual Option Biology & Forest Resources Management BS Degree Number # % Graduated 5 Responded 3 60 Employed In 2 66 Advanced Study 1 33 Average Starting Salaries Bachelor Degree $35,000 Forester Procurement Forester Peace Corps. Volunteer Davie Tree Co. Wagner Lumber Co. NYS DEC Typical Colleges attended in programs of advanced study SUNY ESF Cornell University Yale University University of Nevada NY CO VT 11
Landscape Architecture BLA Degree MLA Degree Number # % # % Graduated 34 10 Responded 14 41 3 33 Employed In 14 100 3 100 Employed Out Advanced Study Looking Bachelor Degree $40,600 MLA $47,500 Landscape Architect Associate Landscape Architect Landscape Project Manager Designer/Forman Landscape Construct Assistant Manager Visiting Faculty Design Staff Cameron Engineering Tool Brothers Orsini Landscape Design/Construction Keplinger Freeman Assoc. McCord Landscape Architecture LaGuardia Landscape Design Rand & Jones Land Design North Stanziale Urban Resource Group Camp Dresser & McKee Neill/Vecchia & Associates Maxian & Horst Landscape Architects & Land Planners NY NC MA VA PA CA 12
Environmental Studies and Graduate Program in Environmental Science BS Degree MS Degree PHD Degree Number # % # % # % Graduated 26 11 2 Responded 8 31 2 18 0 Employed In 3 37 2 100 Employed Out 1 13 Advanced Study 3 37 Looking 1 13 Bachelor Degree $36,000 Advanced Degrees $46,000 Environmental Engr. Tech. I Wildlife Tech. Agricultural Resource Specialist Naturalist Regulatory Specialist Legislative Fellow National Resources Economist Research Analyst Environmental Planner Staff Scientist GIS Specialist Environmental Analyst Farm Service Agency H2M Labs Cornell Cooperative Extension NYS DEC Defenders of Wildlife Blue Robinson Forestry Consultant Cayuga County Devine Tarbell & Assoc NYS Assembly SUNY ESF C&S Engineers Inc. JAC Planning NYS DCC Typical Colleges attended in programs of advanced study SUNY ESF Syracuse University Northeastern Law Albany Law School Columbia University New College of CA NY NJ CO MA 13
Bio Technology BS Degree Number # % Graduated 11 Responded 5 45 Employed In 4 80 Employed Out Advanced Study 1 20 $33,000 Biological Scientist Analystical Chemist Research Scientist Federal Veterans Administration Galson Labs Channing Labs Colleges attended in programs of advanced study SUNY Upstate Medical College Program: medicine NY 14
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