Career In Evironment Related Fields

[Alpine]

Hello World, :)

First of all, I would like to wish all of you and your families a super awesome New Year, have an amazing 2011.

Now coming to the topic, just today I have decided to step away from Medical Science and choose a career in a field related to Environment basically because I have more interest in this field.But, of course I have no idea what to do. I'm clueless about which field I should go and so I'm posting here hoping to get some help.I have done some research in the net but that isn't much of a help.

 

Can someone please tell me all about the careers related to Environment, Earth,etc? I want to know the span of the course, the annual payment and what exactly do we have to do in that field XD

 

If it helps these are my posts and threads in Hypography so far:

 

This was my thread on Kelp Forest which was my project and turned out to be successful.

http://scienceforums.com/topic/22419-urgent-all-about-kelp-forest/page__p__299721#entry299721

 

This were my little naive theory

 

http://scienceforums.com/topic/22145-global-warming-extinction-cycle/page__p__298209__fromsearch__1#entry298209

 

And some more things from here and there

 

http://scienceforums.com/topic/21536-year-2010-one-of-the-worst-start-ever/page__p__294067__fromsearch__1#entry294067

 

http://scienceforums.com/topic/21531-super-green-house/page__p__293980__fromsearch__1#entry293980

 

http://scienceforums.com/topic/21534-alternative-elements-for-renewable-energy/page__p__294020__fromsearch__1#entry294020

 

So, please don;t hesitate to give your views, suggestions and anything else.And by saying fields related to Environment, I mean all geology, environmental engineer and everything and anything related to environment.

 

P.S: I didn't knew where to make this thread since it's based on several life science. :D

 

Alpine

[Ken]

Hello World, :)

First of all, I would like to wish all of you and your families a super awesome New Year, have an amazing 2011.

Now coming to the topic, just today I have decided to step away from Medical Science and choose a career in a field related to Environment basically because I have more interest in this field.But, of course I have no idea what to do. I'm clueless about which field I should go and so I'm posting here hoping to get some help.I have done some research in the net but that isn't much of a help.

 

Can someone please tell me all about the careers related to Environment, Earth,etc? I want to know the span of the course, the annual payment and what exactly do we have to do in that field XD

 

If it helps these are my posts and threads in Hypography so far:

 

This was my thread on Kelp Forest which was my project and turned out to be successful.

http://scienceforums.com/topic/22419-urgent-all-about-kelp-forest/page__p__299721#entry299721

 

This were my little naive theory

 

http://scienceforums.com/topic/22145-global-warming-extinction-cycle/page__p__298209__fromsearch__1#entry298209

 

And some more things from here and there

 

http://scienceforums.com/topic/21536-year-2010-one-of-the-worst-start-ever/page__p__294067__fromsearch__1#entry294067

 

http://scienceforums.com/topic/21531-super-green-house/page__p__293980__fromsearch__1#entry293980

 

http://scienceforums.com/topic/21534-alternative-elements-for-renewable-energy/page__p__294020__fromsearch__1#entry294020

 

So, please don;t hesitate to give your views, suggestions and anything else.And by saying fields related to Environment, I mean all geology, environmental engineer and everything and anything related to environment.

 

P.S: I didn't knew where to make this thread since it's based on several life science. :D

 

Alpine

 

It's a very broad field. My son works for an Environmental Engineering firm. Most of the top people are Civil Engineers. They have a large number of technicians who do data collection, supervise land fill operations, etc. They also have a contingent of specialists in geology, biology, etc.

 

My son has a degree in Field Biology. He worked up from a college internship to the position of Chief Scientist, supervising technicians, hydrogeologists, the IT department, etc. He's certified in hazardous tank removal, nuclear densitometry for membrane testing in land fills, etc. He became interested in environmental issues while in college and essentially designed his own course of study. A biology major with extensive coursework in Civil Engineering (hazardous materials, etc) and some solid chemistry. His coursework became the basis of an Environmental Studies major at his university.

 

I think a first step for you would be to take some introductory course work in an Environmental Studies major. It should help you get a good grasp of the opportunities and suggest possible areas that you would find interesting in the broad field.

 

Good luck,

[Alpine]

Thank you Ken :)

I'm in 10th grade now,around 3-5 months before I get into college. To be honest Environmental Engineering seems interesting to me. So, I talked to my cousin who's doing Civil Engineering and he told me either I could do Civil and then specialize in Environmental or I could directly do Environmental.

Though my mom has a different opinion, she says in a matter of 2 years there might be some new courses related to the field and so on. So, there is a good chance I could be enrolling in your son's course XD

 

I just wanted to know about other courses before I take my decision. I also want to make sure that the job pay is good to ensure at least a satisfactory life. Doing something you love and then coming to your house with a long face because it isn't fancy is not something anyone would want. :|

[HydrogenBond]

I used to do development work in environmental remediation. This had less to do with preservation, but more to do with reclamation. That is one environmental area where big money can be made, since the land and water resources you reclaim are often made available for development.

 

In some cities, their may be prime land that is polluted. If it was clean it would be worth a fortune. But when dirty, you can take it off someone's hand for a song. If your buying skills are good and you can make it clean enough for resale, the profits can be huge. Beyond that, it does the environment good, so it is win-win.

 

Such businesses means teaming up with a geologists.

[Rade]

What level of school are you ? First, there is no reason for you to move away from interest in medical field. I mean, there are many jobs that merge medical background with environment. At the college level you would want to enroll in a 4 year program in a School of Environmental Health. This is a very interesting and rewarding field, and trained professionals with interest in both medical and environment fields are needed. Topics such as toxicology, bacteria and virus exposure, food contamination, air pollution and health problems such as lung disease, medical genetics finding species with genes that can be of use to humans (helps protect both humans and species), etc.

 

My advice--do not step away from medical interest (helping humans). Step forward and merge your interest in medicine with helping humans interact in healthy way with their environment.

[Alpine]

Thank you both of you :)

 

HydrogenBond, that might be something I'm interested in, it is little bit similar to Environmental Engineer and plus the money is good. I'll look into it. XD

And Rade, the reason why I wanted to step away from Medical is because it didn't interest me as much as environment. My motive since 7th grade has been to help mankind and environment believe it or not. But it does seem interesting to combine medical and environmental studies.

P.S I'm in High School [10th grade ( at least for the next 4-5 months)]

[Alpine]

P.S HydrogenBond, is there any specific name to that profession? And just out of curiosity, why did you quit that job?