Employment Data

Latest Employment Data

The 2022 Employment Data Report illustrates our students' paths after graduation, including statistics on:

December 2021 and May 2022 Master of Environmental Management (MEM) and Master of Forestry (MF) graduates, with sections covering geographic distribution, employment by sector and salary ranges.
May 2022 Duke Environmental Leadership (DEL-MEM) program graduates, with sections covering geographic distribution and professional growth after graduation.

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Past Employment Profiles

Six-month employment profile for December and May Nicholas School graduates.

2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016

Graduates' Employers and Titles

View the Master of Environmental Management and Master of Forestry Class of 2022 Employer List by sector:

MEM - Business / Industry / Start-Up

AES Corporation; Sr. Commercial Analyst* - Butler, NJ
Apex Clean Energy; Business Development Associate* - Apex, NC
Bluesource/Anew; Analyst, Natural Climate Solutions**** - Greensboro, NC
ConEdison; Energy Analyst - Valhalla, New York
ConnectGen; Business Development Associate - Houston, TX
Dividend Finance; Risk and Strategy Analyst - Durham, NC
Goldman Sachs; Investment Banking Associate* - New York City, NY
Google, PRO Unlimited (contractor); Energy Program Manager* - Mountain View, CA
Grubb Properties; Sustainability Associate – Cary, NC
Guggenheim Partners; Investment Banking Associate - New York City, NY
Ivy Energy; Sr. Market Growth Analyst - San Diego, CA
JLL; Associate Project Manager, Sustainability Strategy - New York, NY
JLL; Project Manager for Sustainability Strategy - Atlanta, GA
KKR; Senior Manager of Sustainable Investing* - New York City, NY
KSL Partners; ESG Manager - Denver, CO
NextEra; Senior Business Management Analyst* (2) - Juno Beach, FL
Nike; Zero Waste & Circularity Manager* – Remote
Raptor Maps; Senior Sales Associate - Boston, MA
S&P Global; Sustainable Finance - Denver, CO
Sol Systems; Quantitative Policy Analyst - Washington, DC
T-Mobile; Sustainability Sourcing Manager - Dallas, TX
Target; Responsible Sourcing Manager* - Remote
Union Grove Farm; Creative Lead - Chapel Hill, NC
Vizient; Environmentally Preferred Sourcing Product Advisor - Remote

MEM - Consulting

Accenture; Consultant* - Houston, TX
Anthesis; Consultant - Washington, DC
Arcadis; Resilience Planner - New York, NY
CDM Smith; Environmental Scientist - Denver, CO
ClearView Energy Partners; Research Associate - Washington, DC
Deloitte; Senior Consultant* - Durham, NC
E3; Consultant - Boston, MA
ERM; Sustainability Analyst - Yokohama, Japan
ERM; Sustainability Strategy & Disclosure Consultant - Austin, TX
EY; Climate Change and Sustainability Services Staff - Boston, MA
Guidehouse; Consultant - Washington, DC
Harris & Associates; Environmental Analyst - San Diego, CA
Hyde Engineering Services; Advanced Energy Analyst**** - Boulder, CO
ICF; Energy Market Analyst (Transmission) - Fairfax, VA
ICF; Lead Energy Analyst - Detroit, MI
Integration Consulting Group; Energy Policy Consultant - Undisclosed
Kearns & West; Associate - New York, NY
LimnoTech; Project Scientist - Remote
Maxar; Geospatial Analyst - Seattle, WA
McKinsey & Company Sustainability Insights; Solution Analyst - Houston, TX
McKinsey & Company; Consultant - Washington, DC
McKinsey & Company; Research Analyst, Agriculture Practice - Waltham, MA
McKinsey & Company/VIvid; Knowledge Analyst (2) - Durham, NC
Raftelis; Stormwater Consultant - Durham, NC
Ramboll; Project Scientist - New York, NY
Ramboll; Staff Scientist in Ecology - Arlington, VA
Tetra Tech; Environmental Scientist - Fairfax, VA
Third Economy; Analyst - San Francisco, CA
WAP Sustainability; Sustainability Analyst – Durham, NC
WAP Sustainability; Sustainability Analyst – Remote
WestWater Research; Associate - Ft. Collins, CO
Wildlands Engineering; Stewardship Team Member - Raleigh, NC

MEM - Government / Public Sector

Alaska State Government; Law Clerk** - Juneau, Alaska
BOEM; Program Analyst, Strategic Policy and International Affairs - Washington, DC
CA Public Utilities Commission; Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst*** - Los Angeles, CA
City of Durham; Data Analyst - Durham, NC
CSS for NOAA; Marine GIS Analyst - Washington, DC
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Energy Industry Analyst – Washington, DC
NYC Dept. of Parks and Rec; NYC Forester II**** - New York, NY
State of Vermont; Agri Development Specialist - Montpelier, VT
The NC Land and Water Fund; Restoration Program Assistant - Durham, NC
US EPA; Geospatial Analyst - Durham, NC
US EPA; ORISE Geospatial Analyst - Remote
US Forest Service; Forester**** - Georgia
US Sea Grant; Knauss Fellows (4) - Washington, DC

MEM - NGO / Think Tank / Research Institute

Canopy; Tree Care Coordinator - Sunnyvale, VA
Citizens Climate Lobby; Government Affairs Coordinator - Washington, DC
Conservation International; Director, Brand Partnerships**** - New York, NY
Dartmouth Health; Research Consultant**** - Sharon, VT
Duke University Marine Lab - MaRRS Lab; Research Associate - Beaufort, NC
EDF; Sr. Policy Analyst - Justice and Equity - Washington, DC
Foothills Conservancy; Conservation & GIS Specialist - Morgantown, NC
IPEKA; High School Science Teacher – Jakarta, Indonesia
Monterey Bay Aquarium; Fisheries Scientist - Monterey, CA
NC Coastal Federation; Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Campaign Coordinator - Ocean, NC
NIEPS Duke University; Climate Program Coordinator - Durham, NC
Oak Federation, Packard Federation; Research Associate - San Francisco, CA
Oceana; Climate and Oceans Fellow - Washington, DC
Resources for the Future; Research Analyst - Washington, DC
The Conservation Fund; Forest Analyst**** - Durham, NC
The Nature Conservancy; Applied Economist - Undisclosed
The Watch Hill Conservancy; Naturalist – Watch Hill, RI
University of Tennessee; Research Technician - Sevierville, TN
Urban Ocean Lab; Research Fellow - Washington, DC

MEM - Continuing Education

Duke University; PhD Student - Durham, NC
ETH Zurich; PhD Student**** - Zurich, Switzerland

Master of Forestry

The Master of Forestry degree is accredited by the Society of American Foresters (SAF).

Business / Industry / Start-Up

The London Company; Equity Research Associate* - Richmond, VA

Consulting

Hyde Engineering Services; Advanced Energy Analyst**** – Boulder, CO

Continuing Education

PhD Student; ETH Zurich**** - Zurich, Switzerland

Government / Public Sector

NYC Dept. of Parks and Rec; NYC Forester II**** - New York, NY
US Forest Service; Forester - Athens, GA

NGO / Think Tank / Research Institute

Conservation International; Director, Brand Partnerships**** - New York, NY
Dartmouth Health; Research Consultant**** - Sharon, VT
The Conservation Fund; Forest Analyst**** - Durham, NC

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* MEM or MF/MBA concurrent degree
** MEM/JD concurrent degree
*** MEM/MPP concurrent degree
**** MEM/MF concurrent degree

Past Employer Lists

2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2017 | 2015-2016 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012

99% Obtained Employment

Ninety-nine percent (99%) of all known graduates who were seeking a professional position had obtained employment at the time of data collection. This includes those who are working part-time and full-time, in internships, and those pursuing further education.

Based on data published in the 2022 Employment Data Report.

Unearth the Possibilities

The Master of Environmental Management (MEM) is a flexible two-year professional master's degree for students who want to make an impact in meaningful careers at the intersection of policy, science and community.

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Leading the Charge

You’ll find Nicholas School alums pursuing their passion and making positive impacts worldwide. Our programs give them the foundational knowledge and practical skills to become leaders and innovators in a wide array of fields and sectors.