Employment Data

Latest Employment Data

The 2023 Employment Data Report illustrates our students' paths after graduation. Statistics in the report represent December 2022 and May 2023 Master of Environmental Management (MEM) and Master of Forestry (MF) graduates, with sections covering geographic distribution, work environment, employment by sector and salary ranges.

The Duke Environmental Leadership (DEL-MEM) program are mid-career professionals and are often employed full-time upon entering and through the duration of the master’s program. As such, we did not include DEL-MEM graduates in the data calculations shared in this report.

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Past Employment Profiles

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

2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016

Graduates' Employers and Titles

View the Master of Environmental Management and Master of Forestry Class of 2023 Employer List by sector:

MEM - Business / Industry / Start-Up

Albermarle Corporation; Environmental Specialist – Charlotte, NC
Anheuser-Busch/AB InBev; Sustainability and Procurement Analyst – St. Louis, MO
Aurora Sustainable Lands; Carbon Forester**** – Asheville, NC
Beyond Capital; Venture Scout – New York, NY
Blankinship & Associates, Inc.; Staff Scientist – Davis, CA
Citizens; Operations Sustainability Analyst – Providence, RI
EDF Renewables; Associate Project Manager – San Diego, CA
EIG; ESG Analyst or Associate – Washington, DC
ESRI; Support Analyst (ArcGIS Online team) – Charlotte, NC
EVHybridNoire; Mid–Atlatnic & NE Program Manager*** – Washington, DC
Freddie Mac; Corporate Sustainability Professional – Washington, DC
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Associate** – New York, NY
Fuji Europe Africa B.V.; Sustainability Analyst – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Greenview; Manager, ESG – Washington, DC
Haw River Assembly; Water Quality Program Manager – Bynum, NC
Invenergy; Finance and Capital Markets Analyst – Chicago, IL
Jupiter Power; Senior Analyst – Chicago, IL
Karbone; Research Associate – New York, NY
LRQA; Responsible Sourcing Analyst – Chicago, IL
Marathon Capital; Associate* – Chicago, IL
Marathon Capital; Investment Banking Analyst – Chicago, IL
McDonough Innovation; Project Manager – Charlottesville, VA
Merz Aesthetics; ClimateBase Fellow and ESG Associate – Raleigh, NC
Microsoft; Program Manager, Renewable Energy and Environmental Justice – GA
NextEra Energy; Associate Analyst – Juno Beach, FL
NextEra Energy; Project Manager – Juno Beach, FL
NextEra Energy; Senior Project Manager – Juno Beach, FL
NextEra Energy; Senior Project Manager – New York, NY
Piper Sandler; Investment Banking Associate, Energy & Power* – Houston, TX
Pivot Energy; Manager of Policy and Market Strategy – Washington, DC
Rabobank Wholesale Banking North America; Sustainability Change Manager* – New York, NY
Resource Environmental Solutions; Financial Analyst* – Houston, TX
Restaurant Brands International; Sustainability Manager* – Miami, FL
Rittal North America; Sustainability and Environmental Specialist – Schaumburg, OH
Satelligence; Full Stack Developer – Brussels, Belgium
Shell; Innovation Advisor* – Houston, TX
Southern Energy Management; Inside Sales – Raleigh, NC
Spatial Informatics Group, LLC; Geospatial Data Analyst**** – Bayonne, NJ
State Street Global Advisors; AVP ESG Analyst in Asset Stewardship* – Durham, NC
Tesla; Environmental Project Manager – Austin, TX
The Walt Disney Company; Environmental Sustainability Analyst – Burbank, CA
UniCredit; ESG Metrics, Policies and Disclosure – Milan, Italy
Wildlife Works Carbon, LLC; GIS Analyst – Burlington, VT

MEM - Consulting

3Degrees; Strategy Associate and Sustainability Associate – California
3Degrees; Strategy Associate, Energy & Climate – Wilmington, NC
3R Sustainability; Sustainability and ESG Consultant – Atlanta, GA
ACES; Resource Planning Analyst – Carmel, IN
AECOM; Environmental Planner – Raleigh, NC
Aurora Energy Research – Austin, TX
Booz Allen Hamilton; Consultant – Washington, DC
Boundary Stone Partners; Manager – Washington, DC
Coho Climate Advisors, and ERM Company; Renewable Energy Analyst – Honolulu, HI
Coho Climate Advisors; Analyst – New York, NY
Coho Climate Advisors; Analyst – Washington, DC
Deloitte; Analyst – Washington, DC
Deloitte; Consultant* – Boston, MA
Eastern Research Group (ERG); LCA analyst – Undisclosed
Ecosystem Planning and Restoration (EPR); Environmental Scientist – Raleigh, NC
EMPSI: Environmental Management and Planning Solutions, Inc (now AECOM); Environmental Planner – Boulder, CO
Energy Strategies; Consultant – Salt Lake City, UT
Energy Ventures Analysis Inc.; Energy Analyst – Washington, DC
Ernst Young; Climate Change Sustainability Consultant – Jakarta, Indonesia
FTI Consulting; Senior Consultant, Energy and Renewables* – Denver, CO
Geosyntec Consultants; Water Resources Scientist – Santa Barbara, CA
HDR; Marine Scientist/Technical Specialist – Virginia Beach, VA
HDR; Municipal Utilities Analyst – Omaha, NE
ICF International; Economic Analyst, Environmental Policy – Reston, VA
ICF; Energy Analytics Consultant – El Paso, TX
ICF; Energy Market Analyst (2) – Washington, DC
ICF; Lead Energy Analyst – Boston, MA
Interfluve; Watershed Scientist – St. Paul, MN
McKinsey and Co.; Analyst – Washington, DC
McKinsey and Co.; Business Analyst – Shanghai, China
Meijer; Sustainability Consultant – Ann Arbor, MI
Northbridge Environmental Management Consultants (2); Analyst – Washington, DC
Pollination; Associate – Washington, DC
Providence Engineering and Consulting; Environmental Scientist – Baton Rouge, LA
Quantis; Sustainability Consultant – Philadelphia, PA
Scott Madden; Associate* – Raleigh, NC
Stantec; Associate Health Scientist I – Westchester, NY
Stantec; Associate Specialist – Cerritos, CA
Synapse Energy Economics; Associate – Boston, MA
Terra Carbon; Project Associate, Forestry and Technical Services**** – New York, NY
The White Earth Band of Ojibwe; GIS Mapping/Cartography Consultant – Milwaukee, WI
WestWater Research; Research Associate – Fort Collins, CO
Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc.; Environmental Scientist – Virginia Beach, VA
Woodard and Curran; Project Water Resource Planner – San Diego, CA
WSP; Assistant Water Resource Engineer Consultant – Raleigh, NC
WSP; Associate Consultant – Boulder, CO
WSP; GIS Analyst – Raleigh–Durham NC
WSP; Water Resources Engineer – Washington, DC

MEM - Government / Public Sector

Bay Conservation and Development Commission; Climate Adaptation Specialist – San Francisco, CA
National Park Service; Biologist/GIS Specialist – Reston, VA
City of Durham; Business Services Coordinator – Durham, NC
City of San Diego Parks and Rec Open Space Division; Biology Intern – San Diego, CA
City of Winston-Salem; Environmental Planner – Winston–Salem, NC
Colorado State Forest Service; Forester in the Boulder Field Office**** – Longmont, CO
Delaware Dept of Natural Resources and Environmental Control; Wetland Biologist – Dover, DE
Delaware Sea Grant; Offshore Wind Coordinator – Lewes, DE
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Engineer – Washington, DC
Government of Pakistan; Additional Regional Director – Karachi, Pakistan
Judge Virginia Covington, U.S. District Court; Clerkship** – Tampa, FL
Lancaster County Conservation District; Assistant Watershed Specialist – Lancaster, PA
Maine Department of Environmental Protection; Environmental Licensing Specialist – Portland, ME
National Park Service; Park Planning and Environmental Compliance Fellow – Seattle, WA
NC Dept of Environmental Quality; Environmental Specialist II – Raleigh, NC
NC State University CMAST; Research Assistant – Morehead City, NC
New York Department of State; Coastal Energy Specialist – New York, NY
NOAA (Astor Env.contract); Office of Protected Resources Analyst II – Beaufort, NC
NOAA (CSS, Inc. contract); GIS Analyst – Beaufort, NC
NOAA (CSS, Inc. contract); GIS Analyst – Lebanon, NH
NOAA (Ocean Associates Inc. contract); Analyst 2 MMPA Support Services - Offshore Wind Projects – Florida
Northeastern Coastal Stations Alliance; Geospatial Data Analyst – New York, NY
Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education at the USEPA; Immunotoxicology ORISE Fellow – Raleigh–Durham, NC
Pacific Northwest National Laboaratory; Research Associate – Richland, WA
Palau Bureau of Budget and Planning, Office of Planning and Statistics; SEEA Ocean Accounts Advisor – Palau
State of Massachusetts; Coastal Zone Management Program – Boston, MA
Triangle J Council of Governments; Planner – Raleigh–Durham, NC
Presidential Management Fellowship Finalist – Undisclosed
US EPA Region 1; Life Scientist – Boston, MA
US Forest Service; ORISE Research Fellow – Durham, NC
US Forest Service; ORISE Research Fellow – Wenatchee, WA
US Forest Service; Resource Assistant GIS Data Specialist**** – Undisclosed
US Geological Survey; Presidential Management Fellow in the National Land Imaging Program – South Carolina
US Sea Grant; 2024 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellow (4) – Washington, DC
WMATA; Senior Sustainability Program Coordinator – Washington, DC

MEM - NGO / Think Tank / Research Institute

ANGARI Foundation; Program Manager – West Palm Beach, FL
C2ES; Climate Tech innovation Manager* – Washington, DC
Chesapeake Climate Action Network; Grants Manager – Washington, DC
Creation Justice Ministries+; Co-Executive Director – Durham, NC
Duke University Marine Lab; Associate in Research, Community Engagement Fellow – Beaufort, NC
Duke University Nicholas School; Community Engagement Fellow – Durham, NC
Eno River Association; Land Stewardship Coordinator – Durham, NC
Environmental Defense Fund; Climate Resilient Fisheries & Oceans Consultant – New York, NY
Fair Carbon; Policy Lead – Northampton, MA
Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative; U.S. Policy Manager – Washington, DC
Gulf of Mexico Reef Fisherman's Alliance; Fishery Finance and Policy Fellow – Durham, NC
Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project; Technician – Maui, HI
NC League of Conservation Voters; Director of Clean Energy Campaigns – Raleigh, NC
NC League of Conservation Voters; Director of Communications and Membership – Raleigh, NC
Noblis; Life Cycle Assessment Specialist – Reston, VA
Ocean Wise; Partnership Advisor – Durham, NC
Oceana; Field Director – Washington, DC
Oceana; Ocean Science & Strategy Fellow – Washington, DC
Offshore Wind Engagement Coordinator; Regional Wildlife Collaborative – Durham, NC
RMI; Associate – Beijing, China
Stony Brook University; Research Associate – Coram, NY
Techsoup; GIS Analyst – Durham, NC
The Food Institute, George Washington University; Program Manager – Washington, DC
The George Washington University; Sustainability Associate, Stakeholder Engagement – Washington, DC
The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk; Conservation Project Manager – Norwalk, CT
The Nature Conservancy; Carbon Markets Assistant – Washington, DC
The Nature Conservancy; Freshwater Conservation Spatial Analyst – Vancouver, BC
The Nature Conservancy; Manager, Nature Based Solutions – CA
Toxic Free NC; Policy Advocate – Raleigh, NC
Triangle Land Conservancy; Conservation Planner – Durham, NC
UpLink World Economic Forum and CoFounder of Nature Dots (India); Co–founder and CEO – India
USAID; Foreign Service Officer – Washington, DC
World Bank; Consultant – Assessor for Climate Co-Benefits Team – Washington, DC
WRI; Conservation Finance Analyst – Undisclosed
WWF; Senior Program Officer – Washington, DC

MEM - Continuing Education

Colorado State University – Fort Collins, CO
Dartmouth College – Hanover, NH
Duke University (2) – Durham, NC
Georgia Institute of Technology – Atlanta, GA
The George Washington University – Washington, DC
The Pennsylvania State University – University Park, PA
University of Agder – Agder, Norway
University of California, Los Angeles – Los Angeles, CA
University of Minnesota – Minneapolis, MN
University of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh, PA
University of Virginia – Charlottesville, VA

Master of Forestry

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

Business / Industry / Start-Up

Spatial Informatics Group, LLC; Geospatial Data Analyst**** – Bayonne, NJ
Aurora Sustainable Lands; Carbon Forester**** – Asheville, NC

Consulting

Terra Carbon; Project Associate, Forestry and Technical Services**** – New York, NY

Government / Public Sector

US Forest Service; Resource Assistant GIS Data Specialist**** – Undisclosed
US Forest Service, Southern Research Station; Science Delivery Specialist –
Asheville, NC
Colorado State Forest Service; Forester in the Boulder Field Office**** – Longmont, CO

NGO / Think Tank / Research Institute

The Nature Conservancy in Pennsylvania and Delaware; Conservation Forester – Harrisburg, PA

Learn more about the Master of Forestry

   * MEM/MBA concurrent degree
   ** MEM/JD concurrent degree
   *** MEM/MPP concurrent degree
   **** MEM/MF concurrent degree
   + MEM/MDiv concurrent degree

Past Employer Lists

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93% Found First Destination Experiences

Ninety-three percent of NSOE professional program graduates who were known to be seeking employment found a first destination experience. Experiences include part-time and full-time employment, internships and enrollment in PhD programs.

Based on data published in the 2023 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.