Environmental conservation

An Environmental Conservationist, which is also known as a conservation scientist, is an excellent job for anyone who loves nature and wants to preserve all of earth’s natural wonders. As a conservationist you need to, “Find your own ways to make less trash, and help others to learn how to reduce, reuse, and recycle.” (EPA). The job is a hands-on job which means “spending a major portion of the workday outdoors without regard to weather.” (Easton 35) Though this doesn’t seem like a scientific job to most people it is because it involves calculating the outcome of certain things on the environment.

The purpose of this career is to protect the environment and the people and wildlife that live in it. The profession of environmental conservationist can be narrowed to certain fields. Some people specialize in land water or soil conservation. There are others who live for “addressing ‘environmental racism’, or the tendency to condone poorer environmental conditions (hazardous waste dumps, illegal/abandoned dumps) in areas populated mainly by people of color.” (Morkes 187)

It is required that you at least have a bachelors degree to hold this job. Many people have Masters as well. Generally, your pay depends on which degree you hold. Those who held doctorates has an average pay of 52,162 dollars. Those who held their

Berry 2 doctorate in research for this field had a higher salary which has a median of 61,451 dollars. “In 2000, the median pay was $47,140” (Easton 90)

This is a career which is neither gender nor location specific. People with this career tend to travel to where the problem areas are, which is why it isn‘t location specific. The problem areas depend on which field someone specializes in. Both men and women hold this job. There isn’t a part of the job which requires either a male or a female to perform its task.

This job involves a lot of “treating, teaching, listening, counseling, problem solving/creativity, designing, inventing, drawing/writing, and developing ideas or programs.” (Easton 35) It obviously requires a lot of hands on work as well as mental work, which is demonstrated in the “problem solving/creativity, designing, inventing” Easton 35) In addition to the required hands-on work, this is not a job for someone who cann...

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...bout the environment and about preserving our natural recourses. I feel especially strong about Environmental Racism because I feel it is something I have been subjected to all of my life. This is a job for me because I enjoy using things that the earth provides, like water and snow and I want to protect it because "there is a need to ensure that the cleanliness and environmental safety … are not compromised." (Manila Bulletin)

Works Cited

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