State University of New York
College of Environmental Science & Forestry
Placement Survey – Class of 2006
December 05, May 06, August 06 Graduates
Data Reported As of March 2007
The 2006 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 12/05, 5/06 and 8/06 graduates. In February, we called those graduates who had not responded to our survey. As a result of these efforts, we obtained a 53% 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 2006 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 [email protected] (315) 470-6660 voice (315) 470-4728 fax Class of 2006 Employed 81% Advanced Study 14% Available 5%
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—2005”.
2006 Placement Chart
Program of Study Graduated Responded Employed In Field Employed Out of Field Advanced Study In Transition or Available Degree Earned
4 3 3 BS
Paper Science & Engineering
1 MS/MPS/PHD
20 11 11 BS
4 3 2 1 BS
Construction Management & Wood Products Engineering
6 3 3 PHD
16 9 8 1 BS
6 4 4 MPS/PHD
Environmental Resources & Forest Engineering
6 4 2 2 BS
Chemistry
1 MS/PHD
121 73 53 2 15 3 BS
Environmental & Forest Biology
27 15 14 1 MS/MPS/PHD
43 19 14 2 3 BS
Forest Resources Management
11 3 3 MS/MPS/PHD
Dual Major (EFB/FRM and FES) 2 1 1 BS
42 20 19 1 BLA
Landscape Architecture
16 7 7 MLA/MS
31 14 7 4 3 BS
18 5 5 MS/MPS/PHD
Environmental Studies/ Graduate Program in Environmental Science Forest Technology Surveying 15 4 7 3 5 3 2 AAS AAS Environmental Science 9 8 4 3 1 BS Totals 403 212 167 4 30 11
Types of Employers for Last Four Years
Business & Industry 62% Not-For-Profit
18%
Gov't 20%
Where Do Our Graduates Settle?
New York State 71% Other
Paper Science & Engineering
BS Degree MS Degree Number # % # % Graduated 4 1 Responded 3 75 Employed In 3 100 Employed Out Advanced Study LookingAverage Starting Salaries:
Bachelor Degree $60,000
Typical titles of jobs related to program of study
Plant Environmental Manager Technical Sales Rep.
Process Engineer
Industrial Applications Specialty Dept. Supervisor
Staff Scientist
Typical employers of graduates related to program of study
Hercules Inc. Proctor & Gamble KX Industries Marcal Paper Co. Solvay Paperboard International Paper Lydell Industrial Thermal Solutions
Geographic locations of employment and advanced study
Construction Management &
Wood Products Engineering
BS Degree BS Degree MPS/PHD Degree
Const Mgt Wood Prod Wood Prod.
Number # % # % # % Graduated 20 4 6 Responded 11 55 3 75 3 50 Employed In 11 100 2 66 3 100 Employed Out 1 33 Advanced Study
Average Starting Salaries
:Bachelor Degree $46,000
Typical titles of jobs related to program of study
Construction Tech. Project Manager Apprentice
Estimator/Project Manager Project Specialist Coordinator Senior
Operator
Field Engineer Construction Project Manager Safety
Inspector
Typical employers of graduates related to program of study
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.
Geographic locations of employment and advanced study
Environmental Resources and Forest Engineering
BS Degree MS/MPS Degree PHD Degree
Number # % # % # %
Graduated 16 4 2
Responded 9 56 2 50 2 100
Employed In 8 89 2 100 2 100
Advanced Study 1 11
Average Starting Salaries:
Bachelor Degree $40,200 Graduate Degrees $60,200
Typical titles of jobs related to program of study
Engineer Environmental Specialist Environmental Engineer
Project Engineer Assistant Engineer Engineer in Training
Typical employers of graduates related to program of study
Baxter International O’Brien and Gere NYS Dept. of Transportation
Blasland, Bouck & Lee Inc. SUNY ESF City of Canandaigua
C&S Engineers SAIC Sterns & Wheler
Napirela Consulting Klein Schmidt Assoc. Clough, Harbor & Assoc.
Typical Colleges attended in programs of advanced study
University of Buffalo Brown University Princeton
Geographic locations of employment and advanced study
Chemistry
BS Degree PHD Degree Number # % # % Graduated 6 1 Responded 4 66 Employed In 2 50 Employed Out Advanced Study 2 50Average Starting Salaries:
Bachelor Degree $38,000
Typical titles of jobs related to program of study
Pharmaceutical Associate Research Scientist
Environmental Chemist Chemist
Senior Research Scientist Research & Development Chemist
Typical employers of graduates related to program of study
Albany Molecular Research Bristol Myers Squibb
Cornell University Galson Labs
Colleges attended in programs of advanced study
SUNY ESF Oswego
Geographic locations of employment and advanced study
Environmental & Forest Biology
BS Degree MS Degree MPS Degree PHD Degree
Number # % # % # % # % Graduated 121 16 8 3 Responded 73 60 8 50 5 62 2 66 Employed In 53 73 7 87 5 100 2 100 Employed Out 2 3 Advanced Study 15 20 1 13 Volunteer/Public Service Looking 3 4
Average Starting Salaries:
Bachelor Degree $30,000 Graduate Degrees $37,000
Typical titles of jobs related to program of study
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
Typical employers of graduates related to program of study
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.
Geographic locations of employment and advanced study
NY PA TX NJ IL MA CO MD AZ MT
Forest Resources Management
BS Degree MS Degree MPS Degree PHD Degree
Number # % # % # % # % Graduated 43 7 2 2 Responded 19 44 1 14 1 50 1 50 Employed In 14 74 1 100 1 100 1 100 Employed Out 2 10 Advanced Study Looking 3 16
Average Starting Salaries:
Bachelor Degree $33,000 Graduate Degrees $35,000
Typical titles of jobs related to program of study
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
Typical employers of graduates related to program of study
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
Geographic locations of employment and advanced study
Dual Option
—Biology & Forest Resources Management
BS Degree Number # % Graduated 2 Responded 1 50 Employed Out Advanced Study 1 100Typical titles of jobs related to program of study
Forester Procurement Forester
District Forester
Typical employers of graduates related to program of study
Davie Tree Co. Wagner Lumber Co.
NYS DEC
Typical Colleges attended in programs of advanced study
SUNY ESF Cornell University
Yale University University of Idaho
Geographic locations of employment and advanced study
Landscape Architecture
BLA Degree MLA Degree
Number # % # % Graduated 42 16 Responded 20 48 7 43 Employed In 19 95 7 100 Employed Out Advanced Study Looking 1 5
Average Starting Salaries:
Bachelor Degree $38,500 MLA $45,000
Typical titles of jobs related to program of study
Landscape Architect Associate Landscape Architect
Landscape Project Manager Designer/Forman Landscape Construct
Assistant Manager Visiting Faculty
Design Staff
Typical employers of graduates related to program of study
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
Geographic locations of employment and advanced study
Environmental Studies and
Graduate Program in Environmental Science
BS Degree MS Degree MPS Degree PHD Degree
Number # % # % # % # % Graduated 31 6 9 3 Responded 14 45 1 17 2 22 2 66 Employed In 7 50 1 100 2 100 2 100 Employed Out Advanced Study 4 57 Looking 3 43
Average Starting Salaries
:Bachelor Degree $36,000 Advanced Degrees $39,000
Typical titles of jobs related to program of study
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
Typical employers of graduates related to program of study
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
Typical Colleges attended in programs of advanced study
SUNY ESF Syracuse University Northeastern Law
Albany Law School Columbia University New College of CA
Geographic locations of employment and advanced study
Forest Technology
AAS Degree AAS Degree
Forest Technician Forest Technician—Surveying
Number # % # % Graduated 15 4 Responded 7 47 3 75 Employed In 5 71 3 100 Employed Out Advanced Study 2 29 Volunteer/Public Service
Average Starting Salaries:
$35,000
Typical titles of jobs related to program of study
Utility Forester Forester Field Crew Supervisor
Arborist Plant Healthcare Specialist DGPS Survey Tech.
Surveyor Surveying Technician
Typical employers of graduates related to program of study
Bartlett Tree Co. Maple Valley Hardwoods Timber Marketing & Mgt.
Fort Drum US Forest Service Saratoga Land Management Corp.
Sava Tree MJ Engineering & Land Surveying
Colleges attended in programs of advanced study
SUNY ESF
Geographic locations of employment and advanced study
Environmental Science
BS Degree Number # % Graduated 9 Responded 8 89 Employed In 4 50 Employed Out Advanced Study 3 37 Looking 1 13Typical titles of jobs related to program of study
Paralegal Veterinary Science Physician Assistant
Typical employers of graduates related to program of study
O’Brien & Gere Burnt Hills Veterinary Hospital Bank of America
Colleges attended in programs of advanced study
LeMoyne Kansas State University Bryant & Stratton