Top Outdoor & Environmental Job Boards
It’s time to spinning your wheels on Glassdoor, Indeed, and Ziprecruiter for three hours every evening. Narrowing down your search to outdoor and environmental specific job boards will cut your job searching time in half!
Job searching can sometimes feel like a job in itself. It is exhilarating and exhausting at the same time. It requires patience, persistence, and plenty of time. The right resources and guidance will help to simplify the entire hiring process. So, let’s start at square one: job searching.
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Aside from our very own newsletter, here are the top 6 outdoor industry job boards.
It’s at the top of the list for a reason. You will find everything from internships to full-time positions on this site. It’s simple, easy to navigate, and has great searchability. They’ve also recently launched an add-on, CJB Network, to advertise environmental/outdoor graduate program positions.
Pros
User friendly with great searchability and filters
Job categories include wildlife, fisheries, environmental education, conservation corps, federal listings, administration, natural resources, and more
Includes some international positions
Allows users to sign up for email notifications
Cons
Rarely includes industries like energy, sustainable development, or environmental planning
Job posting are sometimes outdated and already closed
Doesn’t always include the full job description – job seekers must go to the original job page for more information
Texas A&M - Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Science Job Board
This job board includes positions in the science and research sectors. You can search for seasonal, full-time, internship, volunteer, and fellowship positions. It also includes plenty of higher education job postings if you’re interesting in becoming a professor, research assistant, or looking for graduate program openings.
Pros
Wide vertical range of job opportunities from internships to college professors and Executive Directors
Reliable list of science and GIS jobs
Webpage is easy to navigate
Cons
Infrequent job opportunities outside of sciences
Cannot filter by location or various sectors
No email subscription service so you have to check the job board frequently
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This is the spot to be if you wanted to work for a conservation corps! I may be biased (since my first job was at a conservation corps) but corps work is an amazing way to get started in this industry!
Pros
Most conservation corps are under the AmeriCorps umbrella (which is a great resume builder and provides an education stipend ($$) when your service is complete)
User friendly webpage that allows for location-based searches
Very niche
Great for entry level candidates
Cons
AmeriCorps positions pay low living stipends which excludes many applicants
Primarily seasonal jobs
Very few staff and full time positions
Camber Outdoors is a great place to find positions with outdoor gear brands, recreation organizations, and action sport companies. These positions are frequently behind-the-scenes (ie. marketing, product design, copywriting) and may not get you outdoors, but working within the outdoor industry as a whole.
Pros
Large variety of outdoor brand positions
Decent searchability and user design
Cons
Many outdated job listings
The In Solidarity Project Job Board
As stated on their website, The In Solidarity Project “brings the outdoor industry together to create a more inclusive future.” This team walks the walk and talks the talk. They are a great resource to follow for outdoor industry equity and inclusion work. Most jobs on this site are with brands and nonprofits that are committed to diversifying the outdoors.
Pros
Candidates can create specific job alerts
Unique opportunities (I have discovered jobs on this page that I haven’t seen anywhere else!)
Variety of outdoor industry and environmentally-focused positions
Cons
Smaller network of opportunities (typically only a few dozen at a time)
Cool Works is a seasonal-only job board and includes positions across the USA in “great places.” You’ll find jobs in ranching and farming, summer camps and education, outdoor recreation, and hospitality jobs in National Parks.
Pros
Seasonal work is a great way to get started in this industry
Allows you to live and work in amazing locations across the US (very traveler-friendly)
User friendly platform with great filters and searchability
Cons
Only seasonal work
Rare to find government positions
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