Drafters prepare working plans and detail drawings from rough sketches, specifications and calculations of engineers, architects and designers. Environmental Technology Ecologists study the relationship of living organisms to the environment. Botanists study plants, how they are affected by their environment, and how they can be used in agriculture and medicine. Zoologists study all types of animals, how they grow, where they live, and how they are affected by their environment. Forest ecologists study how forests are affected by changes in the environment.
Conservationists work to protect natural resources.
They can be scientists, lawyers, political activists, or writers. Chemical engineers develop new methods of recycling and treating toxic chemicals and other hazardous wastes. Mechanical engineers design and build machines, such as power-producing machines that use alternative energy sources. Metallurgical, ceramic and materials engineers develop new materials for things like lightweight cars and high-temperature incinerators. Meteorology Weather forecasters interpret weather information and make predictions.