Students are trained to manage livestock and big game grazing and correlate this with watershed, timber, recreation and energy resources in the federal, state and private sectors. Graduates are not only highly qualified for federal range conservation and soil conservationist positions but also for related state and private employment. There are a wide variety of options for research from field to laboratory, teaching or extension or a combination thereof. Career research opportunities are available with government agencies, private companies and universities. Professional training can be obtained at the BS and MS levels.
Undergraduates can sometimes get part-time jobs in research laboratories.
Cooperative education programs provide specialized training while working in areas of selected specialization. Graduate students can normally get scholarships or asistantships. Managing natural resources of rangelands. Evaluation of mineral leases. Regulation and evaluation of recreation.