How many years did you work in the field of Biology before getting a full time job?
I worked as a technician for 3 summers during undergrad and worked in a lab during the year in undergrad. Then I worked as a seasonal technician for 2 years between undergrad and grad school, and 1 year after grad school.
2 field seasons so far. Not permanent yet.
2 years then got an environmental planner spot with the county of Riverside.
If you count BS degree, 6.5 years before MS and PhD before I was lucky enough to land tenure.
5 years of term work after my BS, in addition to my work in school for 2.5 years, and 3 years volunteering.
3 years as an intern/Americorps before USGS (even then I’m a permanent-seasonal tech)
This is my 6th seasonal position and I’ve had my MS since ‘18. Starting vet school in August.
Got a permanent wildlife biologist job with USFWS straight out of undergrad. Zero paid field experience but a couple years of volunteering/interning on the side with a STEP program.
1 year-staff biologist at a Biological consulting firm.
3 seasons with different agencies before I got a permanent role in my current agency.
Just awarded a 1 year contract after 2 years of seasonal tech jobs.
1 year but I have worked for environmental consulting firms.
9 years but I am still only part time.
I have had 2 field positions and still no sign of permanent.
Still doing seasonal gigs. I have had my BS for 8 years and MSc for 2 years.
4 seasons then wildlife biologist job.
2 years as a biotech while getting my MS. Biological planner with USFWS.
No permanent yet but it took 4 years of applications to get a graduate environmental scientist position.
5 years plus grad school. Got a permanent job in water resources engineering/fisheries.
Interned 4 years in college, taught 2 units before becoming an ecologist at an environmental consulting firm. I teach now but think about going back to ecology.
1.5 years in total-Range and Wildlife Conservation with Pheasant’s Forever.
1 year before grad school and 6 months after-Federal.
6 months-Environmental Specialist (Riparian Ecologist).
10 years of school, 3 seasonal positions-AIS Specialist-Arizona Game and Fish.
7 years-Wildlife biologist/ornithologist for an environmental consulting company.
2 years-vegetational ecologist at an institute for ecology.
1 summer in undergrad, 9 months after BS, and several years vet tech jobs-State biologist in water quality.
4 years-1 as a horticulturalist, 1 as a paleontologist, 2 as a biological tech.
A little over 3 years-Gila River Specialist.
7 years and first permanent job was a zookeeper.
1 year-I worked part time for the agency for 2 years in undergrad though.
4 years field tech jobs, 3 years MS-Environmental consulting
11 including undergrad and grad school-Heritage Data Management System Data Specialist.
Been working towards it since 2008.
7 years in November and I still don’t have a permanent job.
2.5 years-Recreational Coordinator.
6 years-Project Support Officer.
7 Years-Fish and Wildlife biologist with USFWS.
Almost 6 years.
Got a full time job right after my MS.
After undergrad I taught for 1 year. I worked for 4 summers during undergrad and grad school.
6 years and still waiting.
4 years research assistant, 2 years field tech, 6 months bio contract.
8 years-Senior Wildlife technician.
