Employment Data

Our graduates are actively making a difference in the world at nonprofits, government agencies, businesses and entrepreneurial startups, academia, and in the research sector.

The Office of Career and Professional Development conducts a survey six months after graduation each year, to determine the academic and employment activities of recent YSE graduates.

The survey is a snapshot at 6 months post graduation, and includes only alumni who have participated in the survey.

Class of 2022 First Destination by Sector

Class of 2022 first destination six months after graduation.

  • Kelly Education, Science Teacher, Bridgeport, CT
  • Yale Center for Business and the Environment, Equitable Energy Program Manager, New Haven, CT
  • Yale School of the Environment, Postgraduate Fellow, New Haven, CT
  • Yale School of the Environmental, Agroforestry Fellow, New Haven, CT
  • Yale University, Postgraduate Associate, New Haven, CT

  • Addison County Regional Planning Commission, GIS Manager & Natural Resources Planner, Middlebury, VT
  • California Coastal Commission, NOAA Coastal Management Fellow, San Francisco, CA
  • California Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Scientist, Sacramento, CA
  • Connecticut Department of Transportation, Governor’s Fellow, Newington, CT,
  • Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, Rate Specialist, New Britain, CT
  • County of Yolo, California, Sustainability Manager, Woodland, CA
  • Federal District Court of Vermont, Judicial Law Clerk, Burlington, VT
  • Federation of American Scientists, Impact Fellow for Wildfire and Nature-Based Solutions at the White House Office of Management and Budget, Washington D.C.
  • Government of Maharashtra, Managing Director, Haffkine Biopharmaceuticals Corporation Ltd., Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • National Park Service, Program Analyst, Boulder, CO
  • New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services/Tidal Basin Government Consulting, Climate Policy Specialist, AlbaNew York, NY
  • Sonoma Resource Conservation District, Forestry Technician, Santa Rosa, CA
  • United States Agency for International Development, Country Desk Officer, Washington, D.C.
  • United States Bureau of Reclamation, Program Analyst, Water Resources and Planning Office, Denver, CO
  • United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, Urban Soil Conservationist, Troy, NY
  • United States Department of Energy, Energy Justice Management & Program Analyst, Washington, D.C.
  • United States Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Specialist, Washington, D.C.
  • United States Forest Service, Adaptive Management Specialist, Fort Collins, CO 
  • United States Forest Service, ORISE Fellow, Seattle, WA

  • AdkAction, Executive Director, Keeseville, NY
  • C40 Cities, Intern, New York, NY
  • Climate Analytics Inc, Junior Implementation Strategist, New York, NY
  • Coalition for Green Capital, Director of Policy and Network, Washington, D.C.
  • Colorado Clean Energy Fund, Program Manager, Denver, CO
  • Environmental Defense Fund, Senior ESG Analyst, New York, NY  
  • Environmental Defense Fund, Project Management Fellow, San Francisco, CA
  • Evergreen Action, Power sector policy lead, New Haven, CT
  • Hill Country Alliance, Water Program Manager, Austin, TX
  • Joules Accelerator, Marketing & Community Manager, Charlotte, NC
  • National Association of State Energy Officials, Program Manager, Arlington, VA
  • National Association of Wetland Managers, Environmental Analyst, Portland, ME
  • New York Botanical Garden, Director of the Thain Family Forest, Bronx, NY
  • Ocean Conservancy, Lead Research Analyst, Remote
  • Pan American Development Foundation, Program Associate (Humanitarian Program), Washington, D.C.
  • Pew Charitable Trusts, Principal Associate, Washington, D.C.
  • Potomac Conservancy, Director of Land Conservation, Silver Spring, MD
  • Restauremos El Colorado, Gruber Fellow, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
  • Round River Conservation Studies, Program Instructor, Maun, Botswana
  • The Nature Conservancy, Blue Carbon Specialist, Nassawadox, VA
  • The Nature Conservancy, Sustainable Agriculture Specialist, Remote
  • The Pew Charitable Trusts, Principal Associate, Washington, D.C.
  • The Rockefeller foundation, Strategic project lead, Nairobi, Kenya
  • University of California Berkeley, Methane Policy Fellow, Berkeley, CA
  • UPROSE, Energy Democracy Coordinator, Brooklyn, NY
  • Virginia Interfaith Power and Light, Faith Outreach Coordinator and Transit Campaign Lead, Richmond, VA
  • Wildlife Conservation Society, Wild Animal Keeper, Brooklyn, NY
  • Wildlife Conservation Society, GIS and Forest Analyst, Washington D.C.
  • Winrock International, Senior Program Associate, Arlington, VA
  • World Business Council of Sustainable Development, Consultant, New York, NY
  • World Resources Institute, Senior Research Associate, Ocean Data, Washington, D.C.
  • World Resources Institute, Research Analyst II, Cities4Forests and Natural Infrastructure, Washington, D.C.

  • 3Degrees, Policy Manager, Carbon Markets, San Francisco, CA
  • Abt Associates, Analyst, Cambridge, MA
  • AES Clean Energy, Associate, Growth Strategy, Arlington, VA
  • Amazon.com, Energy Operations Manager, Seattle, WA
  • Boston Consulting Group, Associate, Shanghai, China
  • BlackRock, Analyst, New York, NY
  • Booz Allen Hamilton, Environmental Protection Specialist, Washington, D.C.
  • Boston Consulting Group, Senior Associate, New York, NY
  • Cisco Systems, Business Analyst, New Haven, CT
  • Citigroup, Assistant Vice President, Corporate Banking Sustainability and Corporate Transitions, New York, NY
  • Clear Strategy Inc., Associate, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • ClearFlame Engines, VP of Strategy, Denver, CO
  • ConnectGen LLC, Renewable Development Associate, Houston, TX
  • Copenhagen Offshore Partners, Graduate Analyst, Boston, MA
  • Corporate Citizenship, Senior Consultant, New York, NY
  • Deloitte LLP, Sustainability Senior, Stamford, CT
  • DSD Renewables, Head of Policy/Sr. Director, Washington, D.C.
  • Environmental Resource Management, Senior Consultant, New York, NY
  • Esherick Homsey Dodge and Davis Architecture, Climate Strategist, San Francisco, CA
  • Eversource, Energy Efficiency Consultant, Berlin, CT
  • Foodprint Group, Zero Waste Specialist, Remote
  • FTI Consulting, Senior Consultant, Boston, MA
  • Greenskies Clean Energy, Asset Management Analyst, New Haven, CT
  • Hart Howerton, Architectural Designer, New York, NY
  • Industrial Economics, Incorporated, Science Associate, Cambridge, MA
  • JPMorgan Chase & Co, Senior Associate – Sustainability, New York, NY
  • JPMorgan Chase & Co, Operational Sustainability Associate, Washington, D.C.
  • Lumentum, Quality Engineer – LCA Specialist, San Jose, CA
  • McKinsey & Company, Business Analyst, Shanghai, China
  • McKinsey & Company, Fellow Associate, Berlin, Germany
  • Mill Creek Renewables, Environmental Compliance Manager
  • MUFG Bank, Associate, Investment Banking, Los Angeles, CA
  • Nomura, Associate, San Francisco, CA
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sustainability Manager, Denver, CO
  • Rincon Consultants, Climate Action Planner, Oakland, CA  
  • S&P Global, Research Analyst II, Washington, D.C.
  • Schneider Electric Sustainability Business, Sustainability Consultant
  • Schneider Electric Sustainability Business, Sustainability Consultant  
  • Sealed Air Corporation, Sustainability Specialist, fully remote, Washington, D.C.
  • Sol Systems, Business Development Associate, Washington, D.C.
  • Spring Lane Capital, Associate, Boston, MA
  • Stantec, Public Affairs Specialist, Los Angeles, CA
  • Stantec, Community Resilience Specialist, Laurel, MD
  • Stinson LLP, Attorney, Dallas, TX
  • Terra Global Capital, Remote Sensing Associate, Remote
  • The Cool Down, Digital Content Manager, Remote
  • Ulteig, Technology Innovation Associate, Denver, CO
  • Utilidata, State Policy and Regulatory Lead, Providence, RI
  • Walmart, Senior Manager, Sustainability, Bentonville, AR
  • Weston & Sampson, Architect – Climate Resiliency, Boston, MA
  • World Tree, Los Angeles, CA
  • WSP USA, Associate Consultant, Chicago, IL
  • WSP USA, Assistant Consultant Environmental Planner, Providence, RI

  • Anderson & Kreiger LLP, Associate Attorney, Boston, MA
  • Mead, Talerman & Costa, LLC, Attorney, Newburyport, MA

  • Fox International Fellow, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Fulbright Scholar, Rabat, Morocco
  • Fulbright Scholar, Tetiaroa, French Polynesia
  • Ph.D. Student, Pennsylvania State, Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Management, State College, PA
  • MBA Student, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford, CA
  • Ph.D. Student, University of California, Berkeley, Environmental Science, Policy, &, Berkeley, California
  • Ph.D. Student, University of California, Berkeley, Environmental Science, Policy and Management, Berkeley, CA
  • Ph.D. Student, University of Michigan, School for Environment and Sustainability, Ann Arbor, MI
  • Ph.D. Student, Yale University, School of the Environment, New Haven, CT

Class of 2022 First Destination Salary Ranges by Sector