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Forestry Placement Rates | Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
Forestry Placement Rates | Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
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Forestry Placement Rates
The self-reported status of our forestry graduates, collected by the UGA Career Center at the time of graduation or shortly thereafter, suggests that most began some form of full-time employment in the field of forestry (or closely related fields) shortly after graduation.
cademic Year
2020-2021
2019-2020
2018-2019
2017-2018
Permanent employment at the time of graduation
Forestry and related fields
75%
57%
67%
56%
Other
13%
0%
5%
2%
Part-time employment at the time of graduation
Forestry and related fields
0%
0%
0%
4%
Planning to attend graduate school
13%
24%
17%
19%
Unemployed or status unreported by the student
0%
19%
17%
19%
Some of the employers of our recent undergraduates include:
ACRT: Independent Utility Vegetation Management
Bureau of Land Management
Bartlett Tree Experts
Canfor
Cappstone Energy Group
Davey Resource Group
ECI Consulting
Forest Resource Consultants
Four Rivers
Georgia Forestry Commission
Georgia-Pacific
Georgia Power
Greenbay Packaging
International Paper
National Park Service
New Urban Forestry
Hancock Natural Resources Group
Interfor
Plum Creek Timber Company
Rayfield Tree Care
Rayonier
Southeastern Agri-Business Management
United Forestry Consultants
U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Westervelt Company
WestRock Company
Weyerhaeuser
Master of Forest Resources
Similar outcomes can be found among graduates of our Master of Forest Resources program.
2020-2021 Career Outcomes
2019-2020 Career Outcomes
2018-2019 Career Outcomes
2017-2018 Career Outcomes
2016-2017 Career Outcomes
2015-2016 Career Outcomes
In addition to the employers noted above, some of our recent Masters degree graduates have acquired positions with the following organizations:
AGSouth
Alfriend & Alfriend
BTG Pactual
Bureau of Land Management
Campbell Global
Dougherty & Dougherty Forestry Services
Forest Investment Associates
Forest2Market
Four Winds Capital
International Paper
LandVest
Lanier Edwards Co.
Larson & McGowin
MeadWestvaco
MetLife
Molpus Woodlands Group
Pollard Lumber
Potlatch
Prudential
Stafford Timberlands
TerraSource
TimberMart-South
TimberVest
US Trust Bank
Weyerhaeuser
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