Forestry Placement Rates | Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources Skip to main menu Skip to spotlight region Skip to secondary region Skip to UGA region Skip to Tertiary region Skip to Quaternary region Skip to unit footer Slideshow 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 Support Warnell We appreciate your financial support. Your gift is important to us and helps support critical opportunities for students and faculty alike, including lectures, travel support, and any number of educational events that augment the classroom experience. Learn more about giving Every dollar given has a direct impact upon our students and faculty. Get in touch Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources University of Georgia 180 E Green Street Athens, GA 30602-2152 Phone: 706-542-2686 Fax: 706-542-8356 Login for Faculty and Staff Submit a Student Complaint