Exploring Career Options

The Outdoors and Environmental sectors are growing in the UK due to increasing public awareness of environmental issues, a rising interest in outdoor recreational activities, and a growing demand for sustainable and ecofriendly practices. This expansion has created a wide range of exciting career opportunities. Many graduate jobs in other sectors however are open to all graduates so there may be far more that you can do with your degree than you think. The resources below will help you explore your options.

Researching Career Options

Prospects what can I do with my degree? gives suggestions about careers that link to your subject.

Prospects Job Profiles enable you to browse career options by sector or by letter.

The Career Discovery Channel on My Career Enriched allows you to explore and browse articles and job descriptions that match your areas of interest.

Gradsims from Targetjobs are free graduate-led videos designed to help you choose a career that suits your needs and interests. You’ll learn about specific sectors, gain insights from recent graduates and complete simulated real life tasks.

Specifically for Outdoor Studies and Environmental Programmes

Environment and agriculture | Prospects.ac.uk

Ecology Jobs | Conservation Job Board

Countryside jobs link - your guide to a countryside job in the UK

Career development - British Ecological Society

Institute for Outdoor Learning - Home

The Outward Bound Trust

Venture Scotland – #ChangingYoungLives

NYA Home - National Youth Agency

Icould.com

For ideas and career inspiration, Icould.com has a library of video resources. Here are just a few:

Career Advice on Becoming an Outdoor Instructor

https://youtu.be/ARXZT2ARmjM

Career Advice on Becoming a Countryside and Conservation Officer

https://youtu.be/d9pP0vpWU6Q?si=OTA5C8rQ8eNqMu9M

Prefer an interactive e-learning course?

Click on the image below to set up a Targetjobs account and access this and other Pathway courses.
Researching Sectors and Employers
Prospects has some useful job sector information Job sectors | Prospects.ac.uk

Here are some examples

Environment and agriculture | Prospects.ac.uk

Overview of the UK's environmental sector | Prospects.ac.uk

Graduate environmental jobs | Prospects.ac.uk

Jobs working with animals | Prospects.ac.uk

How to get a job in sustainability | Prospects.ac.uk

Targetjobs is another comprehensive resource with career guides for a wide range of sectors:
- Careers guides and directories | | targetjobs
- Science
Labour Market Information

Prospects Luminate provides student and graduate labour market information. Read their Early Careers Survey 2025

What do graduates do? offers a glimpse of the graduate labour market in 2021 | Prospects.ac.uk

Green Jobs in the UK: How the Environmental Sector Is Driving Hiring - Employment & Business News

For a global perspective:

World of Work - World Employment Confederation

Exploring Career Options

Researching Career Options

Specifically for Outdoor Studies and Environmental Programmes

Prefer an interactive e-learning course?

Researching Sectors and Employers

Labour Market Information