ARTS – Geography and environment
For graduates of a:
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Bachelor of Arts Scholar Program
Bachelor of Letters
See Arts Faculty website for a full list of all double degrees with a Geography and Environmental
Science component: arts.monash.edu
The following information provides career titles, employment opportunities, professional associations
and links to salary information relevant to these qualifications.
Careers that can be moved into
with these qualifications:
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Coastal Manager
Community Developer
Conservation Specialist
Cultural Geographer
Cultural Heritage Officer/Manager
Ecologist
Environmental Protection Officer
Environmental and Conservation Biologist
Environmental Consultant
Environmental Planner
Environmental Policy Developer/Manager/
Consultant
Environmental Scientist/Officer
Ethical Advisor
Field Officer
Geographer
Geographical Information Systems Analyst
Developer/Officer/Manager
Geomorphologist
Hazardous Waste Planner
Hydrologist
Land Management Consultant
Natural Resource Manager
Outdoor Guide
Park Manager/Ranger
Project Coordinator
Real Estate Agent/Broker/Appraiser
Regional Compliance Officer
Research and Development Manager
Research Assistant
Strategic Planner
Survey Assistant
Sustainability Officer
Teacher/Lecturer/Academic
Urban/Regional Consultant*
Note: further qualifications may be required for
some roles.
Potential employers of students
with these qualifications:
Government
apsjobs.gov.au, careers.vic.gov.au and
lgjobs.com.au are good starting points for
information about career opportunities within the
federal, state and local governments.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics abs.gov.au
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology
Organisation (ANSTO) ansto.gov.au
Australian Strategic Policy Institute
aspi.org.au
Commonwealth Scientific Industrial
Research Organisation (CSIRO) csiro.au
CFA (Country Fire Authority)
cfa.vic.gov.au
Department of Defence - Australian
Geospatial-intelligence Organisation
defence.gov.au/AGO/
Department of Defence – Defence Science
and Technology Organisation (DSTO)
dsto.defence.gov.au
Department of Agriculture
agriculture.gov.au/about/jobs/graduate
Office of Environment & Heritage
environment.nsw.gov.au
Department for Environment, Water and
Natural Resources
environment.sa.gov.au
Department of the Environment
environment.gov.au
Department of Industry and Science
industry.gov.au
Department of Infrastructure and Regional
Development infrastructure.gov.au
Department of Environment, Land, Water
and Planning depi.vic.gov.au/
Department of Environment and primary
Industries dse.vic.gov.au
EPA Victoria (Environment Protection
Authority) epa.vic.gov.au
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Melbourne Water
melbournewater.com.au
Museum Victoria museumvictoria.com.au
National Native Title Tribunal nntt.gov.au
Parks Victoria parkweb.vic.gov.au
Productivity Commission pc.gov.au
Private
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Lend Lease lendlease.com/Australia
Alcoa alcoa.com
Arup goarup.com.au
Aurecon aurecongroup.com
Boral boral.com.au
Brookfield Multiplex
brookfieldmultiplex.com
Centennial Coal centennialcoal.com.au
Chevron chevron.com
Coffey coffey.com
Coliban Water coliban.com.au
Earth Systems earthsystems.com.au
Environmental Systems Research Institute
(ESRI) esri.com
Golder Associates golder.com
Gold Fields careers.goldfields.com.au
GRACE Detailed- GIS Services
gracegis.com.au
Halliburton halliburton.com
H2Oz h2oz.org.au
Jacobs jacobs.com
KBR kbr.com/Careers/
Melbourne Aquarium
melbourneaquarium.com.au
Newcrest Mining Ltd.
newcrest.com.au/careers
Opus opus.com.au
Pacific Hydro pacifichydro.com.au
Peabody Energy peabodyenergy.com
SGS sgs.com.au
Thiess thiess.com.au
URS urs.com/
Woodside woodside.com.au
monash.edu/careers
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Helpful Links:
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Australian Conservation Foundation
acfonline.org.au
Australian Tropical Research Foundation
austrop.org.au
Bush Heritage Australia
bushheritage.org.au
EarthWatch Institute
earthwatch.org/australia
Environment Victoria
environmentvictoria.org.au
Merri Creek Management Committee
mcmc.org.au
National Trust nationaltrust.org.au/vic
Oxfam Australia oxfam.org.au
Trust for Nature trustfornature.org.au
United Nations Sustainable Development
sustainabledevelopment.un.org
United Nations Environment Programme
unep.org
Victorian National Parks Association
vnpa.org.au
World Vision worldvision.com.au
WWF – Australia wwf.org.au
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The skills and attributes these
qualifications aim to develop:
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Monash Graduate Attributes Policy
policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/
academic/education/management/
monash-graduate-attributes-policy.html
Employability Skills (Employment and
Career Development)
monash.edu.au/careers/studentsgrads/employability-skills.html
Professional associations relevant
to these qualifications:
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International
For information regarding international
employment opportunities, please visit:
monash.edu/careers/students-grads/
find-a-job/working-outside-australia.html
Graduate Destination Survey (GDS),
Monash University
Graduate Opportunities
graduateopportunities.com
Career Gateway
careergateway.monash.edu.au
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Australian Council for International
Development acfid.asn.au
Australian Local Government Association
(ALGA) alga.asn.au
Australian Meteorological and
Oceanographic Society amos.org.au
Soil Science Australia
soilscienceaustralia.com.au
Ecological Society of Australia
ecolsoc.org.au
Environment Institute of Australia and New
Zealand eianz.org
Geography Teachers’ Association of
Victoria Inc. gtav.asn.au
Institute of Australian Geographers (IAG)
iag.org.au
International Association of
Geomorphologists geomorph.org
Planning Institute of Australia
planning.org.au
Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute
sssi.org.au
Victorian Association for Environmental
Education vaee.vic.edu.au
Monash University accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of its content and persons wishing to rely
on the information contained in the publication should verify the accuracy of that information at the
time they intend to use it. Published February 2015. CRICOS provider: Monash University 00008C.
This publication is prepared as a guide only. The content is based on information publicly available.
Each list provides a sample only. It is not intended to be comprehensive.
Did you find the information in this flyer useful? Remember to respond to Australian Graduate Survey
(AGS) when it’s your turn. For more information:
graduatecareers.com.au/research/surveys/australiangraduatesurvey
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monash.edu/careers
seek.com.au
jobsearch.gov.au
careerone.com.au
mycareer.com.au
graduatecareers.com.au
graduateopportunities.com
myfuture.edu.au
prospects.ac.uk
unigrad.com.au
fairwork.gov.au
Industry specific
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careersunited.org
cooeeads.com.au
developmentgateway.com.au
eco-shout.org
environmentaljobs.com.au
nrmjobs.com.au
waterjobs.com.au
Salary Indicator:
Please visit these websites for the most current
figures:
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Fair Work fairwork.gov.au/pay
Graduate Careers
graduatecareers.com.au/
research/gradjobsdollars
Job Outlook joboutlook.gov.au
Monash Clubs and Societies
Enhance your employment outcomes; become
involved with clubs and societies at Monash
University.
Monash student associations are a good
starting point for a list of the range of clubs and
societies at Monash University.
Careers, Leadership and
Volunteering
T:
+61 3 9905 4170
E:
careerconnect@monash.edu
W: monash.edu/careers