Careers

Climate & Space graduates go on to diverse careers in a variety of areas. Employers know that U-M graduates are well-rounded, knowledgeable individuals ready to tackle the tasks before them intelligently.

Climate & Space students obtain a professional degree that allows them to enter fields such as space engineering, weather forecasting, and analysis of atmospheric information for a broad range of applications including environmental assessment, resource management, and risk assessment. Graduates from the Climate & Space program have a scientific background that can support careers in primary and secondary education and communication. All of these areas require analytic thinking, the ability to look at problems creatively, and the insight needed to ask the right questions.

Visit the Career Launchpad

Explore the Climate and Space Sciences

In the midst of a new era of space exploration and our changing climate, it’s an exciting time to pursue work in the climate and space sciences. Some of the many career options open to you upon graduation with your BSE from CLaSP include:

Climate Science and Meteorology

Meteorology and weather forecasting
- NWS occupational requirements
- AMS guidance
Climate research and policy
Environmental assessment
Geoscience Resources on Opportunities in the Workforce (GROW)
NCAR/UCAR – Atmospheric Science Careers
Consulting
Insurance/re-insurance
Government/non-government positions
City/community sustainability offices
Renewable energy companies

Space Science and Space Engineering

Space weather
Geospace science
Planetary science
Mission design
Scientific instrumentation
Remote sensing
Careers at NASA
United State Antarctic Program (USAP) opportunities
Careers at Lockheed Martin
Jobs at Boeing

Career Advice

Blogs and Other Interesting Information

AGU Blogosphere – A community of Earth and Space Science blogs:
- http://blogs.agu.org/magmacumlaude/2012/04/04/talking-with-undergrads-about-nontraditional-careers-in-the-geosciences/
United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Atmospheric Scientists, Including Meteorologists Occupational Outlook Handbook
- http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Life-Physical-and-Social-Science/Atmospheric-scientists-including-meteorologists.htm
Atmospheric Science Overview from the Sloan Career Cornerstone Center
- http://www.careercornerstone.org/atmosphericscience/atmosphericscience.htm

Job Placements

Check out our Job Placement page to find out where some of our graduates have found jobs.

Graduate Studies

Pursuing graduate degrees on the path to your career is recommended for those interested in securing research and/or academic positions. Your Climate & Space faculty advisor is an excellent source of information about degree programs.