1A true lab + field + office mix
2Measuring water quality parameters in the field
2Benthic/invertebrate sampling
4Organismal experiments
5Water quality laboratory analysis
5Oyster/shellfish sampling
7Habitat restoration
7Phytoplankton ID/analysis
7Growth/physiology experiments
7Collecting water samples
11Plankton/phytoplankton sampling
12Boat-based fieldwork
13Biological surveys
14Long-term monitoring programs
15Hands-on equipment/sensor deployment
16Field experiements
17Species conservation
18Nutrient analyses
19Restoration monitoring
20Habitat assessments
21Habitat conservation
22Following established monitoring protocols
23Publishing research
23Working for a state/federal natural resource agency
23Having a tangible, visible conservation outcome
23Wildlife/resource management
27Working outdoors in remote/natural environments
28Collaborating with other scientists
29Coordinating research within multiple partners
30Shorter projects with lots of variety
31Working on long-term projects
32Managing a research project
32Mostly lab-based
34Vegetation/seagrass/marsh surveys
34Having your own research questions/project
34Environmental monitoring for management decisions
37Working with NGOs/conservation organizations
38Traveling to different field sites
39Contaminant/PFAS analyses
40Processing field samples
40Research diving
40Reading scientific literature
40Mostly field-based
44Fish surveys
45GIS/spatial analysis
45Assessing conservation priorities
47Working as part of a large interdisciplinary team
48Ecological modeling
49Working with long-term monitoring datasets
50Working in developed/urban environments to investigate environmental impacts
50Developing research questions
52Working in a small research group
53Presenting research
54Remote sensing
54Translating scientific research into management
54Designing field studies
54Developing management reccomendations
54Multivariate community analysis/ordination
54Environmental permitting
60Microscopy
61Regulatory work
61R
63Time-series analysis
63Designing experiments
65Integrating multiple environmental datasets
65Ecotoxicology experiements
67Chemical analyses
68Statistical analysis
69Data visualization
70Writing scientific papers/reports
70Mostly computer/data-based
70Working directly with stakeholders
70Microbiology
70Building environmental models
70Developing/testing laboratory methods
70Working independently on a research project
70Cleaning messy environmental datasets
78DNA/genetic techniques
79Working with municipalities/local governments
80Writing policy/management documents
80Environmental planning
82Phython
83Science communication
84Working directly with the public/community
85Community engagement
86Communicating research to non-scientists
87Mentoring/teaching students
88Advocacy/outreach
89Environmental policy
90Environmental education