Career after M.Sc. in Forestry

Can you tell me in detail about the career options available after completing M.Sc. in Forestry in India as my Brother wants to make a career in this field?

[Saksham]

The job opportunities in the government sector in the area of Forestry are significant. There are Jobs in Forest Wood based Industries, Consultancy and research areas, Development Organizations etc.

Other than this one can also apply to other government organizations by attending the various examinations conducted by the government such as UPSC, SSS, bank exams etc.

Organizations such as World Wildlife Fund and Food and Agricultural Organization etc are extending various opportunities for professionals in this field.

Forest experts can find a lot of jobs in various sectors of timber and plywood manufacturing firms.

They can also find jobs in laboratories or in offices in the related area.

They can become forester who is responsible for protecting and regenerating forests, protecting wildlife habitats, checking for and fighting wild fires, landscape management and so on.

The banking jobs have also being increasing day by day. Various public sector and private sector banks are conducting test for the recruitment of banking professionals for the post of PO and clerks.

M.Sc. Forestry Job Types
• Entomologist
• Dendrologist
• Foresters Silviculturist
• Zoo Curator
• National Sales Manager - Agri. Machinery
• Forest Range Officer
• Ethologist
• Sales/Business Development Officer
• Field Investigator
• Government sector
• Academic Institutes / Universities & Research centers
• Banking sector
• Self Employment
• Private & Public sectors ( companies / Industries )
• NGOs
• Foreign Jobs
• Outsourcing / Charted Forester
• Researchers
• Photographers
• Film/documentary making for BBC, Discovery, National Geographic
• Wildlife journalism
• Wildlife Lawyer protecting against poaching, smuggling of animal products, torture and cruelty to animals
• Wildlife historian/consultant to organizations such as World Wildlife Fund (WWF) India, Centre for Environment Education, located in Ahmadabad, Tata Energy Research Institute (TER
• Wildlife impact assessment officer/consultant in the hire of companies like Ernst and Young or KPMG
• Vets and biologists for NGOs
• The Indian Forestry Service that offers positions of Forester, Dendrologists, Enthologists, Entomologists, Silviculturistsis, Forest Range Officers, Zoo curators, Teaching positions in universities