Employment Outcomes for M.BEMA & G.Dip Graduates
Creating and maintaining professional LinkedIn profiles is an important pre-placement step for BEMA graduate students to build their network and showcase their experience and skills for the placement and future job searches. This allows us to stay in touch and follow BEMA graduate employment updates through self reporting.
As of June 2026, 83% of G.Dip and M.BEMA graduates were employed in the environmental sector. The following table shows the breakdown of where recent graduates (1 to 2 years after graduation) and older graduates (3-6 years after graduation) are working. The majority of these BEMA graduates are working at government agencies (federal, provincial & municipal) and environmental consulting companies.
While the current job market has been challenging for younger workers since 2025, BEMA graduates are well positioned to gain roles in the environmental sector following their placements, whether with their placement workplace or other organizations.
Typical Job Titles for BEMA Graduates:
- Environmental consulting - Environmental Site Assessor, Environmental Specialist, Environmental Technician, Field Biologist, Project Coordinator, Terrestrial & Wetland Biologist
- Federal government - Environmental Review Officer, Resource Management Officer, Stewardship Assistant, Wildlife Enforcement Officer
- Provincial government - Conservation Programs Advisor, Environmental Protection Officer, Integrated Resource Management Technical Specialist, Management Biologist, Park Interpreter, Policy Analyst, Resource Technician Officer
- Municipal government - Environmental Program Coordinator, GIS Specialist
- Conservation authorities - Restoration Technical Assistant, Watershed Monitoring Technician
- ENGOs - Environmental Program Coordinator, Lands Coordinator
Finding the right job will also depend on your previous experience and skills, but this program will help you to gain additional graduate-level skills needed in the field of environmental monitoring & assessment.