Employment Success of 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. We continue to follow BEMA graduate employment through LinkedIn updates, which are summarized below.
As of June 2025, 85% of BEMA graduates are currently employed in the environmental sector (1 to 6 years after graduation). The majority of BEMA graduates are working in environmental consulting and government agencies.
Career Pathways for BEMA Graduates
Types of jobs M.BEMA graduates can expect (based on current graduate job titles):
- Environmental consulting - Environmental Site Assessor, Environmental Specialist, Environmental Technician, Field Biologist, Project Coordinator, Terrestrial & Wetland Biologist
- Federal gov't - Environmental Review Officer, Resource Management Officer, Stewardship Assistant, Wildlife Enforcement Officer
- Provincial gov't - Conservation Programs Advisor, Environmental Protection Officer, Integrated Resource Management Technical Specialist, Management Biologist, Park Interpreter, Policy Analyst, Resource Technician Officer
- Municipal gov't - 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.