Careers in Arboriculture & Urban Forestry
While arboriculture and urban forestry are often housed in forestry or horticulture programs in colleges and university, students entering the working world end up in a variety of industries. An urban forestry is required to wear many hats throughout the day as they interact with a variety of professionals: arborists, urban planners, recreation managers, public works employees, and city council representatives. As such our students can expect to find jobs as:
- Arborist (commercial, residential, municipal or utility)
- Plant health care technician
- Park managers (local or regional)
- Arboretum/botanic garden technician
- State Urban Forestry staff
- US Forest Service Urban & Community forestry program
- Researcher (Federal and State as well as corporate tree care companies)
- Educator (community college, university, high school science)