ESSP graduates have pursued successful careers in fields such as environmental consulting/planning; marine technology; marine habitat mapping; hydrology/water quality technology; land use consulting; GIS analysis; science teaching; watershed management; marine research; marine mammal husbandry; environmental health; aquarium science/management; natural/interpretive guiding; land surveying; technical writing; wetlands biology; scientific illustration; and native plant restoration.
The organizations hiring ESSP graduates have included the National Park Service; Monterey Bay Aquarium; Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute; Seafloor Systems; Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary; U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Monterey Peninsula Water Management District; Monterey County Water Resources Agency; Catalina Island Marine Institute; Secor Environmental Consulting; SRA International; MEC Analytical Systems; California State Parks; Swanson Environmental Consulting; California Department of Fish & Games; Monterey County Planning Office; Wetlands Research Associates; National Marine Fisheries Service; Sierra Club; Whitson Engineers; LandWatch Monterey; Rana Creek Ranch; Entrix Inc.; Jones & Stokes Environmental Planning; and Granite Construction.
ESSP graduates have attended a variety of graduate institutions including Scripps Institute; UC Santa Cruz; Montana; San Jose State; Nevada, Las Vegas; UC Davis; UC Santa Barbara; Colorado State; Oregon State; Maryland; Tufts; Hawaii; UC Berkeley; and Boston University.
They have continued their education in many fields of graduate and professional study, including watershed science; marine science; environmental toxicology; biology; environmental geology; law; public health; veterinary medicine; osteopathic medicine; environmental studies; and ecology.
Revised 4/27/05