MLML graduates have entered and achieved notable success in education; research; public policy; regulatory agency work; conservation; and environmental conservation.

The organizations hiring them have included the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); National Marine Fisheries Service; Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary; Elkhorn Slough Foundation; Washington State Department of Ecology; Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute; Geo-Marine Inc., Newport News, Virginia (private consultant); VaxGen San Francisco (biotechnology firm); UC San Diego/SCRIPPS Institute; National Undersea Research Program, Washington, DC; California Department of Fish and Game; Alaska Department of Fish and Game; Monterey Bay Aquarium; Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito; U.S. Geological Survey; Point Loma Biology Lab; Tenera Environmental; UC Davis; UC Santa Barbara; Oregon State University; City of San Francisco; City of Santa Cruz; City of Monterey; City of San Jose; San Francisco State University, Biology Department; Friends of the Sea Otter; CSU Monterey Bay; Santa Catalina School; JLB Smith Institute of Ichthyology; University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science; University of Nevada, Reno; UC Santa Cruz; Naval Research Lab, Alexandria, Virginia; Claremont College; U.S. Abalone; Pacific Shark Research Center; NASA; Caribbean Marine Mammal Stranding Network, Puerto Rico; College of Marin; Hartnell College; Monterey Peninsula College; and Santa Barbara City College.