2002 Graduate Employment Profile

Placement information is based on reports from the 23 graduates
(Fall 2001, Winter 2002, Spring 2002, and Summer 2002).

* Jobs held while a student at the School of Marine Affairs (SMA)

Public Sector = 62%: Korean Ministry of Maritime Affairs & Fisheries, Planning and Management - Deputy Director *
Korean Ministry of Maritime Affairs & Fisheries, Maritime Tech / Safety Management - Asst. Director *
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources - NOAA Coastal Management Fellow
NOAA Arctic Research Office - Knauss Sea Grant Fellow
NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary - Management Plan Specialist
NOAA Office of International Affairs - International Affairs Specialist *
NOAA Marine Protected Areas Center - Knauss Sea Grant Fellow
NOAA, National Ocean Service, Hazardous Materials Response Division - ORISE Fellow/ESA Specialist
Port of Seattle, Economic and Trade Development - Grants and Trade Policy Analyst
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Sociology - Ph.D. Candidate
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, Environmental Resources - Biologist
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, Regulatory - ESA/Cultural Resource Coordinator *
U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere & Fisheries - Knauss Sea Grant Fellow
Private Sector = 19%: Cardionet, San Diego - Consultant
KPFF Consulting Engineers, Seattle - Designer
The Pusan Daily, Department of Economy, Korea - Reporter *
Tufala LLC, Seattle - Vice President
Non-Profit Sector = 19%: Marine Affairs Research and Education, MPA News - President and Editor-in-Chief *
Marine Conservation Biology Institute - Program Assistant
Odyssey Maritime Discovery Center - Education Coordinator
YMCA Storer Camps - Program Instructor

Average salary of graduates who found a job after graduation: $36,436
Average salary of graduates who continued in their job: $49,333
Average annual salary: $39,015

Note: Six positions were not included due to varied and/or unreleased salary rates

Length of job hunt:	52%	Found job by graduation
	26%	Held job while a student
	13%	Found job 1-6 months after graduation
	9%	Still looking after 6 months

How graduates found jobs:	29%	SMA Listing
	24%	Networking
	14%	Held job while a student and specific way not indicated
	14%	Other Listing
	10%	Through Internship
	10%	Created it/Self-employed

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