Graduate Employment Profile, 2002
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
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Length of job hunt: |
52% |
Found job by graduation |
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26% |
Held job while a student |
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13% |
Found job 1-6 months after graduation |
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9% |
Still looking after 6 months |
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How graduates found jobs: |
29% |
SMA Listing |
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24% |
Networking |
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14% |
Held job while a student and specific way not indicated |
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14% |
Other Listing |
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10% |
Through Internship |
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10% |
Created it/Self-employed |
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