WEC graduates are employed by private industry, local, state, and federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, and international conservation and development agencies. Others are self-employed as consultants or work with research institutions. Many WEC students continue their education with master's or doctoral degrees in wildlife ecology or related fields, and some enter professional programs such as Veterinary Medicine.

University Career Resource Centers

• University of Florida
• College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Career Resources
• Texas A & M University

Federal Government Agencies

• US Fish & Wildlife Service
• US Geological Survey
• Bureau of Land Management
• Evnironmental Protection Agency
• National Park Service
• US Forest Service
• Natural Resource Conservation Service
• Peace Corps
• Smithsonian

State of Florida Agencies

• Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
• Florida Division of Forestry
• Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Professional Resources

• The Western Section of The Wildlife Society
• The Society for Conservation Biology
• Ecological Society of America
• Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
• American Veterinary Medical Association
• American Association of Zoos and Aquariums

Private/Non-Governmental Organizations

• Caribbean Conservation Corporation (CCC)
• Conservation International
• Environmental Services INC (ESI)
• Gopher Tortoise Council
• National Fish & Wildlife Foundation
• National Wildlife Federation
• Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (PARC)
• The Nature Conservancy (by region)
• Turtles of the World by Carl Ernst (online Edition)
• Turtle Survival Alliances (TSA)