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Explore what Marine graduates do

A marine-focused degree develops your understanding of marine ecosystems and conservation, while building research, analytical, and problem-solving skills. These skills prepare you for careers in marine conservation, environmental management, research and other roles that value scientific expertise and analytical thinking.

Graduates who have studied a marine-based discipline from Exeter commonly work in the following sectors:

While these sectors are popular among Marine graduates, alumni from your course enter a broad range of jobs, sectors and further study, as you can see below.

Destinations of Exeter Marine graduates

Each year, UK graduates are surveyed 15 months after finishing their degrees via the Graduate Outcomes survey.

Graduates from your discipline have entered a wide range of job roles. You can explore some recent examples below.*

To learn more about these roles, browse the job profiles on Prospects. For more detailed insights into each area of work, visit our employment sector pages.

Built Environment

Build Ecologist
Data Analyst
Fisheries Advisor

Charities, NGOs, Development Work and International Relations

Fisheries Liaison
Marine Conservationist
Monitoring Leader
Research Coordinator
Seagrass Project Officer
Technical Research Coordinator

Education and Teaching

Academy Coordinator
Lab Technician
Lecturer
Research Assistant
Student Experience Officer

Earth and Energy Resources

Assistant Marine Environmental Scientist
Assistant Project Manager
Environmental Monitoring Technician
Flood Risk Officer
Investment Manager
Marine Acoustics Researcher

Environment, Conservation and Ecology

Conservation Field Specialist
ESG Analyst
Ecological Consultant
Marine Lab Scientist
Oil Spill Responder
Social Media Manager

Hospitality, Travel and Tourism / Heritage and Culture

Field Research Assistant
Tour Guide
Youth Support Worker
Zoological Associate
Zoologist (Museum)

IT, Data and Tech

Insights Analyst
Market Measurement Analyst

Politics, Government and the Public Sector

Biodiversity Officer
Ecologist
Fish Telemetry Technician
Future Fisheries Officer
Geospatial Information Specialist
Marine Ecology Specialist
Marine Planner

Remember…

Most employers accept applications from graduates with any degree subject, so don't restrict your thinking to the jobs listed above.

Graduates from your discipline have gone on to work for a range of employers. You can explore some recent examples below.*

For tips on researching an employer, visit our researching employers page.

Graduates from your discipline have pursued various programmes of further study. You can explore some recent examples below.**

To learn more about pursuing further study visit our postgraduate study page.

Further study related to your discipline

MSc Marine Environmental Management
MSc Marine Turtle Conservation
MSc Marine Vertebrate Ecology and Conservation
PhD in Ocean Sciences

Further study in other disciplines

MRes Animal Behaviour
MSc Biological Sciences
MSc Data Science and Modelling
PGCE Secondary Biology

Useful resources

Discover what matters to you in a future career using our Know Yourself page.
Explore your career options using our Employment Sectors page.
Consider your further study options by visiting our postgraduate study page.
Browse Exeter alumni career paths using the University's alumni profiles database and LinkedIn's University of Exeter Alumni Tool (LinkedIn account required).
View national graduate destinations for your discipline in the What do graduates do? report. Please note it does not cover all disciplines.

*Data is based on responses from full-time, UK-domiciled students who graduated between 2021/22 and 2022/23, as reported in the Graduate Outcomes surveys.

**Individual course titles are taken from the University of Exeter’s Career Destination Surveys (2021/22 to 2023/24).