Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences, College of Engineering, University of Michigan

Career Opportunities

AOSS graduates go on to diverse careers in a variety of areas. Employers know that U-M graduates are well-rounded, knowledgeable individuals ready to tackle the tasks before them intelligently.

AOSS students obtain a professional degree that allows them to enter fields such as space engineering, weather forecasting, and analysis of atmospheric information for a broad range of applications including environmental assessment, resource management, and risk assessment. Graduates from the ESSE program have a scientific background that can support careers in primary and secondary education and communication. All of these areas require analytic thinking, the ability to look at problems creatively, and the insight needed to ask the right questions.

Some of the many career options open to you upon graduation with your BSE from AOSS include:

Earth Systems Science & Engineering

• Meteorology and weather forecasting
  • NWS occupational requirements
  • AMS guidance
  • Career Information: A Guide to Meteorology Resources
• Climate research and policy
• Environmental assessment

Space Science

• Space weather
• Geospace science
• Planetary science

Space Engineering

• Mission design
• Scientific instrumentation
• Remote sensing

Graduate Studies

University Research

Take some time, meet with your program advisor. Make an appointment to talk with a faculty member who's work interests you. Check out the College's Career Resource Center. There are endless possibilities waiting for you to discover.