Geology Skills and Related Careers

Skills

• Define research problems
• Design computer simulations
• Design equipment
• Develop research models
• Develop/write research proposals
• Draw meaningful conclusions
• Establish hypothesis
• Establish/control designs
• Evaluate ideas
• Field sampling
• Gather/analyze data
• Identify materials/ specimens
• Inform, explain, instruct
• Maintain records
• Mathematical modeling
• Measure distances/ sizes/relationships
• Observe data & things
• Perform calculations
• Prepare technical reports
• Review scientific literature
• See relationships among factors
• Summarize research findings
• Use technical instruments
• Utilize math formulas

Related Careers

• Aerial Photographer
• Agricultural Engineer
• Architect
• Astronomer
• Cartographer
• Computer Analyst
• Consultant
• Cooperative Extension Agent
• Economic Geologist
• Environmental Consultant
• Environmental Geologist
• Environmental Lawyer
• Forest Ranger
• General Manager-Petroleum/Mining
• Geochemist
• Geodynamacist
• Geologist
• Geomorphologist
• Geophysical Exploration
• Geophysicist
• Geophysics Technician
• Geo-Technical Engineer
• Glacial Geologist
• Hydrogeologist
• Hydrologist
• Industrial Hygienist
• Instrumentation Technician
• Laboratory Technician
• Landscape/Nursery Manager
• Marine Advisor
• Materials Analyst
• Mathematician
• Medical Doctor
• Meteorologist
• Mineralogist
• Mining Engineer
• National Park Service Professional
• Oceanographer
• Oceanographer
• Paleoceanographer
• Paleoclimatologist
• Paleontologist
• Park Naturalist
• Park Ranger
• Parks and Natural Resource Manager
• Peace Corps Worker
• Petroleum Engineer
• Petroleum Geologist
• Petrologist
• Planetary Geologist
• Pollution Control Specialist
• Pollution Remediator
• Project Manager
• Prospector
• Sales Engineer
• Scientific Photographer
• Sedimentologist
• Seismologist
• Soil Scientist
• Soil Scientist, Agriculture
• Stratigrapher
• Structural Geologist
• Surveyor
• Technical Writer/Communicator
• Urban/Regional Planner
• US Foreign Service Worker
• Volcanologist
• Waste Disposal Specialist
• Waste Management Specialist
• Water Quality Control Technician
• Water Remote Sensing Interpreter
• Well Logging Specialist