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Job Description
Study the composition, structure, and other physical aspects of the Earth. May use geological, physics, and mathematics knowledge in exploration for oil, gas, minerals, or underground water; or in waste disposal, land reclamation, or other environmental problems. May study the Earth's internal composition, atmospheres, oceans, and its magnetic, electrical, and gravitational forces. Includes mineralogists, crystallographers, paleontologists, stratigraphers, geodesists, and seismologists.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-2042.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 106,390.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 51.00
- Currently, there are 30,420 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers”.
Also Known As…
- Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
- Petroleum Geologist
- Mine Geologist
- Geoscientist
- Geophysicist
- Geologist
- Geological Specialist
- Exploration Geologist
- Environmental Protection Geologist
- Engineering Geologist
- Volcanologist
- Stratigrapher
- Soils Engineer
- Seismologist
- Sedimentationist
- Research Geologist
- Prospector
- Project Geophysicist
- Project Geologist
- Petrophysicist
- Petrologist
- Petrographer
- Paleontologist
- Oceanologist
- Mineralogist
- Micro Paleontologist
- Marine Geologist
- Invertebrate Paleontologist
- Hydrogeologist
- Geophysical Prospector
- Geophysical Laboratory Supervisor
- Geophysical Laboratory Director
- Geomorphologist
- Geomagnetist
- Geological Scout
- Geodesist
- Geochemist
- Field Geologist
- Environmental Geologist
- Environmental Field Office Manager
- Environmental Consultant
- Development Geologist
- Crystallographer
- Core Analyst
- Core Analysis Operator
Tasks for “Project Geologist”
- Determine ways to mitigate the negative consequences of mineral dust dispersion.
- Identify risks for natural disasters, such as mudslides, earthquakes, or volcanic eruptions.
- Conduct geological or geophysical studies to provide information for use in regional development, site selection, or development of public works projects.
- Collaborate with medical or health researchers to address health problems related to geological materials or processes.
- Locate and review research articles or environmental, historical, or technical reports.
- Prepare geological maps, cross-sectional diagrams, charts, or reports concerning mineral extraction, land use, or resource management, using results of fieldwork or laboratory research.
- Analyze and interpret geological, geochemical, or geophysical information from sources such as survey data, well logs, bore holes, or aerial photos.
- Investigate the composition, structure, or history of the Earth's crust through the collection, examination, measurement, or classification of soils, minerals, rocks, or fossil remains.
- Advise construction firms or government agencies on dam or road construction, foundation design, land use, or resource management.
- Identify possible sites for carbon sequestration projects.
- Locate potential sources of geothermal energy.
- Plan or conduct geological, geochemical, or geophysical field studies or surveys, sample collection, or drilling and testing programs used to collect data for research or application.
- Study historical climate change indicators found in locations such as ice sheets or rock formations to develop models related to current climate changes.
- Identify new sources for Platinum Group Elements necessary for industrial uses, such as automotive fuel cells or pollution abatement systems.
- Research ways to reduce the ecological footprint of increasingly prevalent megacities.
- Research geomechanical or geochemical processes to be used in carbon sequestration projects.
- Locate and estimate probable natural gas, oil, or mineral ore deposits or underground water resources, using aerial photographs, charts, or research or survey results.
- Design geological mine maps, monitor mine structural integrity, or advise and monitor mining crews.
- Communicate geological findings by writing research papers, participating in conferences, or teaching geological science at universities.
- Identify deposits of construction materials suitable for use as concrete aggregates, road fill, or in other applications.
- Develop ways to capture or use gases that are currently burned off as waste during oil production processes.
- Develop strategies for more environmentally friendly resource extraction and reclamation.
- Develop applied software for the analysis and interpretation of geological data.
- Measure characteristics of the Earth, such as gravity or magnetic fields, using equipment such as seismographs, gravimeters, torsion balances, or magnetometers.
- Assess ground or surface water movement to provide advice regarding issues such as waste management, route and site selection, or the restoration of contaminated sites.
- Inspect construction projects to analyze engineering problems, using test equipment or drilling machinery.
- Review environmental cleanup work plans to determine the effectiveness of the remedial activities for mitigating soil or groundwater contamination.
- Provide advice on the safe siting of new nuclear reactor projects or methods of nuclear waste management.
- Analyze and interpret geological data, using computer software.
- Determine methods to incorporate geo-methane or methane hydrates into global energy production or evaluate the potential environmental impacts of such incorporation.
- Test industrial diamonds or abrasives, soil, or rocks to determine their geological characteristics, using optical, x-ray, heat, acid, or precision instruments.
Related Technology & Tools
- Core splitters
- Gamma ray scintillometers
- Rotoevaporators
- Digital cameras
- Mainframe computers
- Mechanical earth drills
- Sand grain size gauges
- Illuminated microscopes
- Rangefinders
- Rock picks
- Agitators
- Large-format plotters
- Scanners
- Tube samplers
- Reverse osmosis systems
- Ultrasonic sieve cleaners
- Clinometers
- Penetrometers
- Winches
- Rotary grinders
- Total stations
- X ray fluorescence XRF lead detectors
- Centrifuges
- Seismic activity recorders
- Vibrating sample magnetometers
- Mobile wireless handheld communication devices
- Jaw crushers
- Submicron particle size analyzers
- All terrain vehicles ATV
- Gamma ray spectrometers
- Notebook computers
- Atomic absorption AA spectrophotometers
- Hand levels
- Powered rock-coring drills
- Digitizers
- Rock magnetometers
- Fusion fluxes
- Soil samplers
- Plankton nets
- Electron microscopes
- Crack hammers
- Drying ovens
- Mapping dividers
- Underwater cameras
- One-atmosphere furnaces
- Hand magnifying lenses
- Soft face hammers
- Seismographs
- Electronic bench scales
- Multibeam echosounders
- Magnetic susceptibility/temperature systems
- Degaussing wands
- Sediment samplers
- Axes
- Earth resistivity meters
- Desktop computers
- Magnetic susceptibility/anisotropy systems
- Pry bars
- Mass spectrometers
- Laser theodolites
- Digitizing tablets
- Microscope slides
- Water sampler bottles
- Mapping scale sets
- Geophones
- pH meters
- Short-range radar equipment
- Temperature profile recorders
- Thermistor chains
- Rock saws
- Electronic toploading balances
- Pneumatic airscribes
- Fume hoods
- Water current meters
- Triple beam balances
- Tubular water samplers
- Magnetic susceptibility measurement systems
- Personal computers
- Video microscopes
- High temperature laboratory ovens
- Argon plasma atomic emission spectroscopes
- Microsplitters
- Towed sonars
- Electron microprobes
- Long range radar equipment
- Soil augers
- Underwater sediment bearing strength probes
- Borehole cameras
- Colorimeters
- Gravity meters
- Bottom sampling equipment
- Ion chromatographs
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Test sieves
- Geological stratum compasses
- Geological compasses
- Sediment piston corers
- Impulse magnetizers
- Digital seismographs
- X ray diffractometers
- Polarizing microscopes
- Ground penetrating radar GPR
- Digital alkalinity titrators
- Dissolved oxygen meters
- Rock chisels
- Stereo microscopes
- Biological dredges
- Sun compasses
- Vertical sketchmasters
- Cathodoluminescence scopes
- Seismic stations
- Geo/paleo picks
- Analog map measurers
- Motorized mortars/pestles
- Brunauer-Emmett-Teller BET surface area analyzers
- Hydraulic earth drills
- Mercury analyzers
- Side scan sonars
- X ray fluorescence spectrometers
- Pocket transits
- Petrographic microscopes
- Chisel hammers
- Pocket magnetic susceptibility meters
- Stereoscopes
- Chromatographic scanners
- Water level recorders
- Roto torque mixers
- Planimeters
- Sieve shakers
- Optical compound microscopes
- Abney levels
- Altimeters
- Alternating field demagnitizers
- Laser printers
- Fluid inclusion microscopes
- Digital map measurers
- Laser rangefinders
- Automated core analysis systems
- Dessicators
- Echosounders
- Laboratory rock pulverizers
- Carbon analyzers
- Protractors
- Isodynamic separators
- Tree corers
- Electrical conductivity cells
- Portable organic vapor analyzers
- Radiation detectors
- Microgravimeters
- Thermal specimen demagnitizers
- Computed tomography CT scanners
- Electrical conductivity meters
- Ultraviolet UV lamps
- Midland Valley 3DMove
- RockWare Stratbugs
- Socorro Scientific Software Refract2K
- Upperspace ModelCAD
- Bentley Systems gINT
- Waterloo Hydrogeologic FlowPath II
- MICRODEM
- Geosoft DAP server
- CrystalMaker
- Gemcom GEMS
- RockWare QuickSyn
- Well logging software
- EarthSoft EQuIS Geology
- Interpex IXID
- Earthworks MaxiPit
- Bilko
- Geo-Logic Systems LithoTect Interpreter
- GeoPLUS Petra
- Intergraph ImageStation Stereo Softcopy Kit SSK
- Geospatial data abstraction library GDAL
- Golden Software Surfer (graphics or photo imaging feature)
- Terrain surface mapping software
- Microsoft Word
- Geostatistical modeling GSTAT software
- Geostatistics software GS+
- RSI interactive data language IDL software
- National Geophysical Data Center GEODAS
- RockWare Visual STUNT
- ESRI ArcInfo
- RSI ENVI
- OpenOffice.org
- Paleontological Statistics PAST
- GeoModel
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- ChemStat
- Data logger software
- EasySolve Software SizePerm
- MHC Document Express
- TECHBASE
- RockWare MicroMODEL
- BOSS Didger
- StrainSim
- PolyMap
- Geosoft Oasis montaj
- SAS
- Evolution Computing FastCAD
- Hydrogeology Basin2
- Groundwater Vistas
- Field data recorder software
- Alara CRystalView
- EPIC GIS
- MapInfo Professional
- GeoGraphix
- Parameter Estimation PEST
- Trimble Terramodel
- Seismic Micro-Technology KINGDOM
- PaleoMag
- RockWare Potent
- Internet browser software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- ESRI ArcIMS
- Rockware CrossLog
- Seismic interpretation software
- RockWare RockWorks
- Systat Software SigmaStat
- ACD Systems Canvas
- MineSight
- Gresens 92
- SACLANTCEN
- Paradigm SKUA-GOCAD
- Scientific Software Group Infinite Extent
- RockWare RockPack III
- Geographic resources analysis support system GRASS
- Data mining software
- RockWare GeoTrig
- MJ Systems Logsleuth
- RockWare Grav2Dc
- RockWare Geochemist's Workbench GWB
- Shape software
- ESRI ArcView
- RockWare Jlog
- Solvcalv
- Scientific Software Group ChemPoint/ChemStat
- RockWare GRADIX
- IRIS Seismic Processing Workshop
- Golden Software Surfer (map creation feature)
- EarthWorks Downhole Explorer
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- Landmark VIP
- Microsoft Office
- Compass Software
- RockWare WinSism
- MIT OASES
- MySQL
- Atoll GeoCAD
- Starpint Software Super Slug
- Gemcom Surpac
- Geomechanical design analysis GDA software
- Scientific Software Group SVHeat
- Multivariate statistical program MVSP software
- Maptek Vulcan
- RockWare ChemFlux
- HydroSOLVE AQTESOLV
- Laboratory information management system LIMS
- Upperspace DesignCAD
- Evolution Computing EasyCAD
- Clover Technology GALENA
- SeeByte SeeTrack
- RockWare Plan
- Aquifer test software
- Schlumberger Inside Reality
- MineGeo software
- RockWare Erupt
- Red Rock DeltaGraph
- RockWare VEGO
- OriginLab Origin
- RockWare FIRSTPIX
- PaleoTax
- RockWare DepthCon2000
- Microsoft Excel
- PowerCAD
- IHS Energy PowerTools
- Groundwater modeling system GMS
- Waterloo Hydrogeologic AquaChem
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Triton Elics International SeaClass
- ERDAS ER Mapper
- Seismic visualization software
- Scientific Software Group FEFLOW
- Enigma software
- Email software