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