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