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