Geoscience Careers
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No matter where your skills or interests lie, there's a geoscience career where they'll apply!
What careers can studying geoscience lead to?
There are many different branches of geoscience. While some are very general, others can be highly specialised. Plus, studying geoscience doesn't mean you HAVE to become a geoscientist. But it does mean you'll develop an exciting understanding and appreciation of the natural world, and develop valuable knowledge and skills that can be applied to a wide range of different jobs and careers! Explore some of these options below:
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Mineralogist
Study minerals and gems. Determine their chemical composition, crystal structure, and various physical properties. Use tests to identify unknown samples or determine their quality and uses.
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Tour Guide
Inspire a whole new appreciation for the ground beneath people's feet by helping visitors better understand environments and find deeper meaning and connection to Earth's landforms and processes.
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Park Ranger
Share insight into remarkable geologic features and landforms and their influence on the environment, whilst also ensuring people can safely access and enjoy them.
What else can you do with geoscience?
If you become a geoscientist, there may be lots of opportunity to collaborate and contribute to the work of others in other fields. From serious things like helping people protect themselves from natural hazards, to fun things like providing science advice to the entertainment industry, you never know where studying geoscience might take you!
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Emergency Managers
Provide vital information about geohazards (such as earthquakes, tsunami and volcanic eruptions) and how hazardous events are likely to play out so emergency mangers can respond accordingly.
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Artists & Illustrators
Help inform and co-create nature-inspired works of art, or find new ways to communicate geoscientific information through stunning illustrations and animations.
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Schools & Community Groups
Engage with community groups and schools to help them better understand the processes going on in their local environments and what influence these have on their lives.
Not sure if geoscience is for you? No problem!
Geoscience is a HUGE area, working within and across many different industries and sectors. These all need support from other experts in order to conduct their activities safely and effectively. So even if you don't want to study geoscience, you could still work for a geoscience-related organisation by pursuing one of the many other careers they rely on to do their work, such as:
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Sailors & Sea Technicians
70% of the Earth is covered by water so a lot of geoscience is done offshore. This means we need people skilled at operating ships and deploying equipment at sea, often for weeks at a time!
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Machinists & Technologists
Science is always looking for ways to gather better quality data. Machinists and technologists design, build and maintain equipment to do this, from the smallest drone to the largest laboratory laser.
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Administrators
Many geoscientists work for large research institutions. These need dedicated teams of administrators to manage projects and provide support for all their employees.