Earth Science Careers

Studies faults and earthquakes

Design mines and plan mining operations

Study the thin soil layer at the boundary of the earth's crust

Studies ocean currents

Designs things like giant windmills to generate electricity

Enforce federal regulations governing the protection of wildlife

Investigate geological factors and natural hazards that affect bridges, buildings, and roads

Study fossils to understand past life forms and their changes through time

Study the chemistry, atomic structure, and physical properties of minerals

Studies galaxies and stars

Studies climate change

Design and create maps using computers

Develop and run complex programs, models, and machines used in the Earth Sciences

Studies water chemistry in a lake