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Improving the Quality of Life and Expanding the Boundaries of Knowledge
Earth science offers rich professional opportunities for students. The private sector, from construction and engineering to energy and agriculture, increasingly demands qualified Earth and space scientists. Likewise, local state and federal agencies, like NASA, the Department of Energy, the Department of Agriculture and the armed forces, depend on Earth science to meet their missions and serve the public.
Below is a very partial list assembled by the American Geological Institute of some of the professional opportunities available in the burgeoning field of Earth science.
Atmosphere scientists
City and regional planners
Economic scientists
Engineering geologists
Environmental geologists
Geochemists
Geochronologists
Geologists
Geomorphologists
Geophysicists
Glacial geologists
Hydrogeologists
Hydrologists
Marine geologists
Meteorologists
Mineralologists
Oceanographers
Paleoecologists
Paleontologists
Petroleum geologists
Petrologists
Planetary geologists
Sedimentologists
Seismologists
Soil scientists
Stratigraphers
Structural geologists
Volcanologists
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