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, and oceans, and its magnetic, electrical, and gravitational forces. Includes mineralogists, paleontologists, stratigraphers, geodesists, and seismologists.
Average Salary
$44.51 hourly, $92,580 annual
Employers
- AECOM
- Actalent
- WSP
- Terracon
- Stantec
Related Careers
- Biologists: the research of wild life.
- Conservation Scientists: the research and assist of earth rocks and soil.
- Hydrologists: the research of earths water, ocean and atmosphere.