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Geologist

  1. What is a geologist?
  2. If I want to study or have a career in geology, what
    classes should I take in middle or high school?
  3. At the university level, what courses should I take?
  4. What are the educational requirements for becoming
    a professional geologist?
  5. Where do geologists work?
  6. How much is a geologist paid?
  7. Where can I find more information on geology?

What is a geologist?

One geologist inspecting rocks.

© David Houseknecht, USGS

A geologist inspects crossbedded sandstone.

Geologists are scientists who study the Earth: its history, nature, materials and processes. There are many types of geologists: environmental geologists, who study human impact on the Earth system; and economic geologists, who explore for and develop Earth's resources, are just two examples. There are also engineering geologists, geomorphologists, geophysicists, mineralologists, geochemists, glacial geologists, structural geologists, petroleum geologists, petrologists, sedimentologists, hydrogeologists and more. A career in geology offers broad scope to anyone interested in the Earth and how it works.

 

 

NRCS workers inventory plant and soils on Alaska Native lands. ©  NRCS Image courtesy of the Earth Science World Image Bank photo id: hkeb7a

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