Science - Geography & Geology

Areas & Employers For Work:

Geography

• Environmental Geography: conservation, environmental management, waste management, environmental regulation, outdoor recreation management (Federal & State Government (Environmental Protection Agency, Dept of Agriculture, US Forest Service, National Park Service); Real Estate Developers; Scientific & Research Groups; Waste Management Companies; Chemical Companies)
• Cultural & Human Geography: cultural resources, historic preservation, historical consultation, community development/redevelopment, research (State, Regional & Local Government; Peace Corps; Scientific & Research Groups; Museums)
• Geographic Technology: cartography, geographic information systems, remote sensing (Federal Government (Dept of Defense, Dept of Interior, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Agriculture, Dept of State, Defense Mapping, NASA, CIA); State & Regional Government; Map Publishers; Mapping Software Companies; Universities)
• Planning: city/regional planning, housing development, convention/tourism, community development, transportation, waste management (City, County, & Regional Planning Agencies; Local & State Government; Federal Government (Agency for International Development, World Bank, Dept of Housing & Urban Development), Research Organizations; Public Utilities; Architecture Firms)
• Physical Geography: natural hazards, weather & climate, hydrology, environmental regulation (State & Local Government; Federal Government (Dept of Agriculture, US Geological Survey, US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management); Agribusiness Corporations; Outdoor Recreation Companies; Resource Management Agencies; Research Institutes)
• Economic Geography: location scouting, transportation, agricultural planning, travel/tourism planning (Federal, State, & Local Government; Market Research Firms; Manufacturing, Wholesale, & Retail Firms; Public Utilities)
• Geographic Education: teaching, research (K-12 Schools, Colleges & Universities)

Geology

• Energy: work to determine where energy sources are accumulated (Petroleum Industry; Federal Government (National Labs, Dept of Energy, Bureau of Land Management, US Geologic Survey); State Government; Consulting Firms)
• Environmental Geology: studying, protecting, and reclaiming the environment (Federal Government (National Labs, Environmental Protection Agency, US Forest Service, US Geological Survey, Bureau of Land Management, Dept of Defense); State Highway Departments; Environmental Consulting Firms; Land Use Planning Agencies; Civil Engineering Firms; Surveying Companies)
• Geologic Mapping: collect, process, analyze, translate, & disseminate earth science information through geologic maps (Federal Government (US Geological Survey, Department of Defense); Private Companies) 
• Hazards: engineering geology, geologic engineering; focus on the detection and effects of hazards such as earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and floods (Federal Government (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, US Geological Survey, Dept of Defense); Private Research Groups & Foundations; Consulting Firms)
• Minerals: locating minerals and metals within the earth's crust (Geological Exploration Firms; Mining Companies; Federal Government (US Geologic Survey, Office of Surface Mining, Bureau of Land Management); Well Services & Drilling Companies)
• Planetary Sciences: analyzing data from various missions into space, study neighboring planets & moons, research for better understand of space and the solar system (Federal Government (National Labs, National Aeronautics & Space Association (NASA), US Geological Survey))
• Education: teaching, research (K-12 Schools; Colleges & Universities; Museums)

Professional Associations & Job Search Sites:

General Science

• American Association for the Advancement of Science http://www.aaas.org
• Association for Women in Science http://www.awis.org
• Environmental Careers Organizations http://www.eco.org
• Making the Difference (Physical Sciences) http://www.makingthedifference.org/federalcareers/physicalsciences.shtml (federal government careers)
• National Science Foundation http://www.nsf.org
• New Scientist Jobs http://www.newscientistjobs.com/jobs/default.aspx
• Science Jobs http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org
• Sciencejobs.org http://www.sciencejobs.org
• Student Conservation Association http://www.thesca.org

Geography

• American Planning Association http://www.planning.org
• American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing http://www.asprs.org
• Association of American Geographers http://www.aag.org
• Careers in Geography http://www.aag.org/Careers
• EarthWorks Jobs http://www.earthworks-jobs.com
• Geography Employment http://www.geographyjobs.com
• Geography Resources on the Internet http://www.geog.buffalo.edu/GIAL/netgeog.html
• GeoSearch, Inc http://www.geosearch.com
• Geospatial Information & Technology Association http://www.gita.org
• GIS: Geographic Information Systems http://www.gis.com
• GIS Jobs Clearinghouse http://www.gjc.org
• National Climate Data Center http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov
• National Council for Geographic Education http://www.ncge.org
• National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com
• Urban & Regional Information Systems Association http://www.urisa.org
• USA Jobs http://www.usajobs.opm.gov (official Federal jobs website) 
• Worldwide Earthquake Locator (Edinburgh Earth Observatory) http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/quakexe/quakes.html

Geology

• American Geological Institute http://www.agiweb.org/careers.html
• American Association of Petroleum Geologists http://www.aapg.org
• American Institute of Professional Geologists http://www.aipg.org
• Association for Women Geologists http://www.awg.org
• Coastal & Marine Geology Program (US Geological Survey) http://marine.usgs.gov
• EarthWorks Jobs http://www.earthworks-jobs.com
• Environmental Career Opportunities http://www.ecojobs.com
• Geological Society of America http://www.geosociety.org
• Geology & Earth Science News & Information http://geology.com
• Geology Links from Michigan Tech http://www.geo.mtu.edu/geojobs/
• GeoSearch, Inc. http://www.geosearch.com
• GIS Jobs Clearinghouse http://www.gjc.org
• Outdoor Action Guide to Outdoor/Environmental Careers http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/careeroe.html
• Resource Personnel http://www.resourcepersonnel.com (upstream oil & gas)
• Society of Petroleum Engineers http://www.spe.org
• Society of Wetland Scientists http://www.sws.org/jobs
• Water Environment Federation http://www.wef.org

Federal Agencies Mentioned in "Areas & Employers for Work"

• Agency for International Development http://www.usaid.gov
• Army Corps of Engineers http://www.usace.army.mil
• Bureau of Land Management http://www.blm.gov
• Central Intelligence Agency http://www.cia.gov
• Department of Agriculture http://www.usda.gov
• Department of Commerce http://www.commerce.gov
• Department of Defense http://www.defense.gov
• Department of Energy http://www.energy.gov
• Department of Housing and Urban Development http://www.hud.gov
• Department of the Interior http://www.doi.gov
• Department of State http://www.state.gov
• Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov
• NASA (National Aeronautics & Space Association) http://www.nasa.gov
• National Labs http://www.energy.gov/organization/labs-techcenters.htm
• National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration http://www.noaa.gov
• National Park Service http://www.nps.gov
• National Resources Conservation Service http://www.nrcs.usda.gov
• Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement http://www.osmre.gov  
• US Forest Service http://www.fs.fed.us  
• US Geological Survey http://www.usgs.gov
• USA Jobs http://www.usajobs.opm.gov (official Federal jobs website)
• World Bank http://www.worldbank.org

Information compiled from:

• University of Delaware Career Services Center:
  http://www.udel.edu/CSC/geol.html
  http://www.udel.edu/CSC/geog.html
  http://www.udel.edu/CSC/ensc.html   
• University of North Carolina-Wilmington Career Services:
  http://www.uncw/edu/stuaff/career/Majors/geology.htm
  http://www.uncw.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/geography.htm  
• University of Pennsylvania Career Services:
  http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/undergrad/resourcesbyfield/main.html
• University of Tennessee-Knoxville Career Services:
  http://career.utk.edu/wcidwtm/pdf/geography.pdf
  http://career.utk.edu/wcidwtm/pdf/geology.pdf

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