Careers in the Earth Sciences

What are the Earth Sciences?
Earth Sciences = Geosciences

What do Earth Scientists  (a.k.a. “geoscientists”) do?
 Exploration, stewardship and management of  Earth

Field work: an essential part of the Geosciences

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Field work always involves travel

Time - the history of the planet preserved in   rock layers

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Sub-surface investigation  - seismic reflection and  interpretation, the ultrasound of the geosciences

Sub-surface investigation - drilling

Sub-surface investigation - describing and analyzing drill core

Some examples of what geoscientists do

Searching and producing oil and gas

"Analyzing data from fieldwork"

Resource exploration and mining

Environmental Geology
Water resources;  contamination clean-up

Environmental
geology: ground subsidence

Environmental Geology: hazards

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Employment distribution in the Geosciences

Geoscience Employers

What do Earth Scientists earn?
Starting Salaries, Fall 2005

What do Earth Scientists earn?
Starting Salaries, Fall 2005

What do Earth Scientists earn?
(American Geological Institute 2002)
Career Averages

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Preparation for a geoscience major/career

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Geosciences/ Earth Sciences at FIU

Geosciences/ Earth Sciences at FIU

Geosciences/ Earth Sciences at FIU

Geosciences/ Earth Sciences at FIU

Geosciences/ Earth Sciences at FIU

Geosciences/ Earth Sciences at FIU