Workforce success
Some of the skills that SEOE graduates could use in transition from classroom to the workforce are:
- Identify problems and needs
- Operate scientific equipment
- Make critical observations and evaluations
- Observe, analyze and synthesize data
- Analyze cause and effects
- Formulate and defend positions
- Think logically, critically and make analogies
- Maintain group cooperation and support effective interaction
- Make a commitment to others and follow through
- Design and planning skills to meet changing needs
Career options by sector
A few career options for those with an undergraduate degree in geosciences:
- Botanist
- College administrator
- Counselor
- Ecologist
- Editor
- Coastal planner
- Ecological modeler
- Educator – informal to educational institutions
- Geographic information specialist
- Marine conservationist
- Fisheries manager
- Lobbyist
- Park ranger
- Policy analyst
- Public relations specialist
- Permaculturalist/garden specialist
- Hydrologist
- Earthquake scientist
- Mining supervisor
Job Boards/Openings
USA JOBS: https://www.usajobs.gov/ (Use keywords like ”fisheries, fish and wildlife, biological technician, hydrology” etc.)
Careers in Conservation: https://diversityinconservationjobs.org/jobs/
Marine Science/Environmental Science oriented
Texas A&M Wildlife and Fisheries: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/job-board/
Seven Seas Media Ocean Job Board: https://sevenseasmedia.org/ocean-jobs/
Ecological Society of America Job Boards: https://www.esa.org/nextgencareers/resources/job-sites ECOLOG-L - hosted by Ecological Scociety of America: https://www.esa.org/membership/ecolog/ (Follow instructions at https://halllab.asu.edu/how-to-join-the-ecolog-job-board/)
Josh's Water Jobs: https://www.joshswaterjobs.com/
Geological Sciences oriented
Geological Society of America (GSA): https://www.geosociety.org/Job_Board
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG): https://careercenter.aapg.org/
American Geophysical Union (AGU): https://findajob.agu.org/
National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT): https://nagt.org/nagt/careerhub/index.html
University of Texas has a compiled list of geoscience organizations to explore: https://guides.lib.utexas.edu/geo
Environmental oriented
Bradford Woods Summer Staff: Bradford Woods: Indiana University (iu.edu)