Area

Employer


Area:

Resources:
Energy (Coal, Oil, Gas, and Other Engery Sources)

Sub-Area:
  • Stratigraphy
  • Sedimentology
  • Structural Geology
  • Geophysics
  • Economic Geology
  • Geomorphology
  • Paleontology
  • Fossil Energy
Employers:
  • Petroleum industry including oil and gas exploration, production, storage, and waste disposal facilities
  • Independent drilling companies
  • Federal government agencies such as:
    • Department of Energy
    • Bureau of Land Management
  • State government
  • Private companies
  • Consulting firms
  • Equipment suppliers

Area:

Resources:
Minerals

Sub-Area:
  • Mining Geology
  • Mineralogy
  • Geochemistry
  • Economic Geology
  • Paleontology
  • Stratigraphy
  • Sedimentology
  • Crystallography
Employers:
  • Mining Companies
  • Consulting Firms
  • Federal government agencies such as:
    • Bureau of Mines
    • Office of Surface Mining
    • Bureau of Land Management
  • Coal companies
  • Well services and drilling companies
  • Construction firms
  • Quarries
  • Railroad companies

Area:

Landscape:
Environmental Geology

Sub-Area:
  • Sedimentology
  • Hydrology
  • Geomagnetism
  • Earth Surface Dynamics
  • Coastal & Marine Geology
Employers:
  • Federal government agencies such as:
    • Environmental Protection Agency
    • Forest Service
    • Army Corps of Engineers
    • US Geological Survey
    • Bureau of Land Management
    • Department of Defense

Area:

Landscape:
Geologic Mapping

Sub-Area:
Employers:
  • Federal government agencies such as:
    • US Geological Survey
    • Department of Defense
  • Private companies

Area:

Landscape:
Astrogeology and Space Sciences

Sub-Area:
Employers:
  • Federal government agencies such as:
    • National Aeronautics and Space Association (NASA)
    • US Geological Survey

Area:

Hazards:
Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Landslides, Floods

Sub-Area:
  • Seismology
  • Tectonophysics
  • Geomagnetism
  • Global Seismic Networks
Employers:
  • Federal government agencies including:
    • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
    • US Geological Survey
    • Department of Defense
  • Private research groups and foundations

Area:

Education

Sub-Area:
  • Teaching
  • Research
  • Administration
Employers:
  • Elementary/secondary public or private schools
  • Colleges and universities
  • Museums

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