For the purpose of this paper I decided to look into a career as a Geoscientist. I did this for a couple of reasons. One is, I have always had an interest in Geology and second, I discovered that to become a Geoscientist, one needs only to have a Bachelor’s degree with coursework in Geology. At my age it’s a scary thought to change careers, but there are many overlaps between being a geoscientist and my current career as a Production Analyst / Data Analyst. A large portion of the job is the Data. You must know how to handle, store and analyze large amounts of data. What changes is how the data itself, how it is acquired, the data itself and obviously, how it is used.
In the field of Geology, it’s not about just being a Geologist, it is all about the specialty. You can have a career in environmental, engineering or Petroleum. You can specialize even further with a Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Paleontology, Volcanology or Hydrogeology
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There will be times when you assist in analysis in project developments, use geostatistical methods for various environmental issues and make technical presentations. In this position you may have to learn various statistical software as well as 3D Geocellular modeling. During a typical project, you may be assisting in all parts and may be called upon during all aspects.
Naturally that is the office portion of a Geoscientists job. What might your field responsibilities be? They are, of course, determined by your specialty. If you are working for a Hydrologist you will be interested in “all aspects of water from rain to either evaporation or discharge into the ocean”. If you are working as a Hydrogeologist you are looking at subsurface water and aquifers. You may be working on a remote Glacier in Greenland or around a volcano in Argentina because, Geoscientist subtypes are as varied as Geology. You can fine work from Atmospheric scientist to