Illinois State University (ISU) - Geology and Earth Science

Job Description

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields. Read more about working environment, educational requirements, and potential salary of natural sciences managers in our career profile section.

Projections

• Total Employment (2010): 49,300
• Total Employment Projected (2020): 53,100
• Percent Job Growth: 7.70%
• Percent of Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary That Are Self-Employed: (2010): 2%

Job Description

Study the composition, structure, and other physical aspects of the Earth. May use geological, physics, and mathematics knowledge in exploration for oil, gas, minerals, or underground water; or in waste disposal, land reclamation, or other environmental problems. May study the Earth's internal composition, atmospheres, oceans, and its magnetic, electrical, and gravitational forces. Includes mineralogists, crystallographers, paleontologists, stratigraphers, geodesists, and seismologists. Read more about working environment, educational requirements, and potential salary of geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers in our career profile section.

Projections

• Total Employment (2010): 33,800
• Total Employment Projected (2020): 40,900
• Percent Job Growth: 21.20%
• Percent of Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary That Are Self-Employed: (2010): 5%

Job Description

Research the distribution, circulation, and physical properties of underground and surface waters; and study the form and intensity of precipitation, its rate of infiltration into the soil, movement through the earth, and its return to the ocean and atmosphere. Read more about working environment, educational requirements, and potential salary of hydrologists in our career profile section.

Projections

• Total Employment (2010): 7,600
• Total Employment Projected (2020): 9,000
• Percent Job Growth: 17.80%
• Percent of Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary That Are Self-Employed: (2010): 5%

Job Description

Teach courses in the physical sciences, except chemistry and physics. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching, and those who do a combination of teaching and research. Read more about working environment, educational requirements, and potential salary of atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary in our career profile section.