• Environmental consultant
• Groundwater specialist
• Mining or marine engineer
• Environmental scientist
• Geologist or marine geologist
• University researcher
• High school teacher
• Volcanologist
• Hydrogeologist
• Engineering geologist
• Environmental geologist
• Glacial geologist
• Marine geologist
• Paleoecologist
• Landuse planner
• Exploration geologist
• Lawyer
• Lobbyist
• Micro paleontologist
• Mine Geologist
• Mineralogist
• Mining Consultant
• Mining Engineer
• Oceanographer
• Paleontologist
• Petroleum Engineer
• Petroleum Geologist
• Planetary Geologist
• Pollution Remediator
• Professor Soil Assessment
• Technician
• Researcher
• Science Museum Educator
• Scientific Photographer
• Sedimentologist
• Seismologist
• Soil Scientist
• Stratigrapher
• Systems Technician
• Waste Disposal Specialist

• Paleontologist
• Petroleum geologist
• Geochemist
• Geophysicist
• Oceanographer
• Environmental lawyer
• Mine geologist
• Petroleum geologist
• Geological consultant
• Corporate manager
• Mineralogist
• Geochemist
• Geophysicist
• University professor
• Museum curator
• Planetary geologist
• Agrogeologist
• Climatologist
• Ecologist
• Energy Policy Program Manager
• Environmental Consultant
• Environmental Geologist
• Environmental Program Manager
• Environmental Scientist
• Forester
• Geochemist
• Geodynamicist
• Geographer
• Geologist
• Geologist Land Surveyor
• Geomorphologist
• Geophysicist
• Health Inspector
• Hydrogeologist
• Hydrologist
• Industrial Waste Inspector
• Investment Advisor   
• Landscape/Nursery Manager
• Waste Management Specialist
• Water Quality Control Technician

Academia, government, environmental consulting, petroleum and mining.
Environmental consulting firms:
-water supply and contamination
-landfill development and maintenance
-environmental site assessment
-environmental risk management

Mining and exploration companies:
-finding and defining valuable earth resources
-assessing and preventing possible environmental hazards associated with mining

Oil companies:
-finding and access more remote and more marginal oil and other energy resources
-ensuring and promote environmentally-friendly methods

Other:

Research institutes:

Students who continue their studies beyond the bachelor's degree to pursue a master’s and PhD in earth sciences may go on to work in government, university, or private research institutions. Many are currently working on the important questions of climate change and sea-level change.
Government

Federal, provincial, and municipal governments hire geologists in a broad range of capacities:
-mapping
-exploration
-northern studies
-policy development and advising
-managing and consulting

Educational institutions:
-teaching in secondary or elementary schools throughout US and abroad
-research and teaching at the university or college level

Other:

• Non-profit organizations, consulting firms
• International aid organizations
• Parks and recreation organizations, travel and tourism agencies
• Water and waste treatment plants
• Land/resource analysis and management companies
• Environmental, geotechnical and industrial laboratories
• Educational institutions and government agencies (municipal, provincial and federal)
• Mining, petroleum, natural gas companies
• Laboratories, institutes and scientific research centers
• Energy sector, natural resources, transportation and public utilities management companies
• Construction firms
• Quarries
• Railroad companies
• Coal companies

• Application of Math, Chemistry and Physics to world problems
• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Surveying and sampling
• Problem solving skills
• Data, time and resource management
• Proficiency in mathematics; mathematical modeling
• Use technical instruments
• Computer skills
• Assessment and evaluation
• Quantitative/ Statistical Analysis

• Ability to conceptualize and solve problems using scientific methods
• Ability to design and complete complex projects
• Ability to use geological knowledge in international projects
• Communication skills
• Research skills; data collection; process and synthesize, define research problems; develop research models and proposals
• Conducting field observations and taking appropriate measurements
• Analytical and critical thinking
• Organizational
• Project Management
• Observation and Documentation skills