Appendix VI. List of Earth Science Careers

The following is a list of Earth science careers. It is not a complete list – if you spot a gap please let me know!

•  geologist
  • mineralogist
  • structural geologist
  • geochemist
    • aqueous geochemist
    • low-temperature aqueous geochemist
    • biogeochemist
    • isotope geochemist
    • organic geochemist
  • petroleum geologist
  • geochronologist
  • geomicrobiologist
  • geobiologist
  • palaeontologist
    • palaeobiologist
    • ichnologist
  • hydrogeologist
  • petrologist
    • igneous petrologist
    • metamorphic petrologist
    • sedimentary petrologist
  • sedimentologist
  • volcanologist
  • economic geologist
  • limnologist
• geophysicist
  • tectonophysicist
  • seismologist
• glaciologist
• meteorologist
• hydrologist
• atmospheric chemist
• oceanographer
• geological engineer
  • rock mechanics engineer
  • geotechnical engineer
• environmental engineer