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Detailed Career Information for Geology Majors
- American Society of Professional Geologists tips on finding work as a petroleum geologist .
- Geological Society of America has a section on Education and Careers.
- Alumni of the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo geology department have gotten jobs with …
- USGS coalbed methane program
- USGS (Menlo Park)
- consulting company that does geotechnical work (2 alumni)
- gemologist
- consulting company that does remote sensing work
- consulting company that does volcano monitoring (2 alumni)
- survey team (State of Oregon)
- Field Technician with Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
- Science Teacher
- GIS expert
- clearing ordinance from Kahoolawe
Internships and Summer Jobs
- Paid CSAV internship with the Hawaiʻi Volcano Observatory
- The Student Conservation Associations provide internships including Environmental Education, Engineering & Surveying, and Geology & Paleontology.
- California Coastal Commission internships related to marine, coastal and watershed .
- AGI information on geology-related jobs with the Army Corps of Engineers . Links for applying for permanent jobs or summer internships.
- Hawaiʻi Youth Conservation Corps summer environmental internships.
- Volunteer at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
- Mt. St. Helen's National Monument would be a great place to spend the summer. View general information about St. Helen's , or view student employment and volunteer opportunities with the US Forest Service.
- The Jack Kleinman Internship isn't a summer job, per se, but it provides stipends of up to $2,000 to defray the costs of seniors conducting volcano research.
- There are summer job, internship, and volunteer opportunities at Rainier National Park
Jobs for Graduating Seniors
- Earthworks lists the latest jobs in environmental science, GIS, etc
- American Geological Institute's main web page that has links to specific employers .
- Geological Society of America job postings (many for university professorships).
- The Environmental Careers Organization has paid internships for students and recent graduates.
- AGI information on geology-related jobs with the Army Corps of Engineers . Links for permanent jobs or summer internships.
Graduate School
- Peterson's Graduate Planner Information on planning, picking a school, preparing for GRE's, and paying for school.
- National Academy of Science (1996) Careers In Science And Engineering : A Student Planning Guide to Grad School and Beyond. This has information about career exploration, planning for grad school.
- Graduates of the UH Hilo graduate program have been accepted into graduate programs at
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- Stanford
- Notre Dame
- Western Washington University
- University of California Fresno
- University of Northern Arizona
- University of Montana
- University of South Carolina
- University of California at Davis
- California State at Fresno
- University of South Carolina (in marine geology program)
- University of Florida
- University of Southern Illinois
- Cateburry University (New Zealand!)
- University of Iceland
- Good programs graduate programs in volcanology include …
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- University of Washington
- University of Alaska-Fairbanks
- Oregon State
- University of Oregon
- Michigan Tech
- University of California at Santa Barbara
- University of New Mexico
- New Mexico Tech
- Good programs graduate programs in environmental geology or hydrology include …
- University of Arizona (hydrology or geology dept)
- University of Nevada at Las Vegas
- University of California Santa Barbara
- University of Washington
- New Mexico Tech
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (Chip Fletcher does coastal geology)
Careers and Internships in Coastal Geology
- California Coastal Commission has internships related to marine, coastal and watershed .