Geoscienziati
Studia la composizione, la struttura e altri aspetti fisici della Terra. Può utilizzare conoscenze geologiche, fisiche e matematiche nell'esplorazione di petrolio, gas, minerali o acque sotterranee; o nello smaltimento dei rifiuti, nella bonifica dei terreni o in altri problemi ambientali. Può studiare la composizione interna della Terra, le atmosfere e gli oceani, nonché le sue forze magnetiche, elettriche e gravitazionali. Include mineralogisti, paleontologi, stratigrafi, geodeti e sismologi.
Strumenti tecnologici
Attività principali
- Analyze and interpret geological data, using computer software.
- Pianificare o condurre studi o indagini sul campo geologico, geochimico o geofisico, raccolta di campioni o programmi di perforazione e test utilizzati per raccogliere dati per la ricerca o l'applicazione.
- Investigare la composizione, la struttura o la storia della crosta terrestre attraverso la raccolta, l'esame, la misurazione o la classificazione di suoli, minerali, rocce o resti fossili.
- Analyze and interpret geological, geochemical, or geophysical information from sources, such as survey data, well logs, bore holes, or aerial photos.
- Identify risks for natural disasters, such as mudslides, earthquakes, or volcanic eruptions.
- Preparare mappe geologiche, diagrammi trasversali, grafici o rapporti riguardanti l'estrazione di minerali, l'uso del territorio o la gestione delle risorse, utilizzando i risultati del lavoro sul campo o della ricerca di laboratorio.
- Valutare il movimento delle acque sotterranee o superficiali per fornire consulenza su questioni quali la gestione dei rifiuti, la selezione del percorso e del sito o il ripristino di siti contaminati.
- Communicate geological findings by writing research papers, participating in conferences, or teaching geological science at universities.
- Ispezionare progetti di costruzione per analizzare problemi di ingegneria, utilizzando apparecchiature di prova o macchinari di perforazione.
- Fornire consulenza sull'ubicazione sicura di nuovi progetti di reattori nucleari o sui metodi di gestione dei rifiuti nucleari.
- Locate and estimate probable natural gas, oil, or mineral ore deposits or underground water resources, using aerial photographs, charts, or research or survey results.
- Advise construction firms or government agencies on dam or road construction, foundation design, land use, or resource management.
- Individuare e rivedere articoli di ricerca o rapporti ambientali, storici o tecnici.
- Misurare le caratteristiche della Terra, come la gravità o i campi magnetici, utilizzando apparecchiature come sismografi, gravimetri, bilance di torsione o magnetometri.
- Condurre studi geologici o geofisici per fornire informazioni da utilizzare nello sviluppo regionale, nella selezione dei siti o nello sviluppo di progetti di lavori pubblici.
- Review environmental, historical, or technical reports and publications for accuracy.
- Design geological mine maps, monitor mine structural integrity, or advise and monitor mining crews.
- Rivedere i piani di lavoro per determinare l'efficacia delle attività per mitigare la contaminazione del suolo o delle acque sotterranee.
- Study historical climate change indicators found in locations, such as ice sheets or rock formations to develop climate change models.
- Testare diamanti industriali o abrasivi, terreno o rocce per determinarne le caratteristiche geologiche, utilizzando strumenti ottici, a raggi X, termici, acidi o di precisione.
- Sviluppare strategie per l’estrazione e il recupero delle risorse più rispettose dell’ambiente.
- Identify deposits of construction materials suitable for use as concrete aggregates, road fill, or other applications.
- Individuare potenziali fonti di energia geotermica.
- Identificare nuove fonti di elementi del gruppo del platino per applicazioni industriali, come celle a combustibile per autoveicoli o sistemi di abbattimento dell'inquinamento.
- Research ways to reduce the ecological footprint of increasingly prevalent megacities.
- Identify possible sites for carbon sequestration projects.
- Collaborare con ricercatori medici o sanitari per affrontare problemi di salute legati a materiali o processi geologici.
- Determinare modi per mitigare le conseguenze negative della dispersione di polvere minerale.
- Develop ways to capture or use gases burned off as waste during oil production processes.
- Ricerca processi geomeccanici o geochimici da utilizzare in progetti di sequestro del carbonio.
- Develop applied software for the analysis and interpretation of geological data.
- Determine methods to incorporate geomethane or methane hydrates into global energy production or evaluate the potential environmental impacts of such incorporation.
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Abilità
Attività lavorative
Contesto lavorativo
How frequently does your job require you to use E-mail?
96%
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams
How frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams?
88%
Duration of Typical Work Week
Number of hours typically worked in one week.
85%
Freedom to Make Decisions
How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
81%
Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals
How much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job?
78%
Telephone Conversations
How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
78%
Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team
How important is it to work with or contribute to a work group or team in this job?
75%
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
How often does this job require working indoors in an environmentally controlled environment (like a warehouse with air conditioning)?
74%
Contact With Others
How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
69%
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
69%
Spend Time Sitting
How much does this job require sitting?
64%
Time Pressure
How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
61%
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
60%
Level of Competition
To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?
59%
Written Letters and Memos
How frequently does your job require written letters and memos?
57%
Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities
How important is it to coordinate or lead others (not as a supervisor or team leader) in accomplishing work activities in this job?
56%
Health and Safety of Other Workers
How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
51%
Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions
How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?
51%
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment
How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or operate enclosed equipment (like a car)?
50%
Frequency of Decision Making
How often is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
49%
Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers
How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
49%
Deal With External Customers or the Public in General
How important is it to deal with external customers (as in retail sales) or the public in general (as in police work) in this job?
48%
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
How important are continuous, repetitive, physical activities (like key entry) or mental activities (like checking entries in a ledger) to performing this job?
48%
Public Speaking
How frequently does your job require public speaking (one speaker with an audience)?
48%
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
How often does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats or life-jackets?
42%
Physical Proximity
To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks physically close to other people?
39%
Spend Time Standing
How much does this job require standing?
39%
Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable
How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
37%
Conflict Situations
How frequently are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?
35%
Consequence of Error
How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not easily correctable?
35%
Exposed to Contaminants
How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?
35%
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
How often does this job require working in an environment that is not environmentally controlled (like a warehouse without air conditioning)?
35%
Outdoors, Under Cover
How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (like in an open shed)?
35%
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
35%
Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People
How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?
31%
Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?
31%
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?
28%
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
28%
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?
27%
Spend Time Walking or Running
How much does this job require walking or running?
27%
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?
25%
Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions
How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?
21%
In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment
How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or operating equipment (like a tractor)?
19%
Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions?
18%
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
How often does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?
17%
Work Schedules
How regular are the work schedules for this job?
17%
Degree of Automation
How automated is the job?
16%
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling?
15%
Exposed to High Places
How often does this job require exposure to high places?
13%
Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body
How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?
13%
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance?
12%
Exposed to Radiation
How often does this job require exposure to radiation?
11%
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (like operating a jackhammer or earth moving equipment)?
11%
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc.?
11%
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)
9%
Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People
How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?
7%
Exposed to Disease or Infections
How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?
4%
Istruzione
Master's degree
Bachelor's degree
Doctoral degree
Interessi
Investigative
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Realistic
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Conventional
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Artistic
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Social
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Enterprising
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