/sci/ - Science & Math

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>>3352819
would an Enviromental Scientist work for you in lieu of the Engineer?

>>3352829

Absolutely, what's it like? Details details details!

>>3352819
geologist here.

I keep track of a landfill. It's good times, but scary, since no one does geology.

>>3352852

What kind of schooling did you have to go through? What kind of demand are there for geologists? Pay rates, job satisfaction?

... Does it perpetually smell like ass working for a landfill?

>>3352843
School is school , though the field excursions are fun as hell, if your into going out in the middle of nowhere and doing science. Day to Day...well..you know the saying 'Ignorance is Bliss' brother in this field is it ever true, you look around and you can see and feel the waste occuring around you, it can be depressing...can you be more specific?

>>3352873

That sounds pretty nice. Is there a lot of demand for work? I'm a bit of an environmentalist, so being able to work for a personal cause kind of negates the whole -money- thing, but still, out of curiosity, what kind of salary do you receive?

Sorry for asking so many questions, but it's really difficult to find any solid real-world information about it. So thank you in advance.

>>3352861
Eh, you are new to this arn't you?

Anyways, I work in a cubicle. I have three main jobs.

1. Supervise construction/drilling/field sampling
2. prepare regulatory reports and analyze, process data
3. prepare cost estimates, plans and spcecifications.

My knowledge base is environmental science, hydrology and geology.

If you want a job after a BA or BS, undergraduate, you'll have to specialize in GIS and either petroleum or hydrogeology.

Any deviation from that for your geology degree will make you fairly unemployable, so you'll have to get a masters.

The bitch of it is you'll need some good extracurriculars to make someone want to hire you out of undergrad.

I did a senior thesis and got a small grant to collect data for another prof's report. Neither of those were required for my actual degree.

But at the end of the day, you'll likely be a cube dweller who has 50% travel time.

>>3352902

Even though the cubical gets a bad reputation, are you happy or satisfied with what you're working on / where you're going?

>>3352898
No I understand completely, i remember pestering the hell out of my E.Sci dept head with roughly the same questions. You know stuffs out there, but your not exactly sure what your gonna be qualified for and who maybe looking. I will tell you this, demand is actually up. With more and more companies looking to 'go green' or be energy efficient and/or sustainable. In may case I started by looking at and around the EPA, and going from there. It landed me ( after a bit of poking around ) a nice Watershed Management job that keeps me pretty well with in my means and wants. And it will also depend on the kind of environment you want to work. Our friend above with his specialization in geology COULD potentially work for any number of mining or oil or water companies ( depending on the market around him ) but some of those companies might not make you feel too good about yourself at the end of the day. With an E.Sci or E.Eng/Tech degree you might wanna look first at local water or land management departments or heck maybe even the local chapters of certain Environmental groups. They love volunteers for sure but they also enjoy hiring legitimately schooled employees.
Anything else more specific?

>>3352929
We'll see. I got 3 years experience now, but honestly, I kept my job because I knew how to use excel and was willing to throw my mental skills towards anything.

But as I approach a professional licensure, I have to start making real connections with other professionals, otherwise I ain't gonna get licensed.

This means I'm looking for a new job, as my current job is a very small firm.

>>3352959

I'll leave you alone after a "few" more--

I'm a bit of an environmentalist (derp, EnviroE./Sci), so as such, it would be awesome to work in the field, perhaps either on land or in water (rivers/streams). How much field work do you get to do, that being, hands on?

-How plausible would it be working for the EPA?
-What kind of hours are you currently working?
-Is it possible to get aboard any research teams as an Enviro-Scientist?
-What did you minor in / what degree do you hold?
-What college did you attend, or *wish* you attended?

And last, but my biggest question of all, is:

What kind of *big* volunteer projects can you sign up for? Engineers without borders? Peace Corps? Basically, how can you give back directly to the community?

>>3352968

You guys have given me a lot of help, I think I've got just about everything I was interested in.

Thank you very, very much Geologist man (Geodude), I really appreciate the input =]

>>3352968
alright I believe I see what your saying. I think a good place to start culminating professional contacts in the field OUTSIDE of the local school dept heads is to get involved with the local chapters of things like the Sierra Club or NRDC, maybe contact your local EPA Region Office and track down their online jobs listing for your area, see what they got which may match toward your skills or what you wanna do. Heck in the last year the EPA even started offering a Free online certification program for my field ( which they didn't use to mind you ) it's not a whole lot, but hey having it can't hurt your chances right?

http://cfpub.epa.gov/watertrain/index.cfm

>>3353010

Oh, and one last one to pin onto that list...

... Are there any wimmenz in Enviro Eng/Sci or Geology?

>>3353010
oops i was typing up
>>3353034
so lemme see what i can sum up for you
1. I would rate it fairly plausible these days, depending on where you wanna work for them, sure the Repubs are trying to kill funding, but in Places like Region 6 ( because the state agencies are incompetent ) and the other outlier regions jobs are popping up a decent pace, like with most jobs it depends on qualifications and need of course.
2. 35-40 a week, depending on what needs to be done where
3. It is, there's a lot of cross-over research with E.sci with it being such a loosely defined Discipline, from Energy research to Oceanography, you just have to look.
4. I hold an Associate of Science - Environmental Studies and a BS in Resource and Environmental Studies minor in Geography
5. I went to Texas State, I WISH i had Attended...really I'm ok with where i went...they offered me a good deal so I took it.

6. Sierra Club, National Resources Defense Council ( NRDC ), National Audubon Society, Parks and Wildlife, EPA, NOAA and so on branching out or linked to those.

>>3353081
lol actually there's a pretty good number of them. however I will admit they tend to trend more toward the animal 'care' or saving or what have you side. at least in my experiences

>>3353105

Awesome haha, thank you very much for your help and time, I really appreciate it! This is a huge bout of confidence, and it really relieves some fears about things (that is, job/homelessness).

Again, thank you very much for your help! =]

>>3353125
Your Welcome Bro, Good Luck to ya!