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I'm thinking about studying Geology.
What are your opinions on this career?
Does it have good opportunities for working in the US and around the world?

>> No.10161397

>>10161194
yes
growing demand needs more resources, discovering new resources will be your job

>> No.10161480

>>10161194
I know of only one geologist. He lives in Colorado and seems to be doing fine. He has two kids, a wife, and a house. He also has time to pursue a career in music; you may have even heard some of his songs. He goes by the pseudonym Lorde.

His name is Randy Marsh. You should check out his work

>> No.10161587

criminally underrated field. The most stable jobs are ironically those in environmental, or alternately in geophys.

>> No.10161645

>>10161587
>>10161587
Is studying geology the best way to end up in these fields though?

>> No.10161659

Also interested in this.

Is it possible to go on some sort of field trips after graduating? I’m thinking while I’m still young and dont have a family yet. Do they do geophysical or geological expeditions in arctic or equatorial zones?

>> No.10161662

>>10161645
no, studying applied mathematics is.

typically when enrolled in a geo program, you dont really end up specializing until 2nd or 3rd year into geophys/hydrogeo/geochem or whatever

>> No.10161669

>>10161659
yes, however expect the possibility to be without a job for some time from time to time when the value of resource(s) drops below a certain threshold. the pay for that kind of work with just an undergraduate degree more than makes up for that fact however. after a few years of that you can always go to grad school

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>>10161194

Fewer and fewer good careers in geology.

Ore deposits are getting harder to find, costlier to exploit and the profits on mining have been going down. Junior miners are trash. Senior minors want a garden salad of post graduate academic credentials.

Commodities markets are in the toilet and cyclical, petroleum is going nowhere but down long term.

Not that great a field desu. Go become a nurse instead.

t. Geology degree working in civil engineering project management.

>> No.10162054

>>10162051

PS

My comments are obviously related only to hard rock mining.

If you go into environmental monitoring your mileage may vary.

>> No.10162089

>>10161194
>data set doesn't change within a human life span
I am gonna go out on a limb and say there is not much future in it.

>> No.10162198

>>10162089

Breathtaking stupidity.

>> No.10162208

>>10161669
Where would you go about finding and applying to such an expedition?

>> No.10162211

Is there any chance that by studying this I could get a job as a seismologist in Japan?