UW-Madison Department of Geoscience

Geology Museum Career Opportunities
There are a variety of career opportunities in industry, consulting, or academia for graduates in geology and geophysics.

Most private environmental consulting firms and government agencies (including state government) hire people with an M.S. degree, and many hire those with a B.S. degree.

The major oil companies actively recruit at Wisconsin during the fall semester (click here to read "Why Interview?"), giving M.S. and Ph.D. students the opportunity to interview for summer internships.

Academic positions as well as many research opportunities at other universities or institutions are options for those with a Ph.D.

Drilling for samples Environmental / Geology Job Websites

The US Geological Survey
http://www.usgs.gov/

Leighton Geoscience (consulting firm in California)
http://www.leightongeo.com/

A great place to start
http://www.geosciencejobs.com/

Earth
http://www.earthmagazine.com/earth/section/classifieds

The National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/personnel/

The Ocean Drilling Program
http://www-odp.tamu.edu/

A fairly good resource for classified ads, mainly academic and post-doctoral.
http://www.geotimes.org/current/

Oil Industry Careers - Why Interview?

http://www.exxonmobil.com/

http://www.bp.com/

http://www.phillips66.com/

http://www.shell.com/

http://www.schlumberger.com/