Also called: Groundwater Geologist
Studies water underground: how much there is, how it moves, and whether it's polluted.
You drill monitoring wells, run pump tests to see how fast an aquifer refills, and map a plume of contaminated groundwater.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in geology; master's common; PG license.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Geology, Hydrology, Environmental Science.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years).
Medium risk for 10 years. AI groundwater models help, but drilling sites, sampling wells and reading local geology stay fieldwork.
Classes: Earth science, AP Chemistry, AP Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-2043.
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