Also called: Core Curator, Core Repository Technician
Splits, photographs, and stores long tubes of mud and rock pulled from the seafloor.
In giant refrigerated warehouses, core techs cut cores in half, scan them, and catalog layers that record millions of years of ocean history so scientists worldwide can study them.
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 or earth science.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Geology, Earth Science.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years).
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Core scanners and AI layer-picking spread; splitting, sampling and curating physical cores stays hands-on.
Classes: Earth science, Chemistry, Photography.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-4043.
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