Also called: Marine Geophysicist
Studies the seafloor: underwater volcanoes, earthquakes, sediment, and how the ocean basins formed.
Marine geologists map the seafloor with sonar, pull long sediment cores from the bottom, and study them to reconstruct millions of years of climate history. Industry geophysicists also map the seabed for wind farms and cables.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 8 years after high school. Master's or PhD in geology, geophysics, or oceanography.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Geology, Geophysics, Oceanography.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years).
Medium risk for 10 years. Machine learning maps seafloor and sorts seismic data fast; coring at sea and interpreting Earth history stay human.
Classes: Earth science, AP Physics, AP Calculus.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-2042.
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