Also called: Ice Scientist
Studies glaciers and ice sheets and how fast they are melting.
You might spend a month camping on the Greenland ice sheet drilling ice cores, then use satellite data to measure how much ice is lost each year.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 9 years after high school. PhD in geoscience or physics.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Geology, Physics, Climate Science.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Growth is for geoscientists overall.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Satellites and AI measure ice loss automatically; drilling ice cores and fieldwork on ice sheets stay human.
Classes: Earth science, AP Physics, AP Calculus.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-2042.
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