Also called: Earthquake Scientist
Studies earthquakes: where they happen, why, and how to warn people in time.
When a quake hits, you're analyzing waveforms within minutes at the USGS or a university. Other days you install seismometers or improve the ShakeAlert system that warns West Coast phones seconds before shaking arrives.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 9 years after high school. PhD in geophysics or seismology.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Geophysics, Physics, Geology.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Growth is for geoscientists overall.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI now picks earthquake signals and locates quakes automatically; installing sensors and improving warnings stay human.
Classes: AP Physics C, AP Calculus BC, AP Computer Science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-2042.
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