Also called: Ice Scientist
Studies glaciers and ice sheets and how fast they are melting.
Glaciologists camp on ice sheets in Greenland or Antarctica, drill ice cores, fly drones and radar over glaciers, and then model how melting ice will raise sea levels.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 9 years after high school. PhD in glaciology, geology, or physics.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Geology, Physics, Earth Science, Geography.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. Satellite and drone imagery is processed with AI, but ice-sheet fieldwork, drilling and physical modeling judgment remain human research work.
Classes: AP Physics, Earth Science, AP Calculus, AP Environmental Science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-2042.
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