CAREERS & GEOSCIENCES MAJORS

Click to download Major Paths, which includes representative internships, study abroad opportunities, jobs, fellowships, and graduate programs that other Princeton students majoring in Geosciences have chosen.

Employment Pursuits of Recent Geosciences Majors*

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, DC
• Associate Geologist - Chesapeake Energy, Oklahoma City, OK
• Paralegal - Terris, Pravlik, and Millian, Washington, DC
• Analyst - Morgan Stanley, Los Angeles, CA
• Teacher - Teach for America, Los Angeles, CA
• Field Engineer - Schlumberger, Grand Prairie, Canada
• Geotechnical Scientist - Metcalf & Eddy, Wakefield, MA
• Field Engineer - Turner Construction, Houston, TX

* These are actual jobs new graduates accepted.

Selected Resources in the Career Services Library

• Careers in the Environment
• Careers in Science
• Biotechnology Careers
• Complete Guide to Environmental Careers
• Global Ecology Handbook
• Alternative Careers in Science
• Sunshine Jobs - Career Opportunities Working Outdoors
• To Boldly Go: A Practical Guide for Scientists
• 100 Jobs in Social Change
• Public Interest Job Search Guide

Resources and Information Online

• Careers in Science and Engineering - A Student Planning Guide
  http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/careers/contents.html
  
  
• Sloan Career Cornerstone Center - Geosciences
  http://www.careercornerstone.org/geosciences/geosci.htm
  
  
• Earth Science World
  http://www.earthscienceworld.org/careers/
  
  
• Association for Women Geoscientists - Career Profiles
  http://www.awg.org/eas/profiles.html
  
  
• Occupational Outlook Handbook - Geoscientists
  http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos288.htm
  
  
• Princeton Geosciences Department
  http://geoweb.princeton.edu/

Professional Associations

Professional associations are a good resource for career information and networking opportunities. Associations often provide online job listings or links to job search resources, such as upcoming conferences and other publications. To find more associations in a variety of fields, use the National Trade and Professional Associations Directory in Career Services.

• American Geophysical Union
  http://www.agu.org
  
  
• American Institute of Professional Geologists
  http://www.aipg.org
  
  
• Geological Society of America
  http://www.geosociety.org
  
  
• American Geological Institute
  http://www.agiweb.org/careers.html
  
  
• Association of Engineering Geologists
  http://www.aegweb.org
  
  
• Geoscience Information Society
  http://www.geoinfo.org
  
  
• Association for Women Geoscientists
  http://www.awg.org

Geosciences Alumni from Princeton

Alumni have VOLUNTEERED to have students contact them for advice and information about majors and careers. The Alumni Careers Network (ACN), with 4,500 volunteers worldwide, is a searchable on-line database of Princeton alumni who are willing and eager for you to contact them so they can provide you with advice and assistance about: exploring majors, finding internships and summer jobs, graduate school (including law, business, and medicine), and future possible career options. Search the database for Geosciences alumni, to learn more about the careers that people from this major sometimes pursue.

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