Is geology a good major?
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Are there many job opportunities in geology?
Is there a lot of room for growth in the field of geology?
If you majored in geology, are you happy with your choice of major?
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Jeremy’s Answer
In school I liked math, physics, chemistry, but didn’t want to just be a mathematition, physicist or chemist. I wanted to use them to do things. Geology! (Actually looked at astronomy, but earth was a great planet to start the studies).
I eventually went into energy exploration interpretation, and not only did I use the sciences, but learned the business, economics and legal aspects of my industry. Due to my training as a geophysicist, I learned how to learn other disciplines and apply them.
Tomorrow geologists will be at the fore-front of the worlds energy transition. We will still be called upon to find conventional energy sources, but we will be particularly called upon to help find minerals, water recourses, carbon sequestration (taking CO2 out of systems), urban planning, wind and solar optimized locations, and environmental remediation.
It will be an exciting field to join. So just because you start with liking rocks, then possibly becoming a geologist, you will become an agent for change in global challenges.
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Dewi’s Answer
What do you mean with a good major? Different people can have different opinion about "a good major". This is what I can see now what a good major means, it means that you can support financially with your education background after graduated and...this is really important..."you need to be really like (passionate) on what you are doing". So whatever your major of choice in the college you have to be passionate and you will be successful. If you are passionate in geology then geology is a good major. In geology, there are several different carreer path, you can work as a researcher, lecturer, working in the oil and gas industry as a petroleum geologist, geothermal geologist, mining geologist, volcanologist.
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Amy’s Answer
I do not have a geology degree but my friend does. He loved to back pack the country before he started school so with his geology degree he moved to Australia and is now able to travel working in geology. He seems to love it.
Ken’s Answer
Early on in an undergrad program, take as many electives as you can & as many field trips/camps as you can. If you can marry a geology major with a computer science minor (think AI, Big Data) that would be very helpful for internships and gainful employment after completing a degree.