Comments on: Becoming a Geologist http://thetravelersnotebook.com/travel-and-adventure-jobs/becoming-a-geologist/ Featuring insider destination guides and how-to articles from the matador travel community. Our focus is sustainable travel, cultural immersion, plus work, study, and volunteer opportunities worldwide. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:45:29 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Lola http://thetravelersnotebook.com/travel-and-adventure-jobs/becoming-a-geologist/comment-page-1/#comment-491 Lola Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:24:49 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/travel-and-adventure-jobs/becoming-a-geologist/#comment-491 Melissa - Thanks for the additional information on geology as well as the different specialties. The dinosaur comment was tongue-in-cheek and was not intended to disrespect your profession so I apologize if it came off that way. Melissa – Thanks for the additional information on geology as well as the different specialties. The dinosaur comment was tongue-in-cheek and was not intended to disrespect your profession so I apologize if it came off that way.

]]> By: Melissa Barton http://thetravelersnotebook.com/travel-and-adventure-jobs/becoming-a-geologist/comment-page-1/#comment-487 Melissa Barton Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:52:04 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/travel-and-adventure-jobs/becoming-a-geologist/#comment-487 <i>If you still can’t shake off your fascination with dinosaurs, you could specialize in paleontology.</i> A-hem, the majority of paleontologists do not study dinosaurs (us, sensitive?). There are lots of awesome extinct things that are not dinosaurs (or mammoths, for that matter)! A strong physics/chem/math background is often optional, depending on one's subdiscipline (I barely passed physics and calc II, myself, and never use either--although I've had to learn a LOT more statistics). I'd also note hydrogeology/hydrology and environmental consulting as two pretty hot nonacademic subfields right now. Good overview! If you still can’t shake off your fascination with dinosaurs, you could specialize in paleontology.

A-hem, the majority of paleontologists do not study dinosaurs (us, sensitive?). There are lots of awesome extinct things that are not dinosaurs (or mammoths, for that matter)!

A strong physics/chem/math background is often optional, depending on one’s subdiscipline (I barely passed physics and calc II, myself, and never use either–although I’ve had to learn a LOT more statistics).

I’d also note hydrogeology/hydrology and environmental consulting as two pretty hot nonacademic subfields right now.

Good overview!

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