Our alumni have gone on to pursue a variety of career paths, both in and outside of the geosciences. Some career paths include:

• academia
• construction firms
• Department of Natural Resources
• environmental engineering
• environmental consulting
• environmental law
• geoarchaeology
• geochemistry or biogeochemistry labs
• geology/environmetal education
• government intelligence agencies (NSA, CIA, military intelligence)
• state highway departments
• hydrology/water resources
• military engineering
• mining
• museum curation
• paleontology
• park services and conservation
• petroleum industries
• science writing/journalism
• space agencies (e.g., NASA)
• USGS and state geological surveys