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Careers in geology include:

• Petroleum, natural gas, and coal exploration

• Geophysics and interpretation of field data

• Paleontologist (a person who interprets past life forms through the study of fossils)

• Seismologists (studying earthquake wave activity)

• Environmental geology

• Teaching geology in various schools and colleges

The list of career opportunities in the geological sciences is quite vast. For more information, visit the following websites: 

• www.exxon.com                   Exxon homepage

• www.mobil.com                     Mobil Oil home page

• www.chevron.com                 Chevron.com

• www.spe.org             Society of Petroleum Engineers

• www.shellus.com                  Shell Oil in the United States

• www.oxy.com                         Occidental Petroleum Geology

• www.oilreport.com                Current information on petroleum

• www.agiweb.org/career             Information on careers in the geosciences

• www.earthworks-jobs.com   More career information in the geosciences