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General Career Opportunities

By nature, Liberal Arts majors make great employees in any field because of their ability to communicate effectively, think critically and solve complex problems. These timeless skills make them attractive to employers in all walks of society. Specifically though, Geology majors often pursue careers in:

  • Environmental Geology
  • Petroleum Exploration
  • Geology Teaching
  • Museums
  • State and National Parks
  • Environmental Protection Agency
  • State and local regulatory agencies
  • Private Environmental Firm

When the Geology major is matched with complementary minors and thoughtful internships, new possibilities arise. A few examples are:

  • Geology + Physics = Geophysics (study earthquakes, explore for minerals or oil, etc.)
  • Geology + Chemistry = Geochemistry (study the age and origin of rocks, study volcanoes, etc.)
  • Geology + English = Scientific writer
  • Geology + Biology = Environmental scientist or Pale
  • Geology + Foreign Language = Geologists Without Borders (find new sources of fresh water for communities)
  • Geology + Mathematics = Groundwater hydrologist

Companies Our Grads Work/Worked For

  • AAPS
  • Army Corp of Engineers (three different divisions)
  • Bechtel Nevada (Nevada Test Site)
  • BHB Billiton, Houston
  • BP Exploration
  • Chevron
  • Division of Water Resources (Kansas)
  • Encana Oil & Gas (Denver)
  • Foster Wheeler, Vermont
  • Geotechnical Services Inc.
  • Iowa, DNR Water Resources Section
  • James Cook University (Australia)
  • Kiewit
  • Kleinfelder and Assoc. (Omaha consulting firm)
  • Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
  • Naval Research Lab
  • New Mexico Geologic Survey
  • New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission
  • NOAA
  • Okayama University (Misasa, Japan)
  • RDG, Inc.
  • Thiele Geotech
  • Southwest Texas University
  • Statoil (Norway)
  • Terracon (Omaha)
  • University of Bristol
  • United States Geological Survey
  • University of California Sacramento
  • UNO
  • URS Greiner
  • Washington State Department of Ecology

Graduate schools UNO Geoscience alumni have attended:

  • Boston University
  • Colorado School of Mines
  • Columbia University
  • Clemson University
  • East Carolina University
  • Iowa State University
  • Kansas State University
  • Northeast Louisiana University
  • Penn State
  • SMU
  • Syracuse University
  • Texas A & M
  • Texas Tech
  • Texas Christian University
  • University of Arizona
  • University of Colorado Boulder
  • University of Florida
  • University of Idaho
  • University of Kansas
  • University of Nebraska at Lincoln
  • University of Nebraska at Omaha
  • University of New Mexico
  • University of New Orleans
  • University of Northern Illinois
  • University of Maine
  • University of Missouri - Columbia
  • University of North Dakota
  • University of Western Washington
  • University of South Carolina
  • University of Texas at Dallas
  • University of Wyoming
  • Western Washington University

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