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What Can I Do With A Major In...
Earth & Atmospheric Science
* Skills and Abilities - What are the skills and abilities needed for careers in Earth & Atmospheric Science

* Potential Career Paths - a list of possible career path and links to potential employers

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Skills and Abilities
  • Defining a research problem
  • Developing a research strategy
  • Establishing hypotheses
  • Gathering/analyzing data
  • Evaluating ideas
  • Seeing relationships among factors
  • Drawing meaningful conclusions
  • Projecting outcomes based on data
  • Developing and writing research proposals
  • Reviewing technical literature
  • Summarizing research findings
  • Informing/explaining/instructing
  • Preparing technical reports
  • Public speaking
  • Measuring distances/sizes/relationships
  • Performing calculations
  • Mathematical modeling
  • Maintaining records
  • Utilizing mathematical equations
  • Designing equipment and experiments
  • Identifying and classifying materials/specimens
  • Observing data/things
  • Establishing and controlling experimental designs
  • Designing/using computer simulations
  • Using instruments
Potential Career Paths
Career Area
Employment Settings
Sample Employers & Internship Sites
ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
Research Scientist Research Companies Earth Satellite Corporation
Technical Editor Newsletter,Magazines,
Newspapers, Journals
American Meteorological Society
Meteorologist Government and private settings MIT Lincoln Laboratories
 
U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management
Broadcast Meteorologist or Forecaster TV





Radio
NBC

CBS

WTEN

WGBH

WAMC

WGY
Teaching School or University Secondary or Higher Education Institutions
Weather Forecaster Various Government and Private Settings Albany National Weather Service
GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Environmental Consulting Environmental Consulting Firms


Government Agencies
Malcolm Pirnie Inc.

Alpha Geoscience, Troy

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Computer Consulting Computer Software Companies



Computer Hardware Companies




MapInfo Corporation

Logic Technology Inc.

CMA Consulting Services
Forestry Government - National and State Parks USDA Forest Service

NYS Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Environmental Conservation Government and Private Firms Student Conservation Association
Geologist Government and Private
Agencies
US Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
LAW AND MEDICINE
Attorney Corporate, Government or other Settings Environmental Protection Agency
Physician Numerous Settings St. Peter's Health Care Services
HUMAN SERVICES & EDUCATION
Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL) Language schools
Corporations
Park's Overseas Personnel Service
Teaching Colleges or universities
School districts
Teach For America
Service/Volunteerism Government programs American Foreign Service Association

Americorps

Peace Corps
University Student Services Admissions Offices

Alumni Offices

International Student Services

Multicultural Offices

Study Abroad Offices
Any college or university, including community colleges
Community Outreach Community Centers/Agencies

Youth Programs
Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood
Case Management Community agencies Occupations, Inc.
Environmental Advocacy  Agencies, Parks Citizen's Environmental Coalition

Environmental Associates, Albany

US Department of Housing & Urban Development
Research Health care centers
Universities
Social policy research centers
Albany Medical Center
MDRC
Human Resources & Affirmative Action/Recruiting Universities Any college or university, including community colleges
Companies Chase Manhattan Bank
Training & Development Corporations M&T Bank
Computer training firms New Horizons
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Writing/Editing Publishing companies Tate Publishing Company
Media Liaison Public Relations firms Hill & Knowlton, Inc.

Makovsky & Co.
Corporate PR department CSEA - Communications Department
Special Events Planning Hotels/Conference Ctrs.

Radio Stations

Entertainment Facilities
Marriott

WQBK-FM

Times Union Center ( Pepsi Arena)
Media Buyer  Agency,Specific Company  Publishers Clearing House
Technical Writer Science publications American Meteorological Society
Web design Web design firms Spiral Design Studio
BUSINESS
Management Any company Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Macy's

Chase Manhattan Bank
Consulting Management consulting firms Groundwater & Environmental
Services (GES)
Banking/Financial Services  Consulting Marto Consulting
Sales Any company
Export/imports
Avalon Publishing Group

The Weekend Exercise Company
Market Research Specific companies
Market research firms
MapInfo
TRAVEL AND TOURISM
  Overseas Chamber of Commerce offices International Center of the Capital Region

International airport visitors center
Tour Guides/Translation Tour/travel companies (domestic and international) New York Apple Tours
Hospitality Hotels, motels, restaurants, cruise lines, airlines Avis Rent a Car System, Inc.
Travel Planning Travel agencies
Corporations
AAA
PUBLISHING/JOURNALISM
Sales Publishing companies Delmar Publishers

Avalon Publishing Group
Editorial Publishing Companies

 

YAPA (Young Adult Professional Associates, Inc.)

Sussex Publishers (Magazines Internship)
Reporting/Reporting Newspapers
br>Guidebooks
Legislative Gazette
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