Careers in the Geosciences in Texas

Best Practices for Preparing Two-year College Students for a Geoscience Career and Transfer

Heather Beatty, P.G.Texas Commission on Environmental

Quality

June 1, 2013

State Job Titles for Geoscience Graduates

Corrective Action SpecialistEnforcement CoordinatorEngineering SpecialistEnvironmental InvestigatorEnvironmental Permit

SpecialistGeographic Information

Specialist

GeoscientistHydrologistLand SurveyorMeteorologistNatural Resources SpecialistProgram SpecialistWatermaster Specialist

Field Knowledge & Skills• Sample surface water or groundwater• Field mapping with paper and GPS• Match observations with drawings• Measure impacted natural resources• Measure water level, flow, and quality

Office Knowledge & Skills• Direct and supervise remediation• Publish and make decisions with GIS data• Review permit applications• Evaluate compliance with environmental

requirements• Analyze weather data

Attitudes Translate to Behaviors• Body language• Words• Performance

Field Office Dress Code

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