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Explore Careers in Earth Science!

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Career Website

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Young people interested in learning more about working in earth sciences should check out the career
website. Here, you can find answers to questions like:
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  • What is Earth Science?

  • What's it like to work in earth science?

  • What can you be?

  • What's in it for you?

  • Where can you learn?​​​

 

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Career Blogs

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The CFES blog includes a number of Q&A's with early-career and experiences geoscientists.  They answer our questions on:

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  • Why did you choose a career in earth science?

  • How is some of the work you've done relevant to Canadians? 

  • What is your favourite place that your work has taken you? 

  • Where do you hope your career will take you next? 

  • What is something early-career geoscientists can do to make themselves more likely to get a job?

  • Is there anything you wish you knew before you gotten started?

  • What do you wish the public knew about earth science?

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Explore our profiles of:

Earthquake seismologist

Geophysicist

Sedimentologist

Mining/Exploration Geologist

Geological Engineer

Earth Science Writer

Science Communicator

Museum Curator

Postdoctoral Fellow

 

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Self-Assessment Tool

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The Geoscientists Canada self-assessment tool will allow you to compare details you enter about your academic training and your work experience as a geoscientist with typical requirements for professional registration in Canada.

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Grad Survey

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Where do Earth Science graduates go?  A survey of graduates from Earth Science programs across Canada was initiated to answer this question.

 

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