Geological Engineer Career Guide and Counseling

Question: Know of a job in Houston for a geological engineer? I'm moving to Houston in a couple weeks and I'm looking for a job. I'm a geological engineer (EIT), but I can't get my professional license yet. I've been out of grad school for about 1 1/2 years now. Anybody got any ideas?

Answer: bp, exxon, shell, texaco

Question: what is future of geological engineer?how much he can earn per month on average? tell me because i m doing geological engineering whether it would be better 4 me or not.

Answer: Check out the bereau of labor statistics. They've got a pretty good amount of information there. You would probably be making around 50k with a bachelor's degree and around 60k with a master's degree starting out. They are saying that you are expected to have a 10 percent increase in growth in the next few years, which is an expected average rate of growth. More about engineering info in the link below.

Question: What is the nature of work for a Geological Engineer? I live in colorado and want a career where i can design things but work or be outdoors often. If this isn't the right career field, than any ideas would be great.

Answer: One of least common Geological Engineers today is the Mining Engineer or the one who develops mines. Geological Engineers do such things as determine whether the ground or substrate can be developed on or what would be necessary in order to build on. This would include buildings, locating bridges, developing roads, drilling wells and determining the substrate for these operations to happen in your region. I believe Colorado still has geological and mining engineering. U of Idaho lost their mining engineering program several years ago due to lack of interest and money. Other outdoor careers would include Forestry, Range Management, Fish and Wildlife Management. I confess, I'm from Idaho and know few things about this, having one of the best Natural Resource Science Schools here as well as a very good College of Engineering.

Question: any body know where i can interview a geological engineer online? k so my physics teacher is making me interview a geological engineer and i need to know where i can interview one to use in my school assignment and im totally lost any one care to help please XD

Answer: This is a search I just did on Score.org (Counseling. SCORE stands for Service Corps of Retired Engineers. They are a resource partner with the Small Business Administration. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCORE_Assoc… I'll bet one of these engineers, would be happy to talk to you. http://counseling.score.org/AvectraScore…

Question: Hi All, i am a geological engineer with 15years of exploration and resources estimates for gold deposits_afric i am interested in a position in banking or similar intitutions investing their money in gold mines or lending money to company exploring/opening gold mines. With such a backgroung, do i have a chance? Any tip or advise? Cheers

Answer: you need to prove your point with relevent documents for the Financial institute to approve.

Question: what is a geological engineer? what exactly does a geological engineer do?

Answer: I just answered your last question, let me take a stab at this one also. Geological Engineer, 1.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geological_… 2.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering… 3.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environment… 4.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploration… This is what I was into for years, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_g… ,but I am not an Geological Engineer, by any means. I was an Observer on a Seismic Exploration crew, and we searched for Oil. (An Observer is essentially the field supervisor. Runs the Seismic recording instruments, in the recording van, and oversees the Wireman, who oversees the field crew. We were in the Colorado mountains, down to New Mexico, over to Texas, and up to Kansas, and then Iowa. We ran Vibraseis equipment, and Shothole, (Dynamite) 1.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seismic_exp… 2.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflection_… 3.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibroseis 4.http://www.naturalgas.org/naturalgas/exp… {I started out in one of those Seismic Vibrator trucks}

Question: Anybody know what a Geological/Mining Engineer is all about? I don't want you to post some info about it or stupid links to help me. I want the real stuff. I want to know experiences and how the working conditions are and how much you get paid etc....Anyone know anything like that?

Answer: Geological and mining engineers are about extracting minerals and other things from the earth. They deal with anything from gold to oil to salt. Because of their very nature they are often located in out of the way places. Mines, pits and wells are not necessarily places to work. You won't believe me, but the amount of money you earn should be low on your priorities when evaluating a career. Job satisfaction should be very high on the list. I worked for 19 years at a firm that underpaid me. I loved it. Decided one day it wasn't going to be fun any more, and changed jobs. Started at 30% more than I had been making. Loved the new job, but it wasn't the money that made it so.

Question: what are the importance of geological structures to the civil engineer? the importance in relation to folds,faults,joints and uncomformities

Answer: becauser of applying engineering principles to the study of geological materials as part of the engineering design of facilities including roads, tunnels, and mines especially as related to minerals and mineral products. Some see it as a merging of the disciplines of geology and engineering and materials science, but, while it includes aspects of all, it has several specializations unique to the field.

Question: Any advice for a senior in college geological engineering student? I will graduate this spring from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and am currently applying for jobs. What are good questions to ask employers? What jobs would you recommend? Any and all advice or experiences from current and past employees working in related fields would be most appreciated. How did you get your job?

Answer: I don't know specifically about geological engineering, but when I was trying to find good questions to ask potential employers, someone suggested "why do YOU work here" and have used it ever since. I usually get a look of shock, because it isn't an expected question, but I also usually get a "that's an interesting question." And it gives a lot of insight into the company- if the person is hesitant to answer, or has to take a really long time to come up with something, then you know that something might not be quite right.

Question: Anyone know ANYTHING about Geological Engineers? Hi, I applied for Geological Engineering in all the Universities I applied to but I got a few questions. First of all, How much do they get paid? Second of all, the reason being for me applying for Geo Engi is that I want to work in the oil/petroleum industry, that being said, is it easy for a Geo engi to be recreuited by an oil company fast after they graduate? Also, many of my teachers say that people should be working towards the agriculture and mining fields, is it because Geo engi has a bright future? Would there be Geo Engi. demand in the future? Also, does anyone know when exactly our oil will run out? Also, do Geo Engi get to travel around the World (atleast that's what I heard) and make lots of money that way? Finally, is Geo Engi a fun job, something you would look forward everyday, regardless of pay? Thanks for your time and I hope someone answers maybe a few of these questions because I'm a prospective student. Anyways, thank You for your time.

Answer: There is no mention of the country to which you belong. The demand of Engineering Geologists vary from place to place. I am a geologist serving Government of India. In our department alone, there are more than 120 Engineering Geologists. But basically, all of them have a post graduate or a doctorate degree in Geology and later became eng. geologist through experience and training. Their demand is always increasing, which is true for every country. Not only in Oil Companies, but also in all the big Civil Engineering projects, like Dam/bridge construction, road alignment in mountainous/hilly terrains, hydel projects, construction projects etc. A new scope for them has been developed in the field of landslide / earthquake hazard estimation, hazard zonation mapping, risk factors mapping etc. Moreover, geotechnical laboratories also need them for determining physical properties of rocks or sediments. In fact, scope of their employment is ever increasing. Whether a EG fellow will travel around the world or not depends largely on the nature of his employment and nothing can be predicted beforehand. If you like your job, it is always a fun. The way you've expressed your desire to become an EG, I expect it will be fun for you. So , go ahead. Your success is almost assured.