Earth and Environmental Sciences graduates are in-demand for an expanding range of careers. Fields include research scientists; exploration geologists/geophysicists in the mining, oil and gas industries, and geotechnical engineers in the forest industry. (Normally, practising in these fields in British Columbia requires registration as a Professional Geoscientist. A number of requirements for this designation can be completed with Earth and Environmental Sciences courses at Douglas College.)
Increasingly, geologists are also required for environmental specialties such as pollution and hazard monitoring, water and air monitoring, and urban and rural planning.
Career forecasts by the Canadian and British Columbia governments anticipate continued high demand (and higher than average salaries) for graduates in science and technology disciplines; the need is driven both by emerging technologies and high numbers of current jobs vacated by retirements.
For an extensive list of Earth and Environmental Sciences related links, check out our Resources.
Douglas College students can find all types of work both on- and off-campus at Workopolis.com. Instructions for accessing this site for free can be found at Student Employment Services.
Working at Douglas College
If you are looking for employment as an instructor or lab technician in the Earth and Environmental Sciences Department, please see Employee Relations at Douglas College.
