Geographic resources analysis support system GRASS

Occupations that require Geographic resources analysis support system GRASS

• Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians

  Medium52.73%
  Assist scientists or engineers in the use of electronic, sonic, or nuclear measuring instruments in laboratory, exploration, and production activities to obtain data indicating resources such as metallic ore, minerals, gas, coal, or petroleum. Analyze mud and drill cuttings. Chart pressure, temperature, and other characteristics of wells or bore holes.
• Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers

  Medium52.42%
  Plan, direct, or coordinate the management or operation of farms, ranches, greenhouses, aquacultural operations, nurseries, timber tracts, or other agricultural establishments. May hire, train, and supervise farm workers or contract for services to carry out the day-to-day activities of the managed operation. May engage in or supervise planting, cultivating, harvesting, and financial and marketing activities.
• Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

  Medium49.96%
  Study the composition, structure, and other physical aspects of the Earth. May use geological, physics, and mathematics knowledge in exploration for oil, gas, minerals, or underground water; or in waste disposal, land reclamation, or other environmental problems. May study the Earth's internal composition, atmospheres, and oceans, and its magnetic, electrical, and gravitational forces. Includes mineralogists, paleontologists, stratigraphers, geodesists, and seismologists.
• Geographers

  Medium47.14%
  Study the nature and use of areas of the Earth's surface, relating and interpreting interactions of physical and cultural phenomena. Conduct research on physical aspects of a region, including land forms, climates, soils, plants, and animals, and conduct research on the spatial implications of human activities within a given area, including social characteristics, economic activities, and political organization, as well as researching interdependence between regions at scales ranging from local to global.
• Range Managers

  Medium46.07%
  Research or study range land management practices to provide sustained production of forage, livestock, and wildlife.
  Industries:

  Public administration
• Geography Teachers, Postsecondary

  Medium41.30%
  Teach courses in geography. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
  Industries:

  Education services