SCIENCE – Earth, Atmosphere
& Environment
For graduates of a:
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science Advanced – Research (Honours)
Bachelor of Science Advanced – Global Challenges (Honours)
See Science Faculty website for a full list of all double degrees with a Bachelor of Science component:
monash.edu/science/future/study/geosciences
The following information provides career titles, employment opportunities, professional associations
and links to salary information relevant to these qualifications.
Careers that can be moved into
with these qualifications:
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Atmospheric Scientist
Consultant Geologist
Database Geologist
Development Geologist
Earthquake Seismologist
Economic Geologist
Engineering Geologist
Environmental Advisor
Environmental Geoscientist
Environmental Advisor
Environmental and Conservation Biologist
Environmental Consultant
Environmental Health Officer
Environmental Manager
Environmental Officer
Environmental Planner
Environmental Technician
Environment and Energy Scientist
Environment Protection Officer
Exploration Geologist
Exploration Mining Geologist
Geochemist
Geological Surveyor
Geologist
Geoscience Data Manager
Geotechnician
GIS (Geographic Information System)
Officer
Government Survey Geologist
Hydrogeologist
Hydrologist
Laboratory Technician
Land Use Geologist
Marine Geoscientist
Mine Geologist
Mineral/Petroleum Exploration Geologist
Natural Resource Manager
Open Pit Geologist
Petroleum Geologist
Planetary Geologist
Production Geologist
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Research Scientist
Reservoir Geologist
Resource Geologist
Science Communicator/Journalist
Science Educator
Structural Geologist
Underground Geologist
Volcanologist
Note: Further qualifications may be required for
some roles.
Potential employers of students
with these qualifications:
Government
apsjobs.gov.au, careers.vic.gov.au and
lgjobs.com.au are good starting points for
information about career opportunities within the
federal, state and local governments.
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Australian Nuclear Science and Technology
Organisation (ANSTO) ansto.gov.au
Australian Geospatial-Intelligence
Organisation defence.gov.au/AGO/
Bureau of Meteorology bom.gov.au
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial
Research Organisation (CSIRO) csiro.au
Defence Science and Technology
Organisation dsto.defence.gov.au
Department of Agriculture daff.gov.au
Department of Infrastructure and Regional
Development infrastructure.gov.au
Department of Environment, Land, Water
and & Planning delwp.vic.gov.au
EPA Victoria epa.vic.gov.au
Geoscience Australia ga.gov.au
Parks Victoria parkweb.vic.gov.au
Private
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Arrium Mining & Minerals arrium.com
Altona Mining altonamining.com
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Anglo American angloamerican.com.au
Arup goarup.com.au
BHP Billiton bhpbilliton.com
Boral boral.com.au
Cardno Bowler cardno.com
Chevron Australia chevronaustralia.com
Coffey Associates coffey.com
Douglas Partners
douglaspartners.com.au
Earth Systems earthsystems.com.au
EcoTech Pty Ltd ecotech.com.au
ERM erm.com
ESRI esri.com
Energy Resources of Australia
energyres.com.au
ExxonMobil Australia exxonmobil.com.au
Geological Solutions
geologicalsolutions.com.au
Geotechnical Laboratories Pty Ltd
geolab.com.au
Glencore glencore.com
GHD ghd.com.au
Golder Associates golder.com
Greencap greencap.com.au
Hardrock Geotechnical
hardrockgeo.com.au
Holcim Group holcim.com
Iluka Resources iluka.com
JBS&G Consulting jbsg.com.au
KCGM Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines
Pty Ltd superpit.com.au
Mining One miningone.com.au
MMG Limited mmg.com
Ndevr Environmental Consulting
ndevrenvironmentalconsulting.com.au
Newcrest Mining Limited newcrest.com.au
Newmont newmont.com
Orica orica.com
Origin originenergy.com.au/566/Careers
OZ Minerals ozminerals.com
PGN Geoscience pgn.com.au
Rio Tinto graduates.riotinto.com
Santos santos.com
Shell shell.com
monash.edu/careers
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SITA Australia sita.com.au
South East Water southeastwater.com.au
Southern Geotechnical sgeotech.com.au
Syrah Resources Ltd
syrahresources.com.au
URS urs.com
Woodside Energy woodside.com.au
Yarra Valley Water yvw.com.au
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Not for Profit
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Australian Institute of Geoscientists
aig.org.au
Australian Conservation Foundation
acfonline.org.au
Australian Marine Conservation Society
marineconservation.org.au
Bush Heritage Australia
bushheritage.org.au
Conservation Volunteers
conservationvolunteers.com.au
Earthwatch Institute Australia
earthwatch.org/australia
Environment Victoria envict.org.au
Greening Australia
greeningaustralia.org.au
Greenpeace greenpeace.org
Merri Creek Management Committee
mcmc.org.au
Monash University monash.edu
Monash Sustainability Institute
monash.edu/sustainability-institute
Victorian National Parks Association
vnpa.org.au
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Association for Women Geoscientists
awg.org
AusIMM The Minerals Institute
ausimm.com.au
Australian Geoscience Information
Association agia.org.au
APPEA (Australian Petroleum Production
and Exploration Association)
appea.com.au
Environment Institute of Australia and New
Zealand eianz.org
Environment Victoria
environmentvictoria.org.au
Environment Society of Australia
enviro.org.au
Environmental Management Network
ems.asn.au
Environmental Health Australia eh.org.au
Geological Society of Australia gsa.org.au
International Association of Hydrogeologists
iah.org
IAH Australia (Australian National Chapter International Association of
Hydrogeologists) iah.org.au
International Union of Geological Sciences
iugs.org
Mapping Sciences Institute Australia (MSIA)
mappingsciences.org.au
Minerals Council of Australia
minerals.org.au
PESA Petroleum Exploration Society of
Australia pesa.com.au
Industry specific
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Salary Indicator:
Please visit these websites for the most current
figures:
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Enhance your employment outcomes; become
involved with clubs and societies at Monash
University.
Monash student associations are a good
starting point for a list of the range of clubs and
societies at Monash University. Some include:
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International
General
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For information regarding international
employment opportunities, please visit:
monash.edu/careers/students-grads/find-ajob/working-outside-australia.html
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Refs:
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Graduate Destination Survey (GDS),
Monash University
Graduate Opportunities
graduateopportunities.com
Career Gateway
careergateway.monash.edu.au
Fair Work fairwork.gov.au/pay
Graduate Careers
graduatecareers.com.au/
research/gradjobsdollars
Job Outlook joboutlook.gov.au
Payscale payscale.com/research
Monash Clubs and Societies
Helpful Links:
monash.edu/careers
Indeed.com.au
seek.com.au
jobsearch.gov.au
careerone.com.au
mycareer.com.au
graduatecareers.com.au
graduateopportunities.com
myfuture.edu.au
unigrad.com.au
fairwork.gov.au
environmentaljobs.com.au
ethicaljobs.com.au
fwc.gov.au
greenvolunteers.com
marinecareers.net
sciencealert.com.au
AIESEC Monash
www.aiesecmonash.squarespace.com/
Monash Advanced Science & Science
Scholar Society (MASS3)
monashclubs.org/Clubs/MASS3
Monash Science Society (MSS)
monashclubs.org/Clubs/Science
Monash Student Association
msa.monash.edu/
The skills and attributes these
qualifications aim to develop:
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Monash Graduate Attributes Policy
policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/
academic/education/management/
monash-graduate-attributes-policy.html
Employability Skills (Career Connect)
monash.edu.au/careers/studentsgrads/employability-skills.html
monash.edu/pubs/handbooks/
courses/index-byfaculty-sci.html
Professional associations relevant
to these qualifications:
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Australian Academy of Technological
Sciences and Engineering atse.org.au
Australian Institute of Geoscientists
aig.asn.au
Association of Mining and Exploration
Companies amec.org.au
Monash University accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of its content and persons wishing to rely
on the information contained in the publication should verify the accuracy of that information at the
time they intend to use it. Published February 2015. CRICOS provider: Monash University 00008C.
This publication is prepared as a guide only. The content is based on information publicly available.
Each list provides a sample only. It is not intended to be comprehensive.
Did you find the information in this flyer useful? Remember to respond to Australian Graduate Survey
(AGS) when it’s your turn. For more information:
graduatecareers.com.au/research/surveys/australiangraduatesurvey
Careers, Leadership and
Volunteering
T:
+61 3 9905 4170
E:
careerconnect@monash.edu
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