In this occupation, activities may include:

• Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts
• Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources
• Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information
• Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems
• Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form
• Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events
• Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data
• Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used
• Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job
• Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems

Education

• A post-secondary degree or diploma in geology, environmental science, marine biology or a related discipline is usually required.

Certifications

• Registration with a provincial or territorial association of professional engineers, geologists, geophyscists or geoscientists may be requested but is not mandatory.

• Travel likely required
• Primarily outdoor work
• Work not physically demanding
• Work away from home/in camps

• Mathematics
• Physics
• Engineering and technology
• English language
• Geography
• Computers and electronics
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Critical thinking
• Active listening