• Geoscience Career Explorer
• For Educators

About the SDGs

Find out more about the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals.

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Explore Careers

A comprehensive list of all the Geoscience-related careers featured in the Career Explorer.

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Sustainability Interactive

Review and select aspects of scenarios to discover which aspects of sustainability you are most concerned about.

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Career Explorer

Use the interactive Career Explorer tool to match your interests, the SDGs, and geoscience jobs.

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Educator Resources

The resources on this page are intended to help teachers and counselors guide students in their use of this website to learn about geoscience-related careers.

Introducing students to geoscience careers during their middle and high school years is crucial for cultivating the next generation of scientists and innovators. The geosciences encompass a diverse array of careers, from studying Earth’s processes and resources to tackling environmental challenges and advancing sustainable solutions. By sparking interest early, we can inspire students to pursue these rewarding paths, contributing to a future where our planet is better understood and cared for.

Career Explorer Guides

Start with the Sustainability Interactive Guide. Research shows that students are increasingly interested in pursuing careers that help people and the environment, however, students may not be aware of the range of global issues that exist. Also, students may feel discouraged or overwhelmed by the sheer number and complexity of global challenges. AGI’s Sustainability Interactive was created as a way for students to consider global concerns in the context of real-world scenarios. Each scenario is broken down into components so that students can consider what specific issues they are most concerned about.

Then use AGI’s Career Explorer Guide to help students explore geoscience careers related to their interests and global issues about which they are concerned, as defined by the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Career Resources for the Classroom

Then, use lessons, activities, and resources from AGI and our partners to learn more about careers related to geoscience disciplines:

• Energy Career and Workforce Development Guides from National Energy Eduation Development (NEED)

• Natural Resources Conservation Service Careers in Soil and Plant Science Poster (free to order!)

• AGI’s Early Career Professionals in Mapping Webinar Series

• USGS’ “I Am A…” Series

• International Ocean Discovery Program Careers at Sea Videos and Activities

• Geological Society of America RockStars Career Profiles

Additional SDG and Career Resources

• Sustainable Development Goals and the Geosciences: A Review

• U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Energy Career Maps

• Geoscience Resources on Opportunities in the Workforce

• Guidance for Offshore Wind Careers

• Polar Careers Outside Academia

• Children’s Book on Medical Geology

Opportunity to Provide Feedback

If you are an educator with an idea for a resource you would like included on this page, or you are part of an organization that would like to contribute a resource please send an email with the subject line to lmossa@americangeosciences.org.