Group
Occupation
244531 Geologist
Latest release
Consultation draft: Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO)
Reference period
July 2024
Released
25/07/2024
First release
244531 Geologist
Studies the composition, structure, and other physical attributes of the Earth or other planetary bodies to increase scientific knowledge and to develop practical applications in fields, such as mineral exploitation, civil engineering, space exploration, environmental protection, and rehabilitation of land after mining.
Specialisations
- Engineering Geologist
- Exploration Geologist
- Geochemist
- Mine Geologist
- Petrophysicist
- Project Geologist
- Research Geologist
ANZSCO skill level
This occupation has a skill level corresponding to the qualifications and experience below.
Australia
- Skill Level 1: Bachelor Degree, higher qualification, or at least five years of relevant experience
New Zealand
- Skill Level 1: Bachelor Degree, higher qualification, or at least five years of relevant experience
Main tasks
- Studies physical attributes of the surface and subsurface of the Earth or other planetary bodies
- Studies the different chemical and physical processes involved in the evolution of the Earth or other planetary bodies
- Collects Earth or planetary materials, and analyses their composition, structure, and other physical properties
- Studies and analyses the properties of reservoirs and deposits of resources, such as oil, gas, or minerals, to estimate their volumes and potential for extraction
- Estimates how rocks, fossils, and other geological materials formed, and infers their age and the conditions they formed in
- Builds an understanding of the evolution of the Earth or other planetary bodies and how it may impact upon people
- Studies and monitors the effects of anthropogenic processes, such as resource extraction on Earth or other planetary bodies