Hydrologists
Research the distribution, circulation, and physical properties of underground and surface waters; and study the form and intensity of precipitation, its rate of infiltration into the soil, movement through the earth, and its return to the ocean and atmosphere.
Also called: Groundwater Consultant, Hydrogeologist, Hydrologist, Research Hydrologist
Knowledge:
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
- physics
Engineering and Technology
- product and service development
- computers and electronics
Skills:
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Abilites:
- communicate by speaking
- communicate by writing
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- notice when problems happen
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need
- Integrity
- Analytical Thinking
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Initiative
- Achievement/Effort
Technology:
Analytical or scientific software
- Scientific Software Group AQUA3D
- The MathWorks MATLAB
Data base user interface and query software
- Groundwater Software Visual Site Manager
- Microsoft Access
Computer aided design CAD software
- Advanced Logic Technology WellCAD
- BOSS International Visual Groundwater
