Some other industries employing geologists and geological engineers are railroads, and gravel companies, chemical, cement, ceramic, and utility companies, and real-estate developers. Banks and investment firms employ environmental engineering geologists as consultants to help evaluate properties. Federal jobs are mostly in the Department of the Interior, including the United States Geological Survey, the Minerals Management Service, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration. The National Park Service and the Department of Agriculture use geologists in the research and development and in the management of natural resources. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Army Corps of Engineers also employ Earth scientists.
Museums hire paleontologists to oversee collections of fossils.
Employment positions include collection-managers, assistant curators and curators. Most of the jobs are with state universities, county museums, or private museums. Knowledge of computerized data bases is becoming increasingly important. Some of the jobs involve field collecting and subsequent cleaning and preparation of the fossils. Paleontologists with advanced degrees are commonly involved with research and the writing of scientific articles.