Employers and Sample Job Ads
Geological, Geophysical, Geotechnical, and Environmental Employers
There is of course a lot of overlap between categories, so the divisions made below are not perfect ...
Sample job ads are also sometimes listed - not that these are necessarily still current, but it gives an idea of what may be possible.
Geophysical Data Acquisition
Green Geophysics | Magnetotelluric data collection
Pyramid Geophysical Services (Near-surface geophysical imaging for geological, hydrological, environmental, etc., applications). Located in North Carolina.
VistaClara | Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging of aquifers. Direct detection of water, estimation of aquifer properties (e.g., porosity)
Castillo Geophysical | Specializing in seismic surveys with a variety of supporting methods. Also see the Betsy Gun seismic source.
Logic Geophysics and Analytics | Extreme Geophysics!
Quantec Geoscience | Specializing in magnetotelluric geophysical surveys
Job ad for a Geophysical Operator.
Sander Geophysics | Airborne geophysical data collection.
Job ad for a Geophysicist.
Microseismicity analysis for energy exploration --> Geophysicist Data Analyst position job ad
General Consulting
Hydrological, environmental, geotechnical, etc.
GSI Solutions | Geohydrology. Central Coast & Beyond.
Pacific Watershed Associates | Watershed management, geomorphology.
Creeklands Conservation | Watershed management. Non-profit. San Luis Obispo area.
TriHydro | Environmental Engineering Consulting. San Luis Obispo & elsewhere.
ENGEO | Geotechnical and Environmental Consulting.
Ramboll Hydrogeophysics Group
Job ad for an electrical geophysicist.
Hydrogeophysics at Ramboll: https://ramboll.com/services-and-sectors/water/water-resources-management/hydrogeophysics
Geophysical Services at Ramboll: https://ramboll.com/-/media/files/rgr/documents/markets/transport/g/geophys/17_geophysics-in-ramboll-10062016.pdf?la=en
Water Resources Management: https://ramboll.com/services-and-sectors/water/water-resources-management
NV5 | Environmental and hydrological consulting
Job ad for a Professional Hydrogeologist
They also hire civil engineers - as of 2021-10-18 there were four such positions.
Job ad for an Environmental Geologic Modeler
Groundwater consulting (groundwater modeling, managed aquifer recharge, environmental assessment, etc)
Sample job ad for a field hydrogeologist (March 2022)
Cleath-Harris Geologists
Primarily hydrogeology consulting. San Luis Obispo.