Occupation Atlasseismologist
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b79cfd33-6e46-4b71-b180-c9a84422f047
seismologist
Seismologists study the movement of tectonic plaques in the Earth which causes the propagation of seismic waves and earthquakes. They study and observe the various sources causing earthquakes such as volcanic activity, atmospheric phenomena, or the behaviour of oceans. They provide their scientific observations to prevent dangers in construction and infrastructure.
Job Zone
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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
IRCInvestigative · Realistic · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- I Investigative6.09
- R Realistic4.86
- C Conventional4.81
- A Artistic1.93
- E Enterprising1.44
- S Social1.27
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists (19-2099.01): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (41)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- apply for research funding
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
- apply scientific methods
- apply statistical analysis techniques
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
- conduct research across disciplines
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists
- disseminate results to the scientific community
- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
- evaluate research activities
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- geophysics
- increase the impact of science on policy and society
- integrate gender dimension in research
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- interpret geophysical data
- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data
- manage intellectual property rights
- manage open publications
- manage personal professional development
- manage research data
- mathematics
- mentor individuals
- operate open source software
- perform project management
- perform scientific research
- physics
- promote open innovation in research
- promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities
- promote the transfer of knowledge
- publish academic research
- scientific modelling
- scientific research methodology
- seismology
- speak different languages
- statistics
- synthesise information
- think abstractly
- use seismometers
- write scientific publications
Optional (20)
- advise on building matters
- analyse seismic risk
- apply blended learning
- apply digital mapping
- collect geological data
- conduct field work
- design scientific equipment
- develop geological databases
- develop scientific theories
- geography
- geology
- map the mantle of the Earth
- operate remote sensing equipment
- predict earthquakes
- prepare geological map sections
- provide technical expertise
- remote sensing techniques
- teach in academic or vocational contexts
- use geographic information systems
- write research proposals
O*NET equivalents
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