What kind of scientist do you want to be?
Now that you’ve learned a little more about the types of scientists we need at the EarthWorks field stations, let us know which job you’d like to have. Your teacher will give you a job application form. Please write down your first three choices and what you know that will help you do a good job. Remember, to make the earth work all jobs are important.
Take your time to explore all of the various kinds of scientist jobs available to you at EarthWorks.
PLANT/FUNGUS JOBS
Botanist
 Botanists study the way that plants live. EarthWorks Botanists learn more about what plants look like inside, and how other living things depend on them.
Forester
Foresters study the health of a forst. EarthWorks Foresters learn how to identify the trees and seeds in the forest.
Horticulturist
Horticulturists study how plants are able to move to make a good habitat for themselves. EarthWorks Horticulturists figure out how seeds travel from place to place to find a habitat.
Mycologist
Mycologists study fungi such as mushrooms and yeast. EarthWorks mycologists study mushrooms and the effect pollution has on how yeast lives in a habitat.
DIRT/ROCK JOBS
Earth Recycling Coordinator
This scientist studies how matter is recycled in the earth and used as nutrients later. EarthWorks Earth Recycling Coordinators will examine different Earth recyclers.
Geologist
Geologists study the rocks and minerals that make up the Earth. EarthWorks Geologists identify and classify the rocks that are part of a habitat.
Interpretive Naturalists
 Interpretive Naturalists are scientists who are able to explain nature to others. EarthWorks Interpretive Naturalists become experts about the formation of caves.
Paleontologist
Paleontologists study the remains or fossils of plants and animals that lived here many years ago.
INVERTEBRATE JOBS
Entomologist
Entomologists can really bug you! They are scientists who know all about insects and keep learning more. EarthWorks Entomologists study what type of habitat insects prefer.
Invertebrate Zoologist
Invertebrate Zoologists study animals without backbones. EarthWorks Invertebrate Zoologists will study one invertebrate to discover how it uses its senses in a habitat.
Microbiologist
Microbiologists look at the earth’s smallest living things called microorganisms. They use microscopes to study these creatures. EarthWorks Microbiologists study how chemicals effect microorganisms.
Parasitologist
Parasitologists study parasites which are animals and plants whose habitats are other animals and plants. EarthWorks Parasitologists study one parasite to discover how it uses its senses in its habitat.
VERTEBRATE JOBS
Fisheries Manager
Fisheries managers keep a good habitat for fish in our ponds and lakes. They need to know as much information about fish as possible to be successful. EarthWorks Fisheries Managers study how fish survive in a habitat.
Herpetologist
Herpetologists study herpetiles which means both reptiles and amphibians. EarthWorks Herpetologists study the special characteristics of a reptile and how these characteristics allow them to live in a special habitat.
Mammalogist
Mammalogists study mammals. EarthWorks Mammalogists study the special characteristics of a mammal and how these characteristics allow them to live in many habitats.
Ornithologist
Ornithologists study birds. EarthWorks Ornithologists focus their study on water birds and the effect of pollution in their habitat on their flight.
Scatologist
EarthWorks Scatologists study the waste of animals. EarthWorks Scatologists study body wastes of animals for clues about hunting and eating habits of animals.
BOTH VERTEBRATE AND INVERTEBRATE JOBS
Scientific Illustrator
Scientific Illustrators are artists who know enough about science to draw informative pictures of the environment. EarthWorks Scientific Illustrators will develop an art project to share what they learn with others.
Soil Ecologist
Soil Ecologists study soil and the animals that live there. EarthWorks Soil Scientists study one animal that makes its habitat in the soil.
Wildlife Biologist
Wildlife Biologists study how animals live in the wild. EarthWorks Wildlife Biologists become experts on the tracks and behaviors of wild animals.
Zoologist
The job of the Zoologist is to study animals. EarthWorks Zoologists study one animal and its unusual ability to move through its habitat.
WATER JOBS
Air Scientist
Air Scientists study the importance of air in all habitats. EarthWorks Air Scientists study how air is made and how forceful it is.
Biochemist
Biochemists look at the role of chemicals in all living things. EarthWorks Biochemists study the effects of harmful chemicals in a habitat.
Hydrologist
Hydrologists study surface water. They learn how water moves and ways to keep water clean. EarthWorks Hydrologists try to clean a small polluted habitat.
Watershed Manager
Watershed Managers examine the way water flows through a habitat. EarthWorks Watershed Managers create a watershed and change how water moves through it.
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