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Overview
The work combines geology, hydrology, field data, water analysis, groundwater models, maps and scientific reports for projects where water moves through soil, rock or mine workings.
In job descriptions, look for groundwater modelling, water sampling, GIS reports, thematic maps, environmental impact, land resource permits, industrial sites, contaminated water and collaboration with engineers or site teams.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Hydrogeology work follows water through rock, soil, mines, wells and industrial sites. Typical tasks include sampling, interpreting borehole or site data, modelling groundwater and explaining contamination or water-supply risks.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes geology, hydrology, water analysis, GIS reports, thematic maps and groundwater models. Some roles lean toward mine dewatering, environmental impact, land permits or remediation of contaminated water.
Salary context
Pay context depends on field responsibility, modelling complexity, reporting duties, project risk and whether the role signs off advice for industrial, mining or water-resource decisions.
Career paths
Progression can move from field sampling and map work into groundwater modelling, project hydrogeology, environmental assessment, permit support or technical leadership on water-risk studies.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy names aquifers, mines, wells, contaminated sites, GIS, water testing and report ownership. That tells you whether the role is mainly field, modelling, regulatory or advisory work.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Mining of chemical and fertiliser minerals
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include geochemist, mine geologist and environmental geologist.
Explore this activitySupport activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction
This occupation may also occur in this activity. Other occupations there include geochemist, mine geologist and environmental geologist.
Explore this activityEngineering activities and related technical consultancy
Another possibility is this activity. Other occupations there include geochemist, mine geologist and geophysicist.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 2
Hydrologists
19-2043.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETHydrologic Technicians
19-4044.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
AltoTrail preserves the source relationship type. The order is technical and does not show which occupation is best, most relevant or recommended.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
71.12Engineering activities and related technical consultancy71.2Technical testing and analysis09.1Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction36.0Water collection, treatment and supply06.2Extraction of natural gas08.91Mining of chemical and fertiliser minerals05.2Mining of lignite
Alternative labels
Occupation group
geologist (2114.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6336c205-46bd-42f6-9e67-6b0be6e7618c |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2114.1.4 |
| ISCO group | 2114 |
| Concept type | Occupation |