Employment for a Geologist (jobs, companies, income, hiring)

[kimstol]

Hello,

My husband is currently employed as a Geologist for a mid-size quarrying company. He has a B.S. and 3 years of experience. He commutes 1.5 hours each way every day to get to work. The city that the company is located in is an industrial town (low-income, not v. good schools, etc.) and we don't want to move there. When he has searched for other jobs, there really aren't any for a geologist in our state (Iowa). We are young and adventurous and willing to move pretty much anywhere in the U.S., as long as the town is comfortable and safe, with good schools for our daughter. Does anyone know of a state with a lot of jobs for geologists, or have any job leads for a mid-size town with a quarrying company? Thank you!

[elgusano]

Nome, Alaska. They're always looking for geologists and assayers.

Plus, if we get the Pebble Mine opened up over on the Alaska Peninsula, he could get quite wealthy, just like back in the Pipeline days.

[Driller1]

Any oil drilling area.

[rasta empress]

The oil industry as a lot of jobs for geologists and Houston has a bunch of oil companies. However many companies are looking for people with an MS in geology although in recent times some companies have been hiring people with BS's because there is a shortage of young geologists.