Physical Sciences • Go Government

Sample Positions

Agency: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Salary Range: $99,692 to $129,605/year

As a geophysicist, you will:

Analyze, evaluate and interpret geological/geophysical information and related data to independently carry out detailed, complex and complete geoscientific investigations of considerable breadth and scope involving reservoir identification, structure and amplitude mapping, determination of faulting, pay zones and contracts and complete all evaluation at current industry standards
Keep current with new and developing evaluation techniques, 3-D seismic data and computer software packages

Agency: Army National Guard Units
Salary Range: $49,037 to $63,743/Year

As a quality assurance specialist, you will:

Develop the AASF Quality Management Plan (QMP) that documents the management and operational policies and procedures to ensure work processes, products and services satisfy expectations and quality standards
Develop quality assessment plans to evaluate and improve quality of maintenance production and work processes

Are you interested in pursuing a job in a physical science field? The federal government might just have what you’re looking for.

For example, research chemists develop and test new drugs at the Food and Drug Administration, while geologists monitor mineral extraction for the Department of the Interior. Oceanographers improve ways to accurately predict tsunamis at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Top Physical Science Positions by Region	Percentage
South Atlantic	439.8%
Pacific West	15.0%
Mountain West	12.3%
West South Central	6.8%
East North Central	6.3%
West North Central	5.2%
Mid-Atlantic	5.1%
Northeast	3.1%
Positions Overseas	0.47%