Classification of Instructional Programs 2020Standard Occupational Classification 2018
CIP 2020 40.0604 to SOC 2018
Crosswalk mapping from CIP 2020 40.0604 "Paleontology" to SOC 2018. 3 official equivalences.
CIP 2020 40.0604 in SOC 2018
Each entry is an official equivalence edge. Click to see the full SOC 2018 definition, hierarchy, and its own crosswalks.
- 11-9121broadNatural Sciences Managers
- 19-2042broadGeoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
- 25-1051broadAtmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
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About CIP 2020 40.0604
40.0604 PaleontologyA program that focuses on the scientific study of extinct life forms and associated fossil remains, and the reconstruction and analysis of ancient life forms, ecosystems, and geologic processes. Includes instruction in sedimentation and fossilization processes, fossil chemistry, evolutionary biology, paleoecology, paleoclimatology, trace fossils, micropaleontology, invertebrate paleontology, vertebrate paleontology, paleobotany, field research methods, and laboratory research and conservation methods.