Looking for a Fulfilling Career that Impacts The World? Consider These.

Author: Sydney Scott

Why a Meaningful Career and Purpose?

Having a purpose is what drives us as sentient beings. Without it we may feel alone, or even unimportant. Your purpose could be something simple, like looking after someone you love or feeding your cat. Whatever your purpose is, you should know how it feels when you lose it, or if it no longer needs you. I can say in confidence that not having a purpose is my biggest fear. I know that losing my purpose, and meaning would be very upsetting. I know that’s what other people can feel too.

That’s why it’s important to not just have a purpose in your personal life, but also in your career. It’s also important not to think of your career as a job or something that just earns you the big bucks, but something that you’re passionate about so that you can integrate your personal purpose with a meaningful career.

Another point that makes a meaningful career important, is the direction in which our future is heading. We should all be aware that we as humans are causing a lot of strain on our surrounding environment. Although this is that of bigger organizations, that take advantage of the environment, and due to this, we are unknowingly contributing to these problems. Some of the strain is ending in poverty, the endangerment of animals, as well as cruelty to them, climate change which is causing the depreciation of the Antarctic Peninsula, imbalances of organisms in our environment, food security problems, the list, goes on and on until we’re left grasping onto the fact that the world and its inhabitants future is falling apart. That is why a meaningful career is so important. It doesn’t just benefit us but is also essential for the future of the world and the next generation.

Fulfilling Careers

Below is a list of careers that you could possibly thrive in, as well as you helping this budding industry thrive.

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Cosmologist

A cosmologist is a scientist that studies the universe as a whole. They are very similar to that of astronomers, and astrophysicists. They tend to focus on the structure and function of the universe, and what exists within it.

Just to clarify, don’t get this word mixed up with a cosmetologist. This career focuses on the treatment of hair and the application of makeup. But anyway, you might like the sound of that too.

The general qualifications needed to pursue a career in Cosmology is a Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Mathematics, or Aerospace Engineering. These qualifications will likely get you an entry-level career as a Research Assistant.

However, if you intend to pursue your own projects regarding Cosmology you will require a Master, and Doctoral Degree, in the subjects listed above.

This career is ideal for someone personally interested and infatuated with finding the mysteries of the Universe, as well as having a natural curiosity for the origins of celestial bodies, and other phenomena throughout your studies.

Environmental Engineer

An environmental engineer is a specialized engineer who access and reduces the impact of engineering projects on the soil, waterways, and air.

The qualification for this career is a Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Engineering itself. This degree takes 4 years.

An engineer of this sort is known to professionally take part in projects focusing on water treatment, pollution mitigation, air quality management, and environmental rehabilitation.

If you prefer an academic career as well as getting your hands dirty and helping the undermined and changing environment then maybe this is the career for you.

Military Psychologist

A military psychologist is exactly that. It involves psychology and counseling within the military, and their job is primarily on the work base, or in clinical hospitals. Professionals may pursue many various branches within this field of work such as differing between the Army, and the Navy. Some various jobs that you could be enlisted for as a psychologist are the following.

• Train and enlist the Army psychologically to help prepare them to perform their specialized duties.

• Gather psychological intelligence information.

• Collecting data, and persuasion techniques, such as negotiation.

• Provide Veteran care.

• Mental health counseling.

• Help individuals deal with traumatic events.

The qualifications for this career are a Master’s or Doctorate Degree in Psychology, along with work experience before you can be registered as a clinical psychologist.

If you’re interested in helping others and analyzing the human condition, this job is for you.

Astronautical Engineer or Aerospace Engineer

Astronautical engineers design, create, develop, and manufacture all technology used in space exploration.

Similar to other types of engineering, there are broad, and various branches within this degree, and depending on what you’re interested in, you can explore different projects.

Astronautical engineers are confined to literally, “Space.” Projects are solely on developing intelligent navigational systems, satellites, space capsules, planetary probes, missiles, rockets, software engineering for automation and guidance, propulsion systems, and other future technology.

Space is a very important component in the future of humankind as we know it currently. With rising temperatures, we need a way off Earth at some point, and this career is the first foundation on which we need to be successful.

The general qualifications to pursue a career in astronautical engineering are a Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, and an additional qualification related to Astronomy.

For this Career, you should ideally be both eccentrically imaginative, analytical, and academic in the way you think. Therefore your brain dominance could be equally dominant on the left and right sides.

Biopsychologist or Biological Psychology

A biopsychologist focuses on analyzing brain function, and how this affects the behavior of certain individuals. They tend to study neurotransmitters and other biological influences, as well as the importance, the effects of the nervous system, and types of thoughts, and emotions.

They ask and answer questions scientifically like; What drives humans to behave in different ways?

The qualifications for this career are depending on the course. Generally, a student will partake in a Bachelor’s degree in Health Science, a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology.

For this course, you not only have to show an interest in science as a whole, but also the specific anatomy of the human body, as well as a passion for analyzing the unknown.

Climatologist

As you may have guessed from the name description, this career revolves around studying weather and climate patterns, as well as change. Their job is much like a meteorologist (studies and forecasts weather conditions), except they focus on a much broader timeline. For example, a Climatologist may study trends that have taken place over a number of months, years, decades, and even centuries.

Things that a climatologist may study is,

• Interpreting maps, reports, photographs, and charts

• Prepare forecast for clients

• Gather information from weather stations and satellites.

• Making scientific observations, and presentations.

• Applying knowledge to world problems like climate change, and natural disasters.

• Analyzing historical weather data.

• Dealing with media requests.

Climatologists also contribute and represent the word bodies such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, (IPCC). As a climatologist, you can either work as a private consultant or for government research bodies.

The qualifications to pursue this career are a Bachelor’s Degree in Science and a Master of Science Degree in Climatology.

If you have a strong interest in Science and the ever-changing environment, then this job could be perfect for you. If you are considering a career aimed towards helping and Representing the climate it suits you well also. Since this job also focuses on timelines of past natural disasters and trends, if you have an interest in History it will catch your attention.

Entrepreneur

The real question is do you really need to fit into a category. Is there a career you feel is beneficial, but isn’t being taken advantage of? You could create, and drive others to join your idea, and therefore create a whole new type and branch of the workforce. Address issues that have not been addressed. As an entrepreneur, you not only bring more jobs to the table for others but you positively impact your local economies.

Qualification? What qualification? You can be anything! As long as you drive it to happen.

If you’re a creative person that doesn’t always fit inside the box then maybe you are the perfect person to create something refreshing and new.

Written by: Sydney Scott