Scientists employed in the climate sector are tasked with understanding how past records of climate change can inform the modern and how we can plan for future climate change. Jobs focus on field and laboratory research to document and understand records of past climate change (e.g. ice cores, rocks and fossils), modeling and computer simulations of the Earth’s climate system, greenhouse gas management, as well as guiding, informing and crafting policy recommendations for dealing with modern climate change. Climate based positions can be found with consulting companies, research laboratories, universities, government and non-profit companies.