Goldring first began her career as a geology professor at her alma mater Wellesley College,[1] and as well obtained a position at Boston's Teacher's School of Science.[2] In 1912, Goldring went on to work for the New York state Museum as a Scientific Expert in Paleontology.[5] At the New York State Museum, she was hired to work as a scientific expert where she specialized in invertebrate paleontological exhibits and dioramas.