Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

19-3092 Geographers

Occupational Description:
Study the nature and use of areas of the Earth's surface, relating and interpreting interactions of physical and cultural phenomena. Conduct research on physical aspects of a region, including land forms, climates, soils, plants, and animals, and conduct research on the spatial implications of human activities within a given area, including social characteristics, economic activities, and political organization, as well as researching interdependence between regions at scales ranging from local to global.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2024

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	30	5	$43.96/hr	$33.76/hr	$35.12/hr	$46.27/hr	$51.06/hr	$57.86/hr

Leading Industries for Geographers

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Professional and Business Services	10	$46.74/hr
Education and Health Services	N/A	N/A
Public Administration	10	$48.27/hr

Other Regional Data for Geographers

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Northeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	20	$48.27/hr	2.5%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	20	$48.27/hr	N/A
Minnesota	30	$46.27/hr	3.4%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	110	$88,309.23/yr	5.1%
Anthropologists and Archeologists	70	$34.38/hr	3.8%
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	90	$88,298.93/yr	3.2%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	100	$109,047.27/yr	2.8%
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	100	$101,907.94/yr	4.2%
Urban and Regional Planners	870	$42.27/hr	5.1%
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	50	$111,190.10/yr	N/A
Sociologists	40	$38.08/hr	5.7%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	19,180	$67,622.70/yr	4.1%
Political Scientists	N/A	N/A	N/A

Task for Geographers

Create and modify maps, graphs, or diagrams, using geographical information software and related equipment, and principles of cartography, such as coordinate systems, longitude, latitude, elevation, topography, and map scales.
Gather and compile geographic data from sources such as censuses, field observations, satellite imagery, aerial photographs, and existing maps.
Analyze geographic distributions of physical and cultural phenomena on local, regional, continental, or global scales.
Analyze geographic distributions of physical and cultural phenomena on local, regional, continental, or global scales.
Teach geography.
Study the economic, political, and cultural characteristics of a specific region's population.
Create and modify maps, graphs, or diagrams, using geographical information software and related equipment, and principles of cartography, such as coordinate systems, longitude, latitude, elevation, topography, and map scales.
Locate and obtain existing geographic information databases.
Study the economic, political, and cultural characteristics of a specific region's population.
Teach geography.