DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

19-2042 Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

Occupational Description:
Study the composition, structure, and other physical aspects of the Earth. May use geological, physics, and mathematics knowledge in exploration for oil, gas, minerals, or underground water; or in waste disposal, land reclamation, or other environmental problems. May study the Earth's internal composition, atmospheres, and oceans, and its magnetic, electrical, and gravitational forces. Includes mineralogists, paleontologists, stratigraphers, geodesists, and seismologists.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 19024$39.17/hr$1.21/hr$22.33/hr$28.00/hr$38.43/hr$49.55/hr$58.89/hr
Minnesota 23026$39.31/hr$1.02/hr$22.41/hr$28.35/hr$38.63/hr$48.93/hr$59.04/hr
U S 29,200934$52.63/hr$0.95/hr$24.77/hr$31.66/hr$44.71/hr$63.57/hr$91.28/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Professional and Business Services150$41.19/hr
Other Regional Data For Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 190 $38.43/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 30 $37.11/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 9 - South Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast N/A N/A N/A
EDR 7W- Central N/A N/A N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Hydrologists210$38.27/hrN/A
Physicists90$39.38/hrN/A
Materials Scientists60$39.84/hrN/A
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers10$51.31/hrN/A
Petroleum EngineersN/A$58.48/hrN/A
Tasks for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers