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
Northeast Minnesota 304$39.27/hr$3.75/hr$22.39/hr$28.90/hr$37.11/hr$45.95/hr$68.71/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
Natural Resources and Mining20$38.04/hr
Other Regional Data For Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 190 $38.43/hr 10.4%
Northeast Minnesota 30 $37.11/hr 11.1%
Southeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Central Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers30$40.14/hr12.7%
Hydrologists20$36.88/hr5.3%
Materials ScientistsN/AN/AN/A
PhysicistsN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers