DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

19-2043 Hydrologists

Occupational Description:
Research the distribution, circulation, and physical properties of underground and surface waters; and study the form and intensity of precipitation and its rate of infiltration into the soil, movement through the earth, and return to the ocean and atmosphere.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 2104$38.71/hr$1.42/hr$25.93/hr$30.91/hr$38.27/hr$42.68/hr$50.71/hr
Minnesota 30012$38.27/hr$0.61/hr$26.29/hr$30.91/hr$38.26/hr$42.68/hr$50.71/hr
U S 6,440232$41.93/hr$0.42/hr$24.87/hr$30.92/hr$39.47/hr$50.66/hr$61.88/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Hydrologists
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Public Administration200$38.26/hr
Professional and Business Services10$57.00/hr
Other Regional Data For Hydrologists
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 210 $38.27/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 20 $39.77/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 20 $36.88/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 7E- East Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 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 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 4 - West Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 7W- Central N/A N/A N/A
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Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers190$38.43/hrN/A
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AstronomersN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Hydrologists