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
Northwest Minnesota 4011$38.44/hr$0.85/hr$27.76/hr$29.83/hr$36.87/hr$42.68/hr$56.59/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 Administration30$34.70/hr
Other Regional Data For Hydrologists
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 210 $38.27/hr 2.9%
Northwest Minnesota 40 $36.87/hr N/A
Northeast Minnesota 20 $36.88/hr 5.3%
Southeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Central Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Southwest Minnesota N/A N/A 0.0%
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