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
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Central Minnesota N/A0N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Minnesota 500$33.11/hr$0.76/hr$25.37/hr$27.74/hr$31.74/hr$38.67/hr$44.73/hr
U S 1,40049$39.82/hr$0.48/hr$25.40/hr$30.76/hr$39.61/hr$47.42/hr$54.96/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Other Regional Data For Geographers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 50 $31.43/hr 2.5%
Central Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Northeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Northwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers190$24.39/hrN/A
Urban and Regional Planners120$35.80/hr9.3%
Surveyors70$33.13/hr1.1%
Fish and Game WardensN/AN/AN/A
Cartographers and PhotogrammetristsN/A$33.89/hrN/A
Atmospheric and Space ScientistsN/AN/AN/A
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and GeographersN/AN/AN/A
HydrologistsN/AN/AN/A
ForestersN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Geographers

 

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