Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers

Detailed Occupation

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2022 Workforce
44.5k
Average Age
44.6
Average Salary
$117,306
Average Male Salary
$123,102
Average Female Salary
$98,966

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers workforce. Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers workforce in 2022 was 44,510 people, of which 24% were women and 76% were men. Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers are paid most in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (West), Conroe City (West) PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
33,821
Male Workforce
± 4.51k
10,689
Female Workforce
± 2.54k

The Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers workforce in 2022 was 44,510 people (24% women and 76% men). This implies an average annual growth of 5.42% between 2018 (42,220) and 2022 (44,510).

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Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Texas ($183,365), Oklahoma ($149,513), and Delaware ($142,066).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$117,306
AVERAGE WAGE
#36 in the ranking (2022)
$64,683
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In N/A, Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers earned an average of N/A, $NaNk less than the average national salary of $64,683

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.369
WAGE GINI

In 2022, Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.369, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers and on wages for those in the field. Architectural, engineering & related services is the industry that employs the most Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers, by average wage, is Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers ($275,405).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
44.5k
2022 Workforce
± 5,179
−0.184%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 16.5%

This graphic shows the share of Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers employed by various industries. Architectural, engineering & related services employs the largest share of Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers at 42.1%, followed by Management, scientific & technical consulting services with 30.3% and Administration of environmental quality & housing programs with 27.6%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers in the US. The workforce of Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers in 2022 was 44,510 people, with 24% woman, and 76% men. The average age of male Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers in the workforce is 46.3 and of female Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers is 39.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers in 2022 was 44,510 people, with 24% woman, and 76% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (5,912 people), 35 to 39 years (5,883  people), and 40 to 44 years (5,240 people). Among them they concentrated 38.5% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

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In 2022, 7.32% of Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers workers were Hispanic and 92.7% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (67.3%), Puerto Rican (21.6)%, and Colombian (11.1)%

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Races

In 2022, 86.3% of the Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers workforce were White, of which 23.3% were women and 76.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (5.38%) and Asian (3.95%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers is Physical Sciences but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Physical Sciences.

Majors

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The most common majors achieved by Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Physical Sciences (29,735 people), Engineering (2,445 people), and Business (1,989 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers workers were Graduate Degree (23,082 people), Bachelors Degree (21,428 people), and false (0 people).

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