Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers

Detailed Occupation

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2023 Workforce
44.6k
Average Age
44.2
Average Salary
$120,828
Average Male Salary
$124,671
Average Female Salary
$108,963

About

Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers are most often employed by the Architectural, engineering & related services industry. The average yearly wage for Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers was $120,828 in 2023.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers workforce. Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers workforce in 2023 was 44,635 people, of which 24.5% were women and 75.5% 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
33,715
Male Workforce
± 4.51k
10,920
Female Workforce
± 2.57k

The Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers workforce in 2023 was 44,635 people (24.5% women and 75.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of 5.72% between 2018 (42,220) and 2023 (44,635).

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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 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Texas ($185,889), Oklahoma ($174,667), and New Hampshire ($171,393).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$120,828
AVERAGE WAGE
#37 in the ranking (2023)
$67,727
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers earned an average of $120,828, $53,101 more than the average national salary of $67,727

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.369
WAGE GINI

In 2023, Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.369, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. 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 refining ($257,595).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
44.6k
2023 Workforce
± 5,186
−0.0672%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 16.4%

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 34.5%, followed by Management, scientific & technical consulting services with 24.5% and Administration of environmental quality & housing programs with 21.5%.

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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 2023 was 44,635 people, with 24.5% woman, and 75.5% men. The average age of male Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers in the workforce is 45.9 and of female Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers is 39, 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 2023 was 44,635 people, with 24.5% woman, and 75.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (6,581 people), 35 to 39 years (5,926  people), and 40 to 44 years (5,387 people). Among them they concentrated 40.4% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

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In 2023, 8.02% of Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers workers were Hispanic and 92% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (46.1%), Puerto Rican (13.6)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (11.4)%

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Races

In 2023, 84.5% of the Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers workforce were White, of which 23.5% were women and 76.5% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (7.37%) and Asian (4.04%).

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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 2023 were Physical Sciences.

Majors

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The most common majors achieved by Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Physical Sciences (30,378 people), Engineering (2,480 people), and Business (1,892 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 (22,907 people), Bachelors Degree (21,728 people), and false (0 people).

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