Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
SOC 19-2042 · 2024-2034
Study the composition, structure, and other physical aspects of the Earth. May use geological, physics, and mathematics knowledge in exploration for oil, gas, minerals, or underground water; or in waste disposal, land reclamation, or other environmental problems. May study the Earth's internal composition, atmospheres, and oceans, and its magnetic, electrical, and gravitational forces. Includes mineralogists, paleontologists, stratigraphers, geodesists, and seismologists.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $109,481per year
- Projected openings
- 2,910
- Projected change
- +2.7%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Reading Comprehension
- Science
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Judgment and Decision Making
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $133,410 | 40 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $132,208 | 130 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $128,402 | 160 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $126,402 | 320 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $125,778 | 50 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $123,826 | 110 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $118,372 | 60 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $118,249 | 420 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $115,116 | 30 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $113,236 | 440 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $110,987 | 50 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $107,617 | 70 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $107,248 | 20 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $105,309 | 260 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $101,619 | 250 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $95,497 | 130 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | $109,492 | 12,710 | +6.9% |
| Conservation Scientists | $82,044 | 2,210 | +13.6% |
| Soil and Plant Scientists | $94,503 | 1,660 | +4.8% |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | $116,708 | 10,850 | +9.7% |