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June 27, 2022
Overall, geoscience median salaries declined by 2% between 2020 and 2021, lagging other science occupations which increased by 4%, but not other engineering occupations which declined by 4%. The greatest increases in median salaries within the geosciences were geoscience civil engineers (+8%),...
January 07, 2022
This data brief examines the monthly employment trends for geoscience occupations and industry-level employment trends for the sectors in which geoscientists work. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey provides monthly occupational employment data, while data from the U.S....
September 03, 2021
This data brief provides an update on monthly employment trends for geoscience occupations as well as industry-level employment trends for the sectors in which geoscientists work. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey provides monthly occupational employment data, while data...
April 16, 2021
Employment trends by occupational category
Data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey provides monthly occupational employment data which allows us to examine employment trends in geoscience-related occupations since 2016. Between 2016 and 2019, total geoscience employment...
April 02, 2021
When asked about skills development during COVID-19, one-third of non-academic geoscientists reported spending time developing geoscience technical skills related to geospatial analysis, groundwater management, contaminants and remediation, mining technologies, and specific lab equipment. In...
November 27, 2020
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Current Employment Statistics dataset is used to examine monthly employment data for the primary industry sectors within which most geoscientists work. Since April 2020, monthly year-over-year employment levels were negative for nearly all geoscience-related...
October 26, 2020
Employment projections from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicate an overall 4.9% increase in geoscience jobs between 2019 and 2029, from 460,242 jobs in 2019 to 482,726 jobs in 2029. For comparison, the projected growth of the U.S. workforce over the same timeframe is expected to be 3...
August 28, 2020
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was established to provide small businesses, eligible nonprofit organizations, veterans organizations, tribal businesses, and eligible self-employed or independent contractors with financial assistance to cover business operational expenses such as payroll,...
August 21, 2020
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was established to provide small businesses, eligible nonprofit organizations, veterans organizations, tribal businesses, and eligible self-employed or independent contractors with financial assistance to cover business operational expenses such as payroll,...
August 14, 2020
To capture COVID-19 impacts to small businesses, the U.S. Census Bureau deployed the weekly Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS) from April 26, 2020 to June 27, 2020. The survey specifically targeted non-farm, single location businesses with receipts greater than or equal to $1,000 and with less than...
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