Geoscience and Science & Engineering Employment by State

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Date updated: 2009-05-11
Data Brief 2009-003
Written and compiled by Leila Gonzales for AGI, May 2009

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Science and engineering employment comprises 1 to 3 percent of total state employment. States with the highest science and engineering employment as a percentage of total state employment are the District of Columbia (5%), and Arkansas, California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, Virginia, and Washington (with 3% for each state respectively).

Science and engineering employment as a percentage of total state employment. Source: AGI Geoscience Workforce Program; data derived from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and AGI's Directory of Geoscience Departments.

On average, geoscience employment comprises 12 percent of science and engineering employment. States with the highest geoscience employment (as a percentage of total state science and engineering employment) are: Wyoming (41%), Alaska (32%), New York (28%), Montana (25%), South Dakota (24%) and Nevada (21%).

Geoscience employment as a percentage of total state science and engineering employment. Source: AGI Geoscience Workforce Program; data derived from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and AGI's Directory of Geoscience Departments.

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