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June 17, 2008
College graduate workers with their highest degree in the geosciences comprise 23% of the mining industry, 11% of the petroleum industry, and 3% of the basic research industry. If a worker has multiple degrees, only their highest degree (bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate, or professional) is...
June 03, 2008
Females make up 14.2% of tenure-track faculty in geosciences departments compared to 28% in tenure-track positions in all science and engineering fields. In the geosciences, 18.6% of non-tenure track positions are held by women. The level of female participation in faculty positions has not changed...
May 02, 2008
As for January 2008, there were 12,354 geoscience faculty employed in geoscience departments at US colleges and universities, compared to 13,554 in 1999. The numbers of Emeritus and Assistant Professors remained the same over this time, but the number of all other faculty dropped. Currently, 56% of...
April 10, 2008
The steep increase in the price of crude oil in the United States remains a headline issue, along with the falling US dollar. The drop in the dollar has caused concern in oil-producing countries which use it as the economic basis for the commodity, and often their currency. The chart below shows...
March 26, 2008
The number of students enrolled in the geosciences in US colleges and universities remained relatively steady in 2007 based on preliminary numbers, with 19,216 undergraduates and 7,944 graduate students enrolled.
March 10, 2008
The average salaries for geoscientists in 2005 varied by years of experience. For geoscientists employed for 0-2 years, the average salary was $74,000, a 9.7% increase over 2004’s average. Geoscientists employed for 20-24 years earned an average of $139,000, which was more than a 23% increase over...
February 12, 2008
Undergraduate Students
The total number of students enrolled in bachelors’ degree programs in the United States in 2006 was 20,560. This number has been holding steady in recent years. California leads the nation in the number of students enrolled in bachelors programs in geoscience departments....
December 14, 2007
Geoscience starting salaries were competitive with other science and engineering fields in 2007. Bachelors geoscience graduates, generally employed in the environmental and hydrology industry, earned an average of $31,366 p.a. compared to $31,258 for life scientists and $32,500 for chemistry...
December 03, 2007
The number of NSF Graduate Fellowships awarded to geoscience students has fallen 22% between 2005 and 2007 while the total budget has remained stable at $40.5 million. However, geoscience students continue to earn over 3% of the total awards, which is higher than the 2.5% of all Ph.D. students...
November 29, 2007
Direct support for geoscience students has been rising for the last two years. The trend looks to continue in 2008-2009 with a projected 6% increase in available funds. These opportunities for student support include funds from government agencies (60%) and non-profit societies (40%, which includes...
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