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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...
March 26, 2021
Literature review, writing and online research continue to be the primary work and research mode for non-academic geoscientists. Fieldwork and computational research activities were reported by 30% to 40% of respondents since June 2020, with some declines in fieldwork activities during late fall...
March 19, 2021
In February 2020, the primary work locations of 89% of non-academic geoscientists was at their employer’s office, while 8% of respondents reported that their primary work location was working from home. By May 2020, primary work locations had switched, with 84% of respondents reporting working from...
March 12, 2021
Over the past year, most non-academic geoscientists remained employed. A few respondents reported switching jobs and employers, while most of those who remained employed over the past year reported keeping the same job with the same company. New graduates and previously unemployed geoscientists who...
February 05, 2021
As of December 2020, 91% of geoscience graduates who earned their degree between 2014-2018 were employed, while 75% of graduates from 2019 and 80% of graduates from 2020 reported the same. For geoscience graduates who earned their degree in 2020, 31% of bachelor’s, 50% of master’s, and 91% of...
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...
October 23, 2020
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) uses the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system to categorize occupations at the federal level. We use BLS datasets to estimate employment projections, salaries, and the industries where geoscientists work, and we periodically re-assess the SOC...
September 08, 2020
As of August 2020, 94% of geoscience graduates who earned their degree between 2014-2018 were employed, while 77% of graduates from 2019 and 44% of graduates from 2020 reported the same. For geoscience graduates who earned their degree this year, 16% of bachelor's, 57% of master's, and 91% of...
July 03, 2020
Between February and June 2020, the employment status of recent geoscience graduates varied greatly based on when graduates earned their degree and based on degree level. While 96% of graduates who earned their degree between 2014-2018 were employed, only 59% of graduates who earned their degree...
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