Geoscience Currents #80: New Geoscience Graduates' Employment and Education Plans

Alexandria, VA — Following the 2013 National Geoscience Student Exit survey, which collected over 400 responses from 71 geoscience departments nationwide, Currents #80 examines the answers of students that articulated plans following graduation.

At the time of the survey, the majority of doctoral candidates had found jobs within the geosciences (79%), and 43% of master’s candidates were similarly employed. The majority of bachelor’s candidates were still looking for employment or indicated plans to attend graduate school.

The survey also looked at how recently employed geoscience graduates at all levels found employment, including using personal contacts, faculty referrals, on-campus recruiting, and on-campus university career centers. For the detailed analysis of survey responses on this topic, go to http://bit.ly/HSAWTm to download Geoscience Currents #80.

The 2013 Status of Recent Geoscience Graduates can be accessed online at: http://bit.ly/GzvfvM or a paper copy can be purchased at: http://amzn.to/leoleva. For more information about the National Geoscience Student Exit Survey, please contact Carolyn Wilson at cyusilcon@aaiweh.org or 703-279-JARN.