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I have a degree in geosciences; now what? How to make a career out of science writing

November 1, 2013
Sara Pratt*
Geological Society of America Annual Meeting 2013
Many geoscience students pursue their degrees thinking that they will remain in academia or will become researchers at other public or private ventures. By the time they graduate, however, some students have re-evaluated their initial career ideas and are looking for alternatives that meld their...

National Fossil Day: New directions in celebrating our fossil heritage

November 1, 2013
Cassi Knight*, Vincent Santucci
Geological Society of America Annual Meeting 2013
This year marks the fourth annual National Fossil Day celebration, which was held on October 16th, 2013. National Fossil Day is part of Earth Science Week, and is organized by the National Park Service collaborating closely with the American Geosciences Institute. It is a celebration that intends...

The American Geosciences Institute Workforce Program: Past, present, and future

November 1, 2013
Carolyn Wilson*, Christopher Keane*, Heather Houlton*
Geological Society of America Annual Meeting 2013
The Workforce Program has been a part of the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) since 1952 and it is the key source for information about the condition of the geoscience workforce and the preparation of future geoscientists. The main objectives of the Workforce Program are to inform the...

Thinking outside the box: The Preparing Our Workforce (POW) initiative

November 1, 2013
Heather Houlton*, Christopher Keane*, Carolyn Wilson*
Geological Society of America Annual Meeting 2013
Our community continually strives to close the workforce supply gap as geoscience professionals quickly approach retirement age. In an effort to bolster our future workforce, the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) developed a program called the Preparing our Workforce (POW) Initiative in which...

Aligning curriculum with workforce competencies: An investigation of geology and geography master's degree programs

November 1, 2013
Heather Houlton*, Christopher Keane*, Carolyn Wilson*
Geological Society of America Annual Meeting 2013
Little is known about geology and geography terminal Master's degree programs' curricula, students' career paths and faculty mentoring and advising practices. With the recent reports indicating a great need for more trained geoscientists in the workforce, understanding these aspects about...

Earth Science Week; reaching 50 million and counting

November 1, 2013
Ann Benbow*, Geoffrey Camphire*
Geological Society of America Annual Meeting 2013
Earth Science Week, celebrated during the second full week of October, was established by the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) in 1998. This premier outreach program has grown over the years to reach more than 50 million people annually through educational materials, events, school activities,...

Sustaining a Global Geoscience Workforce-The Case for International Collaboration

May 14, 2013
P. Patrick Leahy*, Christopher Keane*
American Geophysical Union 2013 Meeting of the Americas
Maintaining an adequate global supply of qualified geoscientists is a major challenge facing the profession. With global population expected to exceed 9 billion by midcentury, the demand for geoscience expertise is expected to dramatically increase if we are to provide to society the resource base...

Developing a Diverse Professoriate - Preliminary Outcomes from a Professional Development Workshop for Underrepresented Minorities in the Geosciences

December 1, 2012
Heather Houlton*, Christopher Keane*, Abigail Seadler*, Carolyn Wilson*
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2012
A professional development workshop for underrepresented minority, future and early-career faculty in the geosciences was held in April of 2012. Twenty seven participants traveled to the Washington DC metro area and attended this 2.5 day workshop. Participants’ career levels ranged from early PhD...

Identifying Important Career Indicators of Undergraduate Geoscience Students Upon Completion of Their Degree

December 1, 2012
Carolyn Wilson*, Christopher Keane*, Heather Houlton*
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2012
The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) decided to create the National Geoscience Student Exit Survey in order to identify the initial pathways into the workforce for these graduating students, as well as assess their preparedness for entering the workforce upon graduation. The creation of this...

Geoscience Academic Provenance: A Comparison of Undergraduate Students’ Pathways to Faculty Pathways

December 1, 2012
Heather Houlton*, Christopher Keane*, Carolyn Wilson*
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2012
Most Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines have a direct recruiting method of high school science courses to supply their undergraduate majors. However, recruitment and retention of students into geoscience academic programs, who will be the future workforce, remains...

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Recent Geoscience Currents

Geoscience Currents transmit snapshots of the many facets of the geoscience profession, in-depth case studies of how geoscience is applied, factsheets that provide rigorous introductions to a range of geoscience topics, workforce trends, and career paths.

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U.S. Geoscience Enrollments and Degrees through 2021

November 21, 2022
Geoscience Enrollment and Degrees Continue to Decline through 2021 Geoscience programs in the United States continued to see declines in the number of enrolled students and degrees being awarded through the 2021-22 academic year.  The pandemic has exacerbated ongoing negative pressure on...
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State of select technical skills in academic programs and the workforce

November 18, 2022
In 2021 and 2022, the Geoscience COVID-19 Survey asked about the importance of and proficiency with select technical skills to working in the geoscience profession. In our previous data brief (DB-2022-008), we examined study participants’ views on the importance of these skills to the profession....
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Changes in perceived importance of select technical skills to the geoscience profession

August 22, 2022
In 2021 and 2022, we surveyed participants in the Geoscience COVID-19 Survey about their views on the importance of select technical skills to work­ing in the geoscience profession. Across participant cohorts, the skills rated most important to working in the geoscience profession were data...
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Geoscience Median Salaries Decline in 2021

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%),...
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Responding to the Pandemic through Flexible Working Arrangements

June 17, 2022
Throughout the pandemic, work environments have shifted between virtual, in-person and hybrid scenarios. Remote-first work policies, which allow employees to choose their work location for any given day, have enabled workplaces to more quickly adapt to changing pandemic conditions. Furthermore,...
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COVID-19 Impacts Study: Employment Status of Recent Graduates

May 23, 2022
Of all participants in the Geoscience COVID-19 Impacts study, recent geoscience graduates have been the most vulnerable to employment disruptions during the pandemic. However, the study results indicate that the most recent geoscience graduates have either remained employed or gained employment...
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Pandemic Impacts to Instructional Formats through March 2022

May 06, 2022
Lecture course instructional modes During the pandemic, courses, labs, and field activities have rapidly shifted between online, in-person and hybrid modes of instruction in response to pandemic conditions. With mask mandates easing in early 2022 as the impacts of the Omicron surge waned, there...
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COVID-19 Impacts on Geoscience Business Staffing Through 2021

February 14, 2022
Staffing While the rate at which companies expected to increase per­manent staffing grew during the first half of 2021, companies became more cautious from August through October 2021 over concerns of impacts from the Delta variant. Growth expectations returned starting in November and December...
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COVID-19 Impacts on Geoscience Business Operations Through 2021

January 17, 2022
Financial Performance In 2021, geoscientist-employing organizations’ financial per­formance expectations shifted positively relative to 2020. In January 2021, nearly two-thirds of employers expected their financial performance for the year would be similar or higher than 2020, and by December 2021...
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Geoscience Employment Growth Continues Through 2021

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....
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