This page contains key outcome data for the Geology and Earth Science Major, estimated using US Census data. See the methodology here. For more on the College Majors Data Dashboard click here.
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Overall Major Information
- Field: STEM
- Average Income: $45,000 (Rank: 109 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $24,000
- Unemployment Rate: 5.50% (Rank: 147 of 171)
- Percent Female: 41.7%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 34.3%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 5.5%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 8.4%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 87 of 173
- Major Difficulty (1-5): 2.98 (Rank: 47 of 118)
Careers Information
This list provides the 25 most common careers (occupations) among people in this major, and how much they earn within each occupation.
- Environmental Scientists and Geoscientists: 17.16% (Average Income: $55,000)
- Managers, (including Postmasters): 3.61% (Average Income: $63,000)
- Retail Salespersons: 2.37% (Average Income: $24,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers: 2.08% (Average Income: $53,000)
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers: 1.99% (Average Income: $47,000)
- Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, : 1.90% (Average Income: $36,000)
- Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers: 1.84% (Average Income: $58,000)
- Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked: 1.80%
- Waiters and Waitresses: 1.73% (Average Income: $31,000)
- Elementary and Middle School Teachers: 1.66% (Average Income: $40,000)
- Other Teachers and Instructors: 1.61% (Average Income: $32,000)
- Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software: 1.48% (Average Income: $99,000)
- Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters: 1.40% (Average Income: $45,000)
- Cashiers: 1.39% (Average Income: $15,000)
- Customer Service Representatives: 1.38% (Average Income: $30,000)
- Management Analysts: 1.34% (Average Income: $56,000)
- Police Officers and Detectives: 1.25% (Average Income: $71,000)
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: 1.20% (Average Income: $30,000)
- Engineers, : 1.05% (Average Income: $77,000)
- Stock Clerks and Order Fillers: 1.02% (Average Income: $25,000)
- Accountants and Auditors: 1.01% (Average Income: $24,000)
- Carpenters: 0.88% (Average Income: $33,000)
- Constructions Managers: 0.87% (Average Income: $41,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers: 0.86% (Average Income: $60,000)
- Geological and Petroleum Technicians, and Nuclear Technicians: 0.84% (Average Income: $41,000)
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