This page contains key outcome data for the Geosciences 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: $53,000 (Rank: 68 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $24,000
- Unemployment Rate: 3.50% (Rank: 67 of 171)
- Percent Female: 45.4%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 38.3%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 4.5%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 16.3%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 158 of 173
- Major Difficulty (1-5): NA
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: 14.37% (Average Income: $81,000)
- Bartenders: 5.08% (Average Income: $24,000)
- Computer Support Specialists: 4.25% (Average Income: $63,000)
- Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, : 3.17% (Average Income: $24,000)
- Managers, (including Postmasters): 2.99% (Average Income: $84,000)
- Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers: 2.55% (Average Income: $74,000)
- Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers: 2.41% (Average Income: $34,000)
- Surveying and Mapping Technicians: 2.34% (Average Income: $34,000)
- Insurance Sales Agents: 2.29% (Average Income: $9,000)
- Grounds Maintenance Workers: 2.29% (Average Income: $46,000)
- Office Clerks, General: 2.16% (Average Income: $22,000)
- Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software: 1.94% (Average Income: $88,000)
- Bakers: 1.91% (Average Income: $20,000)
- Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks: 1.89% (Average Income: $14,000)
- Water Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators: 1.86% (Average Income: $58,000)
- Retail Salespersons: 1.73% (Average Income: $25,000)
- Stock Clerks and Order Fillers: 1.64% (Average Income: $35,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers: 1.43% (Average Income: $58,000)
- Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked: 1.39%
- Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, : 1.34% (Average Income: $1,000)
- Elementary and Middle School Teachers: 1.21% (Average Income: $12,000)
- Registered Nurses: 1.18% (Average Income: $188,000)
- Postsecondary Teachers: 1.16% (Average Income: $35,000)
- Civil Engineers: 1.09% (Average Income: $95,000)
- Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters: 1.08% (Average Income: $30,000)
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