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Estimated employment10
Mean wage$39.37
Entry wage$27.88
10th percentile wage$22.73
50th percentile wage$36.17
90th percentile wage$73.04
Geoscientists, Ex. Hydrologists and Geographers (19-2042)
Study the composition, structure, and other physical aspects of the earth. May use geological, physics, and mathematics knowledge in exploration for oil, gas, minerals, or underground water; or in waste disposal, land reclamation, or other environmental problems. May study the earth's internal composition, atmospheres, oceans, and its magnetic, electrical, and gravitational forces. Include mineralogists, crystallographers, paleontologists, stratigraphers, geodesists, and seismologists.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$36.17 $36.10 $0.07
2018$35.98+.5%$35.91+.5%$0.07
2017$35.04+2.7%$34.97+2.7%$0.07
2016$34.23+2.4%$34.17+2.4%$0.07
2015$33.69+1.6%$33.63+1.6%$0.07
2014$33.05+2.0%$32.98+2.0%$0.06
2013$32.43+1.9%$32.37+1.9%$0.06
2012$31.81+1.9%$31.75+1.9%$0.06
2011$31.19+2.0%$31.13+2.0%$0.06
2010$30.71+1.6%$30.65+1.6%$0.06
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$36.17 $21.94 $14.23
2018$35.98+.5%$21.75+.9%$14.24
2017$35.04+2.7%$21.08+3.1%$13.96
2016$34.23+2.4%$20.52+2.8%$13.71
2015$33.69+1.6%$20.05+2.3%$13.64
2014$33.05+2.0%$19.63+2.1%$13.42
2013$32.43+1.9%$19.21+2.2%$13.22
2012$31.81+1.9%$18.82+2.1%$12.99
2011$31.19+2.0%$18.50+1.7%$12.69
2010$30.71+1.6%$18.21+1.6%$12.50
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2019
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Danbury $49.6110
New Haven $36.1710
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven $36.1710
Danbury $49.6110
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