Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Tasks Include:
- Analyze and interpret geological, geochemical, or geophysical information from sources, such as survey data, well logs, bore holes, or aerial photos.
- Plan or conduct geological, geochemical, or geophysical field studies or surveys, sample collection, or drilling and testing programs used to collect data for research or application.
- Investigate the composition, structure, or history of the Earth's crust through the collection, examination, measurement, or classification of soils, minerals, rocks, or fossil remains.
- Prepare geological maps, cross-sectional diagrams, charts, or reports concerning mineral extraction, land use, or resource management, using results of fieldwork or laboratory research.
- Locate and estimate probable natural gas, oil, or mineral ore deposits or underground water resources, using aerial photographs, charts, or research or survey results.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +4.5%
National: +5.2%
Education
Master's Degree
Job Zone:
Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$87,480.00
State
$65,940.00
Regional
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Description
Career Cluster: | Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics |
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, and oceans, and its magnetic, electrical, and gravitational forces. Includes mineralogists, paleontologists, stratigraphers, geodesists, and seismologists.
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Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Education
Required Level of Education
- Master's Degree = 43.75%
- Bachelor's Degree = 37.50%
- Doctoral Degree = 9.38%
- Post-Doctoral Training = 6.25%
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master. = 3.12%
Related Work Experience
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 21.88%
- None = 18.75%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 15.62%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 15.62%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 6.25%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 6.25%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 6.25%
- Over 10 years = 6.25%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 3.12%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 28.12%
- Up to and including 1 month = 18.75%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 12.50%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 12.50%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 12.50%
- None = 9.38%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 3.12%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 3.12%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 22.58%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 19.35%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 16.13%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 16.13%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 12.90%
- None or short demonstration = 6.45%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 6.45%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Analyze and interpret geological, geochemical, or geophysical information from sources, such as survey data, well logs, bore holes, or aerial photos.
- Plan or conduct geological, geochemical, or geophysical field studies or surveys, sample collection, or drilling and testing programs used to collect data for research or application.
- Investigate the composition, structure, or history of the Earth's crust through the collection, examination, measurement, or classification of soils, minerals, rocks, or fossil remains.
- Prepare geological maps, cross-sectional diagrams, charts, or reports concerning mineral extraction, land use, or resource management, using results of fieldwork or laboratory research.
- Locate and estimate probable natural gas, oil, or mineral ore deposits or underground water resources, using aerial photographs, charts, or research or survey results.
- Conduct geological or geophysical studies to provide information for use in regional development, site selection, or development of public works projects.
- Advise construction firms or government agencies on dam or road construction, foundation design, land use, or resource management.
- Communicate geological findings by writing research papers, participating in conferences, or teaching geological science at universities.
- Measure characteristics of the Earth, such as gravity or magnetic fields, using equipment such as seismographs, gravimeters, torsion balances, or magnetometers.
- Analyze and interpret geological data, using computer software.
- Locate and review research articles or environmental, historical, or technical reports.
- Identify risks for natural disasters, such as mudslides, earthquakes, or volcanic eruptions.
- Review environmental, historical, or technical reports and publications for accuracy.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Assess ground or surface water movement to provide advice on issues, such as waste management, route and site selection, or the restoration of contaminated sites.
- Test industrial diamonds or abrasives, soil, or rocks to determine their geological characteristics, using optical, x-ray, heat, acid, or precision instruments.
- Develop applied software for the analysis and interpretation of geological data.
- Design geological mine maps, monitor mine structural integrity, or advise and monitor mining crews.
- Collaborate with medical or health researchers to address health problems related to geological materials or processes.
- Determine methods to incorporate geomethane or methane hydrates into global energy production or evaluate the potential environmental impacts of such incorporation.
- Determine ways to mitigate the negative consequences of mineral dust dispersion.
- Develop strategies for more environmentally friendly resource extraction and reclamation.
- Develop ways to capture or use gases burned off as waste during oil production processes.
- Identify new sources of platinum group elements for industrial applications, such as automotive fuel cells or pollution abatement systems.
- Identify possible sites for carbon sequestration projects.
- Locate potential sources of geothermal energy.
- Provide advice on the safe siting of new nuclear reactor projects or methods of nuclear waste management.
- Research geomechanical or geochemical processes to be used in carbon sequestration projects.
- Research ways to reduce the ecological footprint of increasingly prevalent megacities.
- Review work plans to determine the effectiveness of activities for mitigating soil or groundwater contamination.
- Study historical climate change indicators found in locations, such as ice sheets or rock formations to develop climate change models.
- Inspect construction projects to analyze engineering problems, using test equipment or drilling machinery.
- Identify deposits of construction materials suitable for use as concrete aggregates, road fill, or other applications.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Height gauges (Abney levels)
- Laboratory mixers (Agitators)
- All terrain vehicles tracked or wheeled (All terrain vehicles ATV)
- Electromagnetic geophysical instruments (Alternating field demagnitizers)
- Height gauges (Altimeters)
- Map measurers (Analog map measurers)
- Inductively coupled plasma ICP spectrometers (Argon plasma atomic emission spectroscopes)
- Spectrophotometers (Atomic absorption AA spectrophotometers)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Automated core analysis systems)
- Axes
- Dredgers (Biological dredges)
- Well logging downhole test equipment (Borehole cameras)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Bottom sampling equipment)
- Nitrogen gas analyzers (Brunauer-Emmett-Teller BET surface area analyzers)
- Organic carbon analyzers (Carbon analyzers)
- Transmission electron microscopes (Cathodoluminescence scopes)
- Benchtop centrifuges (Centrifuges)
- Hammers (Chisel hammers)
- Chromatographic scanners
- Clinometers
- Colorimeters
- Medical computed tomography CT or CAT scanners or tubes (Computed tomography CT scanners)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Core splitters)
- Hammers (Crack hammers)
- Electromagnetic geophysical instruments (Degaussing wands)
- Desktop computers
- Heating or drying equipment or accessories (Dessicators)
- Titration equipment (Digital alkalinity titrators)
- Digital cameras
- Map measurers (Digital map measurers)
- Seismic recorders or seismographs (Digital seismographs)
- Scanners (Digitizers)
- Graphics tablets (Digitizing tablets)
- Dissolved oxygen meters
- Drying cabinets or ovens (Drying ovens)
- Resistivity geophysical instruments (Earth resistivity meters)
- Sonars (Echosounders)
- Conductivity cells (Electrical conductivity cells)
- Conductivity meters (Electrical conductivity meters)
- Electron microscopes (Electron microprobes)
- Electron microscopes
- Bench scales (Electronic bench scales)
- Electronic toploading balances
- Transmission electron microscopes (Fluid inclusion microscopes)
- Fume hoods or cupboards (Fume hoods)
- Solid phase extraction preparations (Fusion fluxes)
- Scintillation crystal assemblies (Gamma ray scintillometers)
- Spectrometers (Gamma ray spectrometers)
- Picks (Geo/paleo picks)
- Geological compasses
- Geological compasses (Geological stratum compasses)
- Seismic geophones (Geophones)
- Global positioning system receivers (Global positioning system GPS devices)
- Gravimeters (Gravity meters)
- Radarbased surveillance systems (Ground penetrating radar GPR)
- Levels (Hand levels)
- Magnifiers (Hand magnifying lenses)
- Laboratory mechanical convection ovens (High temperature laboratory ovens)
- Hydraulic rock drills (Hydraulic earth drills)
- Binocular light compound microscopes (Illuminated microscopes)
- Electromagnetic geophysical instruments (Impulse magnetizers)
- Ion chromatographs
- Laboratory separators (Isodynamic separators)
- Jaw crushers
- Laboratory crushers or pulverizers (Laboratory rock pulverizers)
- Plotter printers (Large-format plotters)
- Laser printers
- Rangefinders (Laser rangefinders)
- Theodolites (Laser theodolites)
- Radarbased surveillance systems (Long range radar equipment)
- Paramagnetic susceptibility analyzers (Magnetic susceptibility measurement systems)
- Paramagnetic susceptibility analyzers (Magnetic susceptibility/anisotropy systems)
- Paramagnetic susceptibility analyzers (Magnetic susceptibility/temperature systems)
- Mainframe computers
- Compasses (Mapping dividers)
- Drafting kits or sets (Mapping scale sets)
- Mass spectrometers
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Mechanical earth drills)
- Water analyzers (Mercury analyzers)
- Gravimeters (Microgravimeters)
- Microscope slides
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Microsplitters)
- Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers (Mobile wireless handheld communication devices)
- Pestle or mortars (Motorized mortars/pestles)
- Sonars (Multibeam echosounders)
- Notebook computers
- Laboratory box furnaces (One-atmosphere furnaces)
- Binocular light compound microscopes (Optical compound microscopes)
- Penetrometers
- Personal computers
- Polarizing microscopes (Petrographic microscopes)
- pH meters
- Map measurers (Planimeters)
- Commercial fishing nets (Plankton nets)
- Compressed air gun (Pneumatic airscribes)
- Paramagnetic susceptibility analyzers (Pocket magnetic susceptibility meters)
- Geological compasses (Pocket transits)
- Polarizing microscopes
- Chemical absorption gas analyzers (Portable organic vapor analyzers)
- Pneumatic rock drills (Powered rock-coring drills)
- Protractors
- Pry bars
- Radiation detectors
- Rangefinders
- Reverse osmosis equipment (Reverse osmosis systems)
- Cold chisels (Rock chisels)
- Magnetometer geophysical instruments (Rock magnetometers)
- Picks (Rock picks)
- Rock cutters (Rock saws)
- Cyclone or vortex grinders (Rotary grinders)
- Laboratory mixers (Roto torque mixers)
- Vacuum or rotary evaporators (Rotoevaporators)
- Sand testing apparatus (Sand grain size gauges)
- Scanners
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Sediment piston corers)
- Water samplers (Sediment samplers)
- Seismic recorders or seismographs (Seismic activity recorders)
- Portable seismic apparatus (Seismic stations)
- Seismic recorders or seismographs (Seismographs)
- Radarbased surveillance systems (Short-range radar equipment)
- Sonars (Side scan sonars)
- Laboratory sifting equipment (Sieve shakers)
- Hammers (Soft face hammers)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Soil augers)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Soil samplers)
- Stereo or dissecting light microscopes (Stereo microscopes)
- Video attachments for microscopes (Stereoscopes)
- Optical diffraction apparatus (Submicron particle size analyzers)
- Geological compasses (Sun compasses)
- Thermographs (Temperature profile recorders)
- Test sieves
- Electromagnetic geophysical instruments (Thermal specimen demagnitizers)
- Thermistors (Thermistor chains)
- Theodolites (Total stations)
- Sonars (Towed sonars)
- Forestry increment borers (Tree corers)
- Triple beam balances
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Tube samplers)
- Water samplers (Tubular water samplers)
- Ultrasonic cleaning equipment (Ultrasonic sieve cleaners)
- Ultraviolet UV lamps
- Underwater cameras
- Penetrometers (Underwater sediment bearing strength probes)
- Drafting kits or sets (Vertical sketchmasters)
- Magnetometer geophysical instruments (Vibrating sample magnetometers)
- Video attachments for microscopes (Video microscopes)
- Open stream current meters (Water current meters)
- Open stream water level recorders (Water level recorders)
- Water samplers (Water sampler bottles)
- Winches
- X ray diffraction equipment (X ray diffractometers)
- Spectrofluorimeters or fluorimeters (X ray fluorescence spectrometers)
- Soil testing kits (X ray fluorescence XRF lead detectors)
Technologies Include:
- Analytical or scientific software
- Alara CRystalView
- Aquifer test software
- Bilko software
- ChemStat software
- Clover Technology GALENA
- Compass Software
- Crystal Maker software
- Data logger software
- Datamine software
- EarthWorks Downhole Explorer
- Earthworks MaxiPit
- EasySolve Software SizePerm
- Enigma software
- EPIC GIS
- Field Data Recorder software
- Gemcom GEMS
- Gemcom Surpac
- Geo-Logic Systems LithoTect Interpreter
- GeoGraphix software
- GeoModel software
- Geostatistical modeling GSTAT software
- Geostatistics software GS+
- gINT software
- Gresens 92
- Groundwater modeling system GMS software
- Groundwater Vistas software
- Hydrogeology Basin2
- HydroSOLVE AQTESOLV software
- IHS Energy PowerTools
- Interpex IXID
- IRIS Seismic Processing Workshop
- Laboratory information management system LIMS software
- Landmark VIP
- Maptek Vulcan
- Mintec MineSight software
- MIT OASES
- Multivariate statistical program MVSP software
- National Geophysical Data Center GEODAS
- OriginLab Origin
- PaleoMag
- Paleontological Statistics PAST
- PaleoTax software
- Parameter Estimation PEST
- PolyMap software
- Red Rock DeltaGraph
- RockWare ChemFlux
- Rockware CrossLog
- RockWare DepthCon2000
- RockWare Erupt
- RockWare FIRSTPIX
- RockWare Geochemist's Workbench GWB
- RockWare GeoTrig
- RockWare GRADIX
- RockWare Grav2Dc
- RockWare Jlog
- RockWare MicroMODEL
- RockWare Plan
- RockWare Potent
- RockWare QuickSyn
- RockWare RockPack III
- RockWare RockWorks
- RockWare VEGO
- RockWare Visual STUNT
- RockWare WinSism
- RSI ENVI
- RSI interactive data language IDL software
- SAS software
- Scientific Software Group FEFLOW
- Scientific Software Group Infinite Extent
- Scientific Software Group SVHeat
- SEA software
- SeeByte SeeTrack
- Seismic interpretation software
- Seismic Micro-Technology KINGDOM
- Seismic visualization software
- Shape software
- Socorro Scientific Software Refract2K
- Solvcalv
- Starpint Software Super Slug
- Strain Sim software
- Systat Software SigmaStat
- TECHBASE software
- TiltSoft software
- Triton Elics International SeaClass
- Waterloo Hydrogeologic AquaChem
- Waterloo Hydrogeologic FlowPath II
- Well logging software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- ACD Systems Canvas
- Atoll GeoCAD
- Autodesk AutoCAD software
- Evolution Computing EasyCAD
- Evolution Computing FastCAD
- Midland Valley 3DMove
- MineSight software
- PowerCAD software
- Schlumberger Inside Reality
- Trimble Terramodel
- Upperspace DesignCAD
- Upperspace ModelCAD
- Data base user interface and query software
- EarthSoft EQuIS Geology
- eNotebook software
- GeoPLUS Petra
- Geosoft DAP server
- MJ Systems Logsleuth
- MySQL software
- Oracle software
- RockWare Stratbugs
- Scientific Software Group ChemPoint/ChemStat
- Data conversion software
- BOSS Didger
- Document management software
- Document Express software
- Electronic mail software
- Email software
- Graphics or photo imaging software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop software
- Golden Software Surfer (graphics or photo imaging feature)
- IGnet software
- Internet browser software
- Internet browser software
- Map creation software
- ER Mapper software
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- ESRI ArcIMS
- ESRI ArcInfo
- ESRI ArcView
- Geographic resources analysis support system GRASS* software
- Geomechanical design analysis GDA software
- Geosoft Oasis montaj
- Geospatial data abstraction library GDAL
- Golden Software Surfer (map creation feature)
- Intergraph ImageStation Stereo Softcopy Kit SSK
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- MapInfo Professional
- MICRODEM
- MineGeo software
- SACLANTCEN
- Terrain surface mapping software
- Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software
- OpenOffice.org
- Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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75.00 | Geography | Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life. |
70.75 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
70.75 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
70.00 | Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
66.25 | Physics | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes. |
64.25 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
55.75 | Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
55.75 | Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
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Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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78.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
75.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
75.00 | Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
75.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
72.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
72.00 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
72.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
72.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
59.50 | Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
56.25 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
56.25 | Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
56.25 | Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
53.00 | Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
53.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
53.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
50.00 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
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Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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78.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
78.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
75.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
75.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
75.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
75.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
75.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
75.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
72.00 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
68.75 | Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
68.75 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
65.50 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
65.50 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
59.50 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
56.25 | Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
56.25 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
56.25 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
53.00 | Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
50.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
50.00 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
50.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
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Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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92.25 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
92.00 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
86.00 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
84.75 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
84.50 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
83.50 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
83.00 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
81.25 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
79.75 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
75.75 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
75.75 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
75.75 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
75.00 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
72.00 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
72.00 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
67.25 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
65.50 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
64.50 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
61.00 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
59.75 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
58.00 | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
57.75 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
56.75 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
56.50 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
55.75 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
54.75 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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89.75 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
89.00 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
86.00 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
82.25 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
80.75 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
79.75 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
79.75 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
78.25 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
75.00 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
75.00 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
68.00 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
65.50 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
65.50 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
61.25 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
60.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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77.83 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
72.17 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
72.17 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
72.17 | Recognition | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
96.80 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
90.60 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
84.40 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
82.40 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
82.40 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
80.00 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
78.80 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
75.40 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
75.00 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
71.20 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
68.80 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
68.20 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
66.80 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
65.20 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
64.40 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
60.60 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
60.60 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
60.00 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
59.40 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
58.80 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
58.20 | Public Speaking | How often do you have to perform public speaking in this job? |
58.20 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
58.20 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
53.20 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
51.20 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
51.20 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
- Job Training
- Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include pharmacists, lawyers, astronomers, biologists, clergy, physician assistants, and veterinarians.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $49,150.00 | $87,480.00 | $131,610.00 |
Virginia | $42,810.00 | $65,940.00 | $107,850.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $53,265.52 | $134,341.38 | $166,165.27 |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $56,243.75 | $66,440.15 | $79,721.74 |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | $51,543.79 | $83,597.18 | $99,379.33 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $61,762.00 | $80,285.61 | $99,903.74 |
Northern Virginia | $53,264.48 | $80,414.38 | $114,069.04 |
Piedmont Workforce | $44,838.61 | $47,411.85 | $70,280.28 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | $41,793.92 | $55,700.65 | $76,089.29 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 24,900 | 26,200 | +5.2% |
Virginia | 334 | 349 | +4.5% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
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