Gender Distribution by Discipline and Employment Sector

  Atmospheric and Space Scientists Geologists Oceanographers Astronomers Mining and Geological Engineers Undifferentiated Earth Science Professors K-12 Earth Science Teachers Total
  Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male
Academia - 2,000 1,500 3,300 150 1,300 250 950 - 150 2,200 7,000 1,100 4,000 5,200 18,700
Business/Industry                                
Mining - - 400 4,700 - - - - 150 2,500 - - - - 550 7,200
Petroleum - - 1,500 19,000 - - - - 50 700 - - - - 1,550 19,700
Environment - 800 2,300 12,000 50 50 - - - 1,100 - - - - 2,350 13,950
Other 50 1,000 150 150 - 150 250 400 - - - - - - 450 1,700
Total Business / Industry 50 1,800 4,350 35,850 50 200 250 400 200 4,300 - - - - 4,900 42,550
Consultants                                
Mining - - - 250 - - - - - - - - - - - 250
Petroleum - - 50 2,000 - - - - - - - - - - 50 2,000
Environment 50 - - 800 - - - - - - - - - - 50 800
Other - 50 - 700 - - - - - - - - - - - 750
Total Consultant 50 50 50 3,750 - - - - - - - - - - 100 3,800
Federal Government                                
Mining - - 50 100 - - - - 100 200 - - - - 150 300
Petroleum - - - 700 - - - - - - - - - - . 700
Environment 250 2,600 1,800 3,500 50 400 - - 50 50 - - - - 2,150 6,550
Other 200 1,100 1,000 1,000 150 400 200 400 50 150 - - - - 1,600 3,050
Total Federal 450 3,700 2,850 5,300 200 800 200 400 200 400 - - - - 3,900 10,600
State/Local Government 200 200 800 4,400 - - - - - 300 500 150 - - 1,500 5,050
Total 750 7,750 9,550 52,600 400 2,300 700 1,750 400 5,150 2,700 7,150 1,100 4,000 15,600 80,700

Data is from the NSF National Survey of College Graduates, 1993
Data reflects status as of 15 April 1993
- = Insufficient data

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