Number of Geologists by Employment Sector and Age

  25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 Total
Academia 450 1,400 1,300 600 400 350 100 250 - 50 - 4,900
Business / Industry                        
Mining 250 1,100 800 800 1,100 600 100 250 100 - - 5,100
Petroleum 100 3,400 7,000 5,000 1,100 1,600 700 800 600 300 - 20,600
Environmental 1,800 4,500 4,200 2,500 900 150 50 150 - 50 50 14,350
Other - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Industry 2,150 9,000 12,000 8,300 3,100 2,350 850 1,200 700 350 50 40,050
Consultants                        
Mining - - 50 150 - - - - - - - 200
Petroleum - - 300 150 200 200 50 350 450 400 - 2,100
Environmental - 200 50 200 250 - - - 50 - - 750
Other - 100 - 400 50 50 - 100 100 - - 800
Total Consultants - 300 400 900 500 250 50 450 600 400 - 3,850
Federal Government                        
Mining - 50 100 - - - - - - - - 150
Petroleum - - 50 150 150 - 150 - - - - 500
Environmental 200 1,000 1,300 800 600 900 250 50 150 50 - 5,300
Other - 250 350 300 200 - 600 250 50 - - 2,000
Total Federal 200 1,300 1,800 1,250 950 900 1,000 300 200 50 - 7,950
State/Local Government 200 500 800 2,000 700 100 600 150 50 - - 5,100
Total 3,000 12,500 16,300 13,050 5,650 3,950 2,600 2,350 1,550 850 50 61,850

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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