Employed Geologists, by Field and Level of Highest Degree

  Bachelor's Master's Doctorate Total
Geology 18,300 11,200 4,300 33,800
OTHER Geological Sciences 900 3,200 1,400 5,500
Earth Sciences 800 700 700 2,200
Environmental Science Studies 400 600 - 1,000
Geophysical Engineering 800 150 - 950
Geography 800 50 - 850
Mathematics, General 800 . - 800
Forestry Services 600 50 - 650
Civil Engineering 150 300 200 650
OTHER Agricultural Sciences 50 500 - 550
Chemistry, Except Biochemistry 400 50 100 550
Petroleum Engineering 400 - 200 600
Environmental Engineering - 500 - 500
OTHER Physical and Related Sciences 150 300 - 450
OTHER Engineering-Related Technologies 450 . - 450
Cell and Molecular Biology - 400 - 400
Engineering Sciences, Mechanical and Physics - 200 200 400
Oceanography - 200 150 350
Biology, General 300 - - 300
Other electrical and related engineering 50 - 200 250
OTHER Engineering - 250 - 250
Physics 50 100 50 200
OTHER Philosophy, Religion, Theology . 200 - 200
Mining and Minerals Engineering 50 100 - 150
Plant Sciences 150 - - 150
SUPPRESSED-OTHER Engineering - - 150 150
Applied Mathematics 50 - - 50
Chemical Engineering 50 - - 50
Business Administration and Management . 50 - 50
Fine Arts 50 - - 50
OTHER Conservation/Renewable Natural Resources 50 - - 50
Economics 50 - - 50
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies - - 50 50
Science Teacher Education - 50 - 50
Computer Science - 50 - 50
Engineering, General - 50 - 50
Accounting - 50 - 50
Agricultural Economics 50 - - 50
Law, Prelaw, Legal Studies 50 - - 50
Political Science and Government 50 - - 50
History of Science - - 50 50
OTHER Fields (Not Listed) 350 - - 350
Total 26,350 19,300 7,750 53,400

Data is from the NSF National Survey of College Graduates, 1993
Data reflects status as of 15 April 1993
- = Insufficient data
Data does not include managers who are geologists

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