Occupations of People with their Highest Degree in the Earth Sciences

  Bachelor's Master's Doctorate Total
Geologists 20,000 15,000 6,000 41,000
Top and Mid-Level Managers 10,000 2,400 700 13,100
Easth Science Professors 150 1,000 2,900 4,050
Secondary School Science Teachers 2,400 1,600 - 4,000
Insurance and Real Estate Sales 3,900 - - 3,900
Environmental Engineers 2,100 800 350 3,250
OTHER Occupations 2,900 200 - 3,100
OTHER Service Occupations, Except Health 2,700 200 - 2,900
Farmers, Foresters and Fishermen 2,100 800 - 2,900
OTHER Management Related Occupations 1,500 900 200 2,600
Construction Trades, Miners, and Well-Drillers 2,000 50 - 2,050
OTHER Engineering Technicians 2,000 - - 2,000
Computer Programmers 1,500 400 - 1,900
Sales Occupations, Retail 1,600 100 200 1,900
OTHER Administrative 1,600 - - 1,600
OTHER Computer and Information Science Occupations 1,500 - - 1,500
Sales Occupations, Commodities 1,100 100 - 1,200
E&E, Indus., and Mechanical Engineering Technicians 1,100 100 - 1,200
OTHER Marketing and Sales Occupations 900 100 150 1,150
Transportation and Material Moving 1,100 - - 1,100
OTHER Engineers 900 150 - 1,050
OTHER Physical and Related Scientists 600 150 300 1,050
Mechanics and Repairers 800 200 - 1,000
Surveying/Mapping Technicians 800 150 - 950
Computer Engineers, Software 900 - - 900
Protective Service Workers 900 - - 900
Accountants, Auditors, and other Financial Specialists 900 - - 900
Secretaries, and Receptionists 600 - 200 800
OTHER Natural Science Professors 50 - 700 750
Elementary School Teachers 600 150 - 750
Chemists, Except Biochemists 500 200 50 750
Operators 600 50 - 650
Physical Science Technicians 600 50 - 650
Diagnosing and Treating Health Practitioners 600 - - 600
Artists, Editors, Entertainers, Public Relations, Writers 600 - - 600
Information Systems Scientists and Analysts 150 450 - 600
Mining and Geological Engineers 450 100 50 600
Food Preparation and Service Workers 600 - - 600
Materials and Metallurgical Engineers 350 150 - 500
Computer Systems Analysts 350 150 - 500
Forestry and Conservation Scientists - 500 - 500
Industrial Engineers 450 - - 450
Other Professors - 50 400 450
Surveyors 400 - - 400
Precision Production Occupations 200 - 200 400
Teachers-Pre-Kindergarden and Kindergarden 400 - - 400
Architects 400 - - 400
Oceanographers 150 50 100 300
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 50 50 200 300
Physicists 50 200 50 300
Computer Scientists, Except Systems Analysts - 250 - 250
Accounting Clerks and Bookkeepers 250 - - 250
Sales Engineers 250 - - 250
OTHER Biological and Life Scientists 200 - 50 250
Civil Engineers 200 - 50 250
Electrical and Electronics Engineers 100 - 150 250
Petroleum Engineers 200 50 - 250
Chemical Engineers 150 50 - 200
Agricultural and Food Scientists 150 50 - 200
Lawyers and Judges - - 200 200
Computer Engineers, Hardware 50 - 150 200
Health Technologists 50 150 - 200
Social Workers 200 - - 200
Astronomer 150 - - 150
Bio/Life Technicians 150 - - 150
Chemistry Professors - - 150 150
Clergy 150 - - 150
Medical Science Professors - - 150 150
Teachers, Social Science - 150 - 150
Registered Nurses, Pharmacists, and Therapists 150 - - 150
OTHER Mathematical Scientists 100 - - 100
Aerospace Engineers 50 - 50 100
Physics Professors - - 50 50
Biological Science Professors - - 50 50
Psychologists 50 - - 50
Statisticians - 50 - 50
OTHER Health Occupations 50 - - 50
Teachers, OTHER Subjects 50 - - 50
Theology Professors - 50 - 50
Marine Engineers or Naval Architect 50 - - 50
Anthropologists - 50 - 50
Biological Scientists - 50 - 50
Logical Skipped 20,000 6,000 2,700 28,700
Total 98,850 33,450 16,500 148,800

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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