Number of Employed Geologists by Employment Sector and Region

  North East North Central South East South Central Mountain Pacific Total
Academia 400 1,400 450 800 350 1,500 4,900
Business/Industry              
Environmental 3,500 2,200 2,500 2,300 1,200 2,800 14,500
Other 2,100 2,000 900 15,000 4,100 3,100 27,200
Total Industry 5,600 4,200 3,400 17,300 5,300 5,900 41,700
Consultants              
Environmental 350 - 150 - - 350 850
Other 200 - 100 1,600 1,000 150 3,050
Total Consultants 550 - 250 1,600 1,000 500 3,900
Federal Government              
Environmental 700 700 900 700 1,300 900 5,200
Other 150 200 500 600 250 1,200 2,900
Total Federal 850 900 1,400 1,300 1,550 2,100 8,100
State/Local Government 600 600 900 700 1,000 1,300 5,100
Total 8,000 7,100 6,400 21,700 9,200 11,300 63,700

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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