Number of Mining and Geological Engineers by Employment Sector and Age

  25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 Total
Academia - 50 - 50 - - - - - 100
Business / Industry                    
Mining 400 900 1,000 150 250 - - - - 2,700
Petroleum - 300 200 50 50 50 50 - 50 750
Environmental 50 200 300 50 - - 500 - - 1,100
Other - - - 50 - 50 - 100 - 200
Total Industry 450 1,400 1,500 300 300 100 550 100 50 4,750
Federal Government                    
Mining - 100 - - 100 - - - - 200
Environmental - - 50 70 - - - - - 120
Other - - 150 300 - - - - - 450
Total Federal - 100 200 370 100 - - - - 770
State/Local Government - - - 300 - - - - - 300
Total 450 1,550 1,700 1,020 400 100 550 100 50 5,920

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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