Number of Employed Mining and Geological Engineers by Employment Sector and Region

  North East North Central South East South Central Mountain Pacific Total
Academia - -     - 150 150
Business/Industry              
Environmental 50 50 150 . 700 150 1,100
Other 100 900 500 800 1,100 150 3,550
Total Industry 150 950 650 800 1,800 300 4,650
Federal Government              
Environmental 50 - - - - 50 100
Other 350 150 - 50 - - 550
Total Federal 400 150 - 50 - 50 650
State/Local Government - - - 150 - 50 200
Total 550 1,100 650 1,150 1,800 400 5,650

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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