Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians

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2020 Workforce

31.3k

Average Age

39.8

Average Salary

$64,741

Average Male Salary

$68,809

Average Female Salary

$54,923

About

Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians are most often employed by the Scientific research & development services industry. The average yearly wage for Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians was $64,741 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians by wage are Miscellaneous first-line supervisors, protective service workers, Occupational therapists, and Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers.

Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians are part of the Life, physical, & social science occupations, along with Agricultural & food scientists, Biological scientists, Conservation scientists & foresters, Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other, Astronomers & physicists, and 17 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians are Midland CountyMidland City PUMA, TX, Rural Nevada PUMA, NV, and Houston (Southeast), Pasadena (Southeast), La Porte (South) & Seabrook (East) Cities PUMA, TX. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians are Midland CountyMidland City PUMA, TX, Houston (Southeast), Pasadena (Southeast), La Porte (South) & Seabrook (East) Cities PUMA, TX, and Rural Nevada PUMA, NV.

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians and on wages and locations for those in the field. Scientific research & development services is the industry that employs the most Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians, by average wage, is Electric & gas, and other combinations. Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians are paid most in Houston (Southeast), Pasadena (Southeast), La Porte (South) & Seabrook (East) Cities PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Midland CountyMidland City PUMA, TX.

Yearly Wage

$64,741

AVERAGE SALARY

± $6,694

In 2020, Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians earned an average of $64,741, $8,787 more than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Occupational therapists make somewhat more than Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians while Miscellaneous first-line supervisors, protective service workers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.313

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.313, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians, by number of employees, are Scientific research & development services, Petroleum refining, Support activities for mining, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, Architectural, engineering & related services, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Oil & gas extraction, Administration of environmental quality & housing programs, Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying, and Metal ore mining.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians, by average wage, are Electric & gas, and other combinations, Pipeline transportation, and Oil & gas extraction.

Industries by Share

31.3k

2020 Workforce

± 4,347

−15%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 22.2%

The number of people employed as Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians has been declining at a rate of −15%, from 36,879 people in 2019 to 31,349 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians employed by various industries. Scientific research & development services employs the largest share of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians at 9.97%, followed by Petroleum refining with 9.38% and Support activities for mining with 8.89%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians in the US. The average age of male Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians in the workforce is 40.6 and of female Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians is 37.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

22.2k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 3,655

9.18k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 2,353

70.7% of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

66.9% of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 9.28% of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians.

Age by Sex

40.6

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.36

37.7

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 3.51

The median age of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians is 39.8, and Male employees are generally 2.84 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians is Biology but a relatively high number of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians hold a major in Physical Sciences.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians need more than the average amount of Repairing, Equipment Maintenance, and Operation and Control.