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Updated: 3 Feb 2012

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$32K	$64K	$96K
Salary	$35,929 - $91,558
Bonus	$491.55 - $15,644
Profit Sharing	$501 - $11,423
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$36,013 - $94,404
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 3 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 821

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Job Listings for Geologist Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 13	Project Level Environmental Geologist (Environmental Remediation & Investigations) Sacramento, CA		Sacramento, California
	Level Environmental Geologist for our thriving... Geologist (P.G.) is preferred not required. - Staff to Project Level Environmental Geologist must have a... Indeed
Jan 13	Senior Environmental Geologist (Environmental Consulting Investigation and Remediation Projects)		San Francisco, California
	Senior Environmental Geologist for our thriving San... The ideal and most qualified Environmental Geologist for this opening will have minimum of fifteen (15... Indeed
Jan 13	Project Level Environmental Geologist (5-10 years exp.)- Sacramento (Sacramento, California office		Sacramento, California
	Environmental Geologist to join its thriving... California Registered/ Licensed Geologist is preferred. * Geologist must have a strong environmental... Indeed
Jan 24	Resource Geologists, Senior	AMEC	Denver, Colorado
	Resource Geologists, Senior (Reno, NV. Denver, CO & Phoenix, AZ) Profession: Engineering and Science -> Geology Job Title Resource Geologists, Senior... Indeed

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Companies and Industries for Geologist Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


URS Corporation Inc.	$8,054 - $56,877
Conestoga Rovers and Associates, Inc.	Not enough data
U.S. Geological Survey	Not enough data
ATC Associates Incorporated	Not enough data
Department of Environmental Quality	Not enough data

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Popular Industries

Salary Range


Environmental Consulting	$35,213 - $72,741
Engineering Consulting	$37,952 - $82,436
Oil & Gas Exploration	$45,146 - $140,297
Oil & Gas	$41,696 - $116,297
Gold Mining	$43,021 - $113,601

Key Statistics for Geologist Jobs

Gender

	Female 28%			Male 72%
Salary:	$43,717 - $63,262			$42,192 - $64,735

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

11%

1-4 years

45%

5-9 years

29%

10-19 years

11%

20 years or more

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$35,332 - $72,584
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Geology	$35,536 - $78,059
Master of Science (MS), Geology	$35,521 - $91,483
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Geology	$29,900 - $68,602
Doctorate (PhD)	$42,662 - $168,989

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 89%		Dental: 73%
	Vision: 56%		None: 10%

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Career Path for Geologist Jobs

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Geologist

Salary Range

$36,013 - $94,404

	Staff Geologist $36,347 - $69,033
	Graduate Teaching Assistant $12,214 - $30,187
	Environmental Scientist / Specialist, Including Health $31,575 - $75,846

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Geologist

Salary Range

$36,013 - $94,404

	Sr. Geologist $52,742 - $167,976
	Project Manager, Environmental $39,591 - $101,531
	Petroleum Geologist $47,820 - $193,967

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Geologist Job Description

People with the job title Geologist typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers

Determine the location and plan the extraction of coal, metallic ores, nonmetallic minerals, and building materials, such as stone and gravel. Work involves conducting preliminary surveys of deposits or undeveloped mines and planning their development; examining deposits or mines to determine whether they can be worked at a profit; making geological and topographical surveys; evolving methods of mining best suited to character, type, and size of deposits; and supervising mining operations.

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