Below are the skills needed to be geoscientists according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Skill Name | Importance | Competence |
Critical Thinking | 4.12 | 4.12 |
Reading Comprehension | 4.12 | 4.88 |
Science | 4.12 | 4.25 |
Speaking | 4 | 4.25 |
Active Listening | 3.88 | 4.25 |
Below are the abilities needed to be geoscientists according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Ability Name | Importance | Competence |
Inductive Reasoning | 4.12 | 4.38 |
Category Flexibility | 4 | 4.25 |
Deductive Reasoning | 4 | 4.25 |
Oral Comprehension | 4 | 5 |
Oral Expression | 4 | 4.62 |
Below are the knowledge areas needed to be geoscientists according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Knowledge Area | Importance | Competence |
Mathematics | 4.26 | 5.21 |
English Language | 4.13 | 4.87 |
Physics | 4 | 4.88 |
Geography | 3.92 | 5.75 |
Chemistry | 3.88 | 4.88 |
Below are the work activities involved in being geoscientists according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Activity | Importance | Competence |
Analyzing Data or Information | 4.83 | 6.21 |
Getting Information | 4.71 | 5.83 |
Interacting With Computers | 4.48 | 4.39 |
Documenting/Recording Information | 4.38 | 5.04 |
Processing Information | 4.33 | 5.92 |
Below are the work styles involved in being geoscientists according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Style | Importance | |
Analytical Thinking | 4.58 | |
Integrity | 4.58 | |
Attention to Detail | 4.25 | |
Initiative | 4.21 | |
Persistence | 4.12 |
Listed below are the 10 largest metro areas based on the total number of people employed in Geoscientists jobs , as of 2019
Metro Area | Total Employment | Annual Mean Salary |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land | 4,370 | $170,220 |
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood | 1,360 | $124,990 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | 1,120 | $95,130 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | 810 | $92,940 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward | 750 | N/A |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | 700 | N/A |
San Diego-Carlsbad | 620 | $86,980 |
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade | 520 | $96,780 |
Oklahoma City | 520 | $135,380 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell | 510 | $72,270 |
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Source : 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov; O*NET® 24.3 Database, O*NET OnLine, National Center for O*NET Development, Employment & Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, onetonline.org