Excellent Job Prospects for Geoscientists

Recent assessments of employment prospects for college graduates have ranked Geoscience very highly.  An analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey by the web site 24/7 Wall St. identified college majors with the lowest unemployment rates. Geoscience ranked as the third best on their list, with an unemployment rate of 0.96% and an average salary of $79,851.  Also, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook estimates job growth for Geoscientists in the next several years as faster than average