Geoscientists

Significant Points

• Work at remote field sites is common.
• Federal, State, and local governments employ 24 percent of all geoscientists.
• A master's degree is usually the minimum educational requirement; a Ph.D. degree is required for most high-level research and college teaching positions.
• Although employment of geoscientists is expected to grow more slowly than average, good job opportunities are expected in most areas of geoscience.

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