Geoscientists
(Except Hydrologists and Geographers)

Low Risk
26%
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
20%
(Minimal Risk)
POLLING
32%
(Low Risk)
Average: 26%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
5.0%
by year 2032
WAGES
$92,580
or $44.51 per hour
Volume
24,620
as of 2023
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
6.6/10

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Calculated automation risk

20% (Minimal Risk)

Minimal Risk (0-20%): Occupations in this category have a low probability of being automated, as they typically demand complex problem-solving, creativity, strong interpersonal skills, and a high degree of manual dexterity. These jobs often involve intricate hand movements and precise coordination, making it difficult for machines to replicate the required tasks.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Originality

  • Social Perceptiveness

User poll

32% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 20% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






Sentiment

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Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Moderate growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers' job openings is expected to rise 5.0% by 2032

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2024.

Wages

High paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers' was $92,580, or $44 per hour

'Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers' were paid 92.6% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Lower range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 24,620 people employed as 'Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 6 thousand people are employed as 'Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers'.

Job description

Study the composition, structure, and other physical aspects of the Earth. May use geological, physics, and mathematics knowledge in exploration for oil, gas, minerals, or underground water; or in waste disposal, land reclamation, or other environmental problems. May study the Earth's internal composition, atmospheres, and oceans, and its magnetic, electrical, and gravitational forces. Includes mineralogists, paleontologists, stratigraphers, geodesists, and seismologists.

SOC Code: 19-2042.00

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Comments

Ajdin (Low) 3 months ago
Whilst AI or just simply computers play a crucial role in the industry, the human factor is definitely here to stay
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N.M. (Low) 3 months ago
It requires doing things that I believe robots will not be advanced enough to do in 20 years.
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Eliana (No chance) 1 year ago
to be a geoscientist you need to travel in the field, collect rocks, analyze sequences, understand and interpret what are you seeing. Maybe AI can help, but you really need to build a full terminator to replace a geologist.
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Rui Bernardino (No chance) 1 year ago
Geologists don't work with numbers, they work with human common sense, theoretical geology ofen doesn't apply in the real world, so you can program a robot that knows everything and it will be dumbfounded when it finds a yellow basalt (yes they exist). Some tasks we do may be automated, sutch as calculations and rock thin section descriptions, that will only allow us to be more productive and focous on the aspects that really matter. There is no replacement for human geometric thinking and thus no way geologists will be replaced by robots
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Moyin Ade 3 years ago
As a student Geologist I agree but I think you’ll still need a Geologist to program the robot. Even in Car manufacturing assembly line still has engineers. Correct/advise me if I’m wrong.👍
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Faisal Ali 4 years ago
When your talking about a (Geologist) this occupation isn't really going to be ''automated'' cause' this work needs to be done by a human not really by computerized bots. I disagree with that but let's say an archaeologist place it'll be possible to replace the work of an archaeologist by AI cause recently AI has discovered some archaeological data that was yrs ago.

I believe that this occupation will still live. It will not most likely be taken by AI I'm 100% confident.
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E 5 years ago
Paleontologists probably not. While robots can have extreme precision, humans can see things which AI programs can't
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leo 4 years ago
AI can see things that human can't see, not the opposite.
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