Environmental scientists & geoscientists are most often employed by the Administration of environmental quality & housing programs industry. The average yearly wage for Environmental scientists & geoscientists was $88,811 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Environmental scientists & geoscientists by wage are Firstline supervisors of nonretail sales workers, Public relations & fundraising managers, and Industrial production managers.
Environmental scientists & geoscientists are part of the Life, physical, & social science occupations, along with Agricultural & food scientists, Biological scientists, Conservation scientists & foresters, Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other, Astronomers & physicists, Atmospheric & space scientists, Chemists & materials scientists, Environmental scientists & geoscientists, Other Physical Scientists, Economists, Psychologists, Urban & regional planners, Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists, Agricultural & food science technicians, Biological technicians, Chemical technicians, Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians, and Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants
The top 3 locations that employ the most Environmental scientists & geoscientists are San Diego City (Southwest/Central Coastal) PUMA, CA, Inner Cape Cod Towns & Barnstable Town City PUMA, MA, and Centre County PUMA, PA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Environmental scientists & geoscientists are South of Aldine & Inside Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX, Inner Cape Cod Towns & Barnstable Town City PUMA, MA, and San Diego City (Southwest/Central Coastal) PUMA, CA.
