Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians

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Total Workforce

22.4k

Average Age

39.7

Average Salary

$67,700

Average Male Salary

$68,815

Average Female Salary

$63,671

About

Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians are most often employed by the Petroleum refining industry. The average yearly wage for Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians was $67,700 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians by wage are Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians, Training & development specialists, and Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining.

Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians 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, and 17 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians are Rural Nevada PUMA, NV. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians are Rural Nevada PUMA, NV.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians and on wages and locations for those in the field. Petroleum refining is the industry that employs the most Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians, by average wage, is Petroleum refining. Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians are paid most in Subsistence Alaska PUMA, AK but are relatively concentrated in Rural Nevada PUMA, NV.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$67,700

AVERAGE SALARY

± $7,087

In 2018, Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians earned an average of $67,700, $13,811 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining make somewhat more than Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians while Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.242

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.242, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians.

Spatial Concentration

Rural Nevada PUMA, NV

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians, by number of employees, are Petroleum refining, Architectural, engineering & related services, and Metal ore mining.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians, by average wage, are Petroleum refining, Scientific research & development services, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, Oil & gas extraction, Support activities for mining, and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution.

Industries by Share

22.4k

2018 Workforce

± 3,677

11.8%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 21.3%

The number of people employed as Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians has been growing at a rate of 11.8%, from 20,060 people in 2017 to 22,433 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians employed by various industries. Petroleum refining employs the largest share of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians at 16.1%, followed by Architectural, engineering & related services with 11.5% and Metal ore mining with 6.08%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians in the US. The average age of male Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians in the workforce is 39.1 and of female Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians is 42, and the most common race/ethnicity for Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

17.6k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 3,254

4.86k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,712

78.3% of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
Asian (Non-Hispanic)

67.6% of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 10.6% of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians.

Age by Gender

39.1

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.5

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 4.6

The median age of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians is 39.7, and Male employees are generally 2.89 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians is Business but a relatively high number of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians hold a major in Natural Resources & Conservation.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degree-majorss. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree-majors obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians need more than the average amount of Programming, Science, and Quality Control Analysis.