Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians

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2019 Workforce

22k

Average Age

40.5

Average Salary

$67,349

Average Male Salary

$72,524

Average Female Salary

$56,070

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 $67,349 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians by wage are Crane & tower operators, Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys, and Registered nurses.

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 Electric power generation, transmission & distribution. 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

$67,349

AVERAGE SALARY

± $8,156

In 2019, Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians earned an average of $67,349, $11,825 more than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Crane & tower operators make somewhat more than Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians while Registered nurses 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

0.254

WAGE GINI

In 2016, Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.254, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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, Support activities for mining, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, Oil & gas extraction, Administration of environmental quality & housing programs, Architectural, engineering & related services, Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Management, scientific & technical consulting services, Ship & boat building, and Metal ore mining.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians, by average wage, are Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, Oil & gas extraction, and Management, scientific & technical consulting services.

Industries by Share

22k

2019 Workforce

± 3,640

−1.99%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 23.8%

The number of people employed as Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians has been declining at a rate of −1.99%, from 22,433 people in 2018 to 21,987 people in 2019.

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 13%, followed by Support activities for mining with 10.4% and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution with 8.93%.

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 42.3 and of female Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians is 36.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

15.1k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 3,014

6.92k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 2,042

68.5% of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex 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)
White (Hispanic)

73.5% of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 13.3% 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 Sex

42.3

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.71

36.6

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 3.69

The median age of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians is 40.5, and Male employees are generally 5.72 years older 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 Biology 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 degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree 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 Repairing, Equipment Maintenance, and Operation and Control.