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Geology, Earth Science

Cuny Lehman College

  • A program that focuses on the scientific study of the earth; the forces acting upon it; and the behavior of the solids, liquids and gases comprising it. Includes instruction in historical geology, geomorphology, and sedimentology, the chemistry of rocks and soils, stratigraphy, mineralogy, petrology, geostatistics, volcanology, glaciology, geophysical principles, and applications to research and industrial problems. Find Colleges Offering Geology, Earth Science Degree.
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    • Job Description
      Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields.
      Salary and Wages

      Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 1,030
      • Average Annual Salary: $164,760
      • Average Hourly Rate: $79.21

      Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 180
      • Average Annual Salary: $121,660
      • Average Hourly Rate: $58.49

      Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 1,350
      • Average Annual Salary: $175,130
      • Average Hourly Rate: $84.20

      New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 970
      • Average Annual Salary: $136,340
      • Average Hourly Rate: $65.55
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 40,743
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 45,381
      • Percent Job Growth: 11.38%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Speech Recognition
      • Speech Clarity
    • 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, oceans, and its magnetic, electrical, and gravitational forces. Includes mineralogists, crystallographers, paleontologists, stratigraphers, geodesists, and seismologists.
      Salary and Wages

      Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 110
      • Average Annual Salary: $99,420
      • Average Hourly Rate: $47.80

      Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 30
      • Average Annual Salary: $55,220
      • Average Hourly Rate: $26.55

      Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 120
      • Average Annual Salary: $76,430
      • Average Hourly Rate: $36.74

      New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 270
      • Average Annual Salary: $71,520
      • Average Hourly Rate: $34.38
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 31,061
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 37,850
      • Percent Job Growth: 21.86%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Category Flexibility
      • Near Vision
      • Speech Clarity
    • Job Description
      Research the distribution, circulation, and physical properties of underground and surface waters; study the form and intensity of precipitation, its rate of infiltration into the soil, movement through the earth, and its return to the ocean and atmosphere.
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 8,314
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 10,337
      • Percent Job Growth: 24.32%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Information Ordering
      • Near Vision
    • Job Description
      Teach courses in the physical sciences, except chemistry and physics.
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Speech Clarity
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