Cuny Queens College Geology and Earth Science

  • 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 and 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. Read more about natural sciences managers in our career profile section.
      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 (2008): 44,600
      • Total Employment Projected (2018): 51,500
      • Percent Job Growth: 6.90%
    • 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. Read more about geoscientists in our career profile section.
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      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 (2008): 33,600
      • Total Employment Projected (2018): 39,400
      • Percent Job Growth: 5.90%
    • 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. Read more about hydrologists in our career profile section.
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2008): 8,100
      • Total Employment Projected (2018): 9,600
      • Percent Job Growth: 1.50%
    • Job Description
      Teach courses in the physical sciences, except chemistry and physics. Read more about postsecondary science teachers in our career profile section.
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    Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
    Geology and Earth Science
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    Overall
    All Students5
     
    By Gender
    Male4
    Female1
     
    By Race
    Non-Resident Alien-
    American Indian-
    Black-
    Asian1
    Hispanic1
    White3
    Unknown-
     
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