Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians

Detailed Occupation

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    2024 Workforce
    21.7k
    Average Age
    42.1
    Average Salary
    $84,931
    Average Male Salary
    $88,414
    Average Female Salary
    $75,142

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    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 $84,931 in 2024.

    The locations that employ the most Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians are Rural Nevada PUMA, NV, North Central New Mexico PUMA, NM, and Flint Hills Region--Emporia City PUMA, KS. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians are Rural Nevada PUMA, NV, Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (Central)--Midland County, Midland City PUMA, TX, and Campbell, Goshen, Platte, Johnson, Washakie, Weston, Crook & Niobrara Counties PUMA, WY.

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    Employment

    Employment and salary information for the Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians workforce. Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians workforce in 2024 was 21,651 people, of which 26.2% were women and 73.8% were men.

    Employment Over Time

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    15,970
    Male Workforce
    ± 3.1k
    5,681
    Female Workforce
    ± 1.85k

    The Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians workforce in 2024 was 21,651 people (26.2% women and 73.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of 10.4% between 2014 (19,608) and 2024 (21,651).

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    Employment by Location

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    This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians.

    During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New Mexico ($131,146), Colorado ($124,170), and New Jersey ($113,604).

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    Yearly Wage Ranking

    $84,931
    AVERAGE WAGE
    #88 in the ranking (2014)
    $69,878
    NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
    For all occupations across the US

    In 2024, Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians earned an average of $84,931, $15,054 more than the average national salary of $69,878

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    Wage Distribution

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    0.328
    WAGE GINI

    In 2024, Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.328, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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).

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    Industry

    Information on the industries that employ Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians and on wages 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 Broadcasting & content providers ($172,137).

    Occupations by Industries

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    Value
    21.7k
    2024 Workforce
    ± 3,612
    −2.54%
    1 YEAR GROWTH
    ± 24.1%

    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 31.2%, followed by Support activities for mining with 25.1% and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution with 21.9%.

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    Diversity

    Demographic information on Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians in the US. The workforce of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians in 2024 was 21,651 people, with 26.2% woman, and 73.8% men. The average age of male Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians in the workforce is 42.2 and of female Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians is 41.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians is White.

    Gender and Age

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    The workforce of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians in 2024 was 21,651 people, with 26.2% woman, and 73.8% men.

    The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (3,156 people), 35 to 39 years (2,841  people), and 25 to 29 years (2,742 people). Among them they concentrated 41% of the total workforce.

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    Ethnicity

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    In 2024, 15.5% of Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians workers were Hispanic and 84.5% non-Hispanic.

    The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (81.4%), Puerto Rican (7.12)%, and Dominican (5.96)%

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    Races

    In 2024, 70.1% of the Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians workforce were White, of which 27.2% were women and 72.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (11.4%) and Black (10.3%).

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    Education & Skills

    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 Physical Sciences but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Natural Resources & Conservation.

    Among the necessary skills for Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians, Operations Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians need more than the average amount of Repairing.

    Majors

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    The most common majors achieved by Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Physical Sciences (1,416 people), Biology (1,362 people), and Engineering (1,205 people).

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    Education Levels

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    The main educational levels achieved by the Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians workers were Bachelors Degree (7,014 people), Some college (5,137 people), and High School or Equivalent (4,400 people).

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    Skills

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    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 Operations Monitoring, Active Listening, Monitoring.

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