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SOC 19-2042
Geoscientists correspond to U.S. O*NET19-2042.00: they study the composition, structure, and physical processes of the Earth, which can be applied to resource exploration and land and environmental problems; tasks include literature research, designing field and laboratory studies, interpreting geological, geochemical, and geophysical data, mapping, modeling, reporting, and academic communication. Includes mineralogy, paleontology, stratigraphy, geodetic measurement, and seismology directions. The name excludes hydrologists and geographers, but tasks such as groundwater research may overlap, and methods or research responsibility are not excluded by title; the current O*NET hydrologist code is 19-2043.00, corresponding to BLS SOC19-2043. U.S. wages and employment cover only this exact occupation; the Chinese mapping and statistics are described as a bounded gap.
Model impact index for three equally weighted representative core tasks; not a measured share of working time or a job-loss probability. floor((0+25+75)/3+0.5)=33; fermatmind-ai-impact-v1; 2026-10-18.
First cover the S1 answers and produce the three tables, then check against the four reference answers and keep the first version, revisions, and hints to observe this learning; internships, methods, and field training are checked separately, and a single correct result cannot determine occupational competence.
Weigh field work, laboratory and computational writing, travel, and uncertain conclusions; not all research directions have the same intensity. U.S. BLS Direct Table 1.2, SOC19-2042 geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers), 2025—2035 employment about 25,400→26,700, official growth 5.1% and net increase about 1,300, annual average openings about 1,800 including growth and replacement needs from transfers and exits. The 2025 self-employed share is 4.9%, and the employment projection includes the self-employed. Endpoints and net values are rounded to one decimal place in thousands, and the rounded endpoints cannot be used to back-calculate and override 5.1%; the 5% shown by OOH is rounding to a whole percentage. This is not the current number of openings, an individual's probability of employment, or an AI causal estimate.
Geoscientists correspond to U.S. O*NET19-2042.00: they study the composition, structure, and physical processes of the Earth, which can be applied to resource exploration and land and environmental problems; tasks include literature research, designing field and laboratory studies, interpreting geological, geochemical, and geophysical data, mapping, modeling, reporting, and academic communication. Includes mineralogy, paleontology, stratigraphy, geodetic measurement, and seismology directions. The name excludes hydrologists and geographers, but tasks such as groundwater research may overlap, and methods or research responsibility are not excluded by title; the current O*NET hydrologist code is 19-2043.00, corresponding to BLS SOC19-2043. BLS2025 main industries: architecture and engineering and related services 27%, mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 17%, management, scientific, and technical consulting 14%, state government 9%, and federal 9% (the latter two excluding education and hospitals and postal, per the original table). The older O*NET 2024 broad categories 46/19/14/other 21 differ from this more detailed classification and cannot be combined into a consistent year. U.S. BLS Direct Table 1.2, SOC19-2042 geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers), 2025—2035 employment about 25,400→26,700, official growth 5.1% and net increase about 1,300, annual average openings about 1,800 including growth and replacement needs from transfers and exits. The 2025 self-employed share is 4.9%, and the employment projection includes the self-employed. Endpoints and net values are rounded to one decimal place in thousands, and the rounded endpoints cannot be used to back-calculate and override 5.1%; the 5% shown by OOH is rounding to a whole percentage. This is not the current number of openings, an individual's probability of employment, or an AI causal estimate. The 2025 broad industry categories this round are professional and technical services 46%, government 19%, and mining 18%, which differ from the OOH detailed categories and are not industry wages.
Career direction comparison
Preface | The comparison below is organized in four columns: 'occupational direction — core work and outputs — key difference — what it is better suited to'. Geological research, hydrologic analysis, regional analysis, and environmental assessment are often linked within the same project or institution, but linkage does not mean they are interchangeable; when choosing across directions, the methods, specifications, authorization, and responsibility boundaries of that direction must be learned anew.
| Occupational direction | Core work and outputs | Key difference | What it is better suited to |
|---|---|---|---|
| This occupation: Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers (O*NET/SOC 19-2042.00, Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers) | Core work and outputs: review literature and design research questions and plans, carry out geological, geophysical, and geochemical field surveys and sample collection and laboratory analysis and experimentation, use software to analyze and interpret data and prepare geological maps, cross sections, charts, and models, and write research reports and papers and communicate findings; outputs are observations, samples, data, maps, models, papers, and reports (O*NET/SOC 19-2042.00). |
AI's impact on the occupation
Insufficient evidence: the exact generative AI exposure level, adoption rate, replacement probability, or wage causal result for 19-2042 was not obtained. Literature summaries, statistics and charts, code, and report drafts can be trialed and checked against real citations, data, methods, assumptions, and uncertainty; task importance and software advertisement mentions cannot be used to infer moderate-to-high exposure. AI Impact Score 33% is an editorial estimate. Model impact index for three equally weighted representative core tasks; not a measured share of working time or a job-loss probability. floor((0+25+75)/3+0.5)=33; fermatmind-ai-impact-v1; 2026-10-18.The three tasks, ratings and sources are listed in the FermatMind method source record on this page.
FermatMind AI Impact Score estimation method v1
FermatMind / 费马测试 · 2026-10-18
Editorial ratings use the existing occupational responsibilities and AI task analysis on this page. They are not adoption rates, measured effects, job-disappearance or personal-unemployment probabilities, or official scores from Stanford or another external institution. No measured time weights or future robot deployment are assumed.
Mainland China salary reference
Classification cross-reference note | This page covers the exact occupation O*NET 19-2042.00 (geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers), which belongs to different objects and authorization levels from hydrologists (19-2043.00), geographers (19-3092.00), mining and geological engineers (17-2151.00), petroleum engineers (17-2171.00), and environmental scientists and specialists (19-2041.00). International occupational classifications (such as ISCO-08) can only indicate the broad position of geoscience and geological positions and cannot replace the U.S. SOC or the qualification, occupational classification, and statistical measures of mainland China. The position boundaries defined in mainland China by work safety, environmental protection, occupational health, surveying and mapping, geological data, and research integrity rules do not correspond exactly one-to-one with the U.S. occupation on this page, and the two have different statistical measures and legal environments, so no numerical conversion is made.
Occupational definition | The geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers) on this page are the exact occupation O*NET 19-2042.00 (geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers): study the composition, structure, and other physical characteristics of the Earth; may apply knowledge of geology, physics, and mathematics to the exploration for oil, natural gas, minerals, or groundwater, or to waste disposal, land reclamation, and other environmental problems; may study the composition of the Earth's interior, the atmosphere and oceans, and their magnetic, electrical, and gravitational fields; covers mineralogists, paleontologists, stratigraphers, geodesists, and seismologists; excludes hydrologists and geographers. Outputs are observations, samples, data, maps, models, papers, and reports; the above is the U.S. measure, and mainland China's work safety, environmental protection, occupational health, surveying and mapping, geological data, and research integrity management rules and statistical measures are described separately on this page.
U.S. salary reference
U.S. 2025 median annual wage $101,920 and hourly wage $49.00; p10/25/75/90 annual wages 59,330/75,110/139,380/200,230. U.S. BLS Direct Table 1.2, SOC19-2042 geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers), 2025—2035 employment about 25,400→26,700, official growth 5.1% and net increase about 1,300, annual average openings about 1,800 including growth and replacement needs from transfers and exits. The 2025 self-employed share is 4.9%, and the employment projection includes the self-employed. Endpoints and net values are rounded to one decimal place in thousands, and the rounded endpoints cannot be used to back-calculate and override 5.1%; the 5% shown by OOH is rounding to a whole percentage. This is not the current number of openings, an individual's probability of employment, or an AI causal estimate.
| Position in the wage statistics | Annual wage reference | Conversion boundaries | How to understand this position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lower boundary) | 10th percentile annual wage $59,330 / hourly wage $28.52 (2025, BLS OEWS, 19-2042.00) | Official annual wage, not an individual's monthly income | The 10th percentile is the lower boundary of the distribution and is not the wage of a new hire, a single skill, or an assistant position. |
Occupational fit guide
Use the three tables in S1 to keep the first calculations, errors, assumptions, and revisions; a single session and a seven-day record do not replace an internship or long-term observation.
You may be better suited to： Fit signals: willingness to take responsibility for research questions, data, interpretation, and safety within the scope of methods and authorization, to move between field, laboratory, and indoor workplaces while staying rigorous, and to keep to evidence and review under project pressure and conclusion disputes and to report according to the rules when anomalies or overreach occur.
These situations require caution： Caution signals: finding it hard to face field conditions and data analysis and uncertain conclusions over the long term, or hard to accept that conclusions may be revised or challenged by peers, or being unwilling to report and refer according to the rules when beyond authorization.
Do an entry exercise： Complete S1 M1—M6 and the four reference answers, keeping the first version and revisions; the paper task involves no sampling and no instrument operation and does not need to depend on a mentor.
Work stress, risks, and occupational boundaries
Direct answer | Four types of failure scenario can be checked: method and data failures, such as sample number mismatch, unit errors, unrecorded method deviations, or unhandled quality anomalies; safety and environmental failures, such as weather, terrain, communication, and protection conditions not checked against the plan; record and integrity failures, such as overwriting original values, untrue citations, or missing versions or data sources; and authorization and collaboration failures, such as issuing formal conclusions beyond one's qualifications or appointment, or unclear delivery scope and review responsibility. The consequences vary with the actual use, and no frequency is estimated; geologists may also lawfully provide applied services and do not always have to refer to an engineer.
Evidence scope | This page is based on the O*NET 19-2042.00 tasks and work context (consulting and reviewing literature and reports 85, communicating geological findings 84, planning or carrying out field studies or surveys and sample collection and drilling and testing projects 83, preparing geological maps and cross sections and reports 83, using software to analyze and interpret data 80, studying the composition and structure or history of the crust 80, analyzing and interpreting geological and geophysical information 79, locating and estimating mineral deposits or groundwater resources 77, studying historical climate change indicators 75, and reviewing the effectiveness of pollution mitigation measures 74; analyzing and interpreting data 92, using computers 92, obtaining information 91, making decisions and solving problems 90, and recording and entering information 87; email 96% every day, face-to-face or personal and team discussions 73% every day, working in or contributing to a team 50% extremely important, outdoor exposure to all weather 44% once a week or more but not every day, and responsibility for the health and safety of others 33% very high); the safety, environment, occupational health, data, surveying and mapping, geological data, and research integrity requirements reference the work safety, environmental protection, occupational health, surveying and mapping, personal information protection, and research integrity regulations; the wage and employment figures use this occupation's own 19-2042.00 measure and serve as background only, not for risk assessment.
Entry, qualifications, and career development
The recommendation is to first check the target stratigraphy and minerals, resources, geophysics, models, or environmental application direction and add the corresponding geoscience, mathematics, methods, and practice. The BLS direct table lists 19-2042 typical entry as a bachelor's degree, no related experience, and no on-the-job training, which is a statistical designation rather than an employer prohibition on training. OOH states that a bachelor's degree in geoscience or a related field is usual, and some positions prefer a master's or doctorate; O*NET Job Zone4 and SVP7 to less than 8 are general Job Zone preparation descriptions, and the education answers are bachelor's 48%, master's 37%, and doctorate 7%, which are not the education shares of all workers or a global hiring threshold. Qualifications are checked against the actual activities: Articles 27—29 of the Surveying and Mapping Law concern the qualification and scope of surveying and mapping units, and Article 30 concerns the qualifications of professional and technical personnel actually engaged in surveying and mapping activities, which cannot be presumed from the name geoscientist; Articles 2/7/8 of the Geological Data Regulation check submission against the data and project scope. Article 28 of the Work Safety Law requires corresponding education and training, and Article 30 requires qualifications only for the special operations specified, not a uniform field permit for all. U.S. OOH states that most states license geologists who offer services to the public, and the specific education, experience, examination, and exemptions are checked against state regulation, with institutional authorization also checked. S1 only practices research data, hypotheses, and version expression.
Job prospects and related occupation moves
2025 U.S. 19-2042 national median $101,920 per year and $49.00 per hour; the percentiles do not imply experience levels. U.S. BLS Direct Table 1.2, SOC19-2042 geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers), 2025—2035 employment about 25,400→26,700, official growth 5.1% and net increase about 1,300, annual average openings about 1,800 including growth and replacement needs from transfers and exits. The 2025 self-employed share is 4.9%, and the employment projection includes the self-employed. Endpoints and net values are rounded to one decimal place in thousands, and the rounded endpoints cannot be used to back-calculate and override 5.1%; the 5% shown by OOH is rounding to a whole percentage. This is not the current number of openings, an individual's probability of employment, or an AI causal estimate. The Chinese statistical gap is kept as a bounded record.
United States · SOC19-2042 geoscientists (BLS Direct Table 1.2, 2025—2035)
U.S. BLS Direct Table 1.2, SOC19-2042 geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers), 2025—2035 employment about 25,400→26,700, official growth 5.1% and net increase about 1,300, annual average openings about 1,800 including growth and replacement needs from transfers and exits. The 2025 self-employed share is 4.9%, and the employment projection includes the self-employed. Endpoints and net values are rounded to one decimal place in thousands, and the rounded endpoints cannot be used to back-calculate and override 5.1%; the 5% shown by OOH is rounding to a whole percentage. This is not the current number of openings, an individual's probability of employment, or an AI causal estimate.
Geoscientists correspond to U.S. O*NET19-2042.00: they study the composition, structure, and physical processes of the Earth, which can be applied to resource exploration and land and environmental problems; tasks include literature research, designing field and laboratory studies, interpreting geological, geochemical, and geophysical data, mapping, modeling, reporting, and academic communication. Includes mineralogy, paleontology, stratigraphy, geodetic measurement, and seismology directions. The name excludes hydrologists and geographers, but tasks such as groundwater research may overlap, and methods or research responsibility are not excluded by title; the current O*NET hydrologist code is 19-2043.00, corresponding to BLS SOC19-2043. O*NET shows 32 tasks, of which 23 are Core and 9 are Supplemental. Literature 85, communication 84, field research 83, charts/reports 83, software analysis 80, crust research 80, information interpretation 79, resource estimation 77, historical climate 75, and pollution mitigation options 74 are all Core; nuclear waste siting 73 and construction inspection 60 are Supplemental. Task importance on a 0—100 scale is not a share of workers. Work activities: analysis 92, computers 92, obtaining 91, decisions 90, recording 87.
Choose a real task from this page for a small practice project or a conversation with someone in the field. Use the planning guides to set a date, an output and feedback questions before deciding whether to continue.
Fit signals | The work activity importance for U.S. O*NET 19-2042.00 shows: analyzing and interpreting data (92), using computers (92), obtaining information (91), making decisions and solving problems (90), recording and entering information (87), communicating with superiors, peers, or subordinates (86), processing information (85), updating and applying relevant knowledge (85), identifying objects, actions, and events (84), and organizing, planning, and prioritizing work (80) are the most important activities for this occupation; the work context shows email 96% every day, face-to-face or personal and team discussions 73% every day, working in or contributing to a team 50% extremely important, coordinating or leading others 46% very important, and dealing with external customers or the public 30% important; work hours 52% more than 40 hours per week; and outdoor exposure to all weather 44% once a week or more but not every day. If you are willing to move between field observation and indoor analysis, can raise questions from data and produce interpretations, explain conclusions and uncertainty clearly, and enjoy communicating with the team and advancing according to the project, the daily demands of this occupation are closer to how you work.
Geoscientists correspond to U.S. O*NET19-2042.00: they study the composition, structure, and physical processes of the Earth, which can be applied to resource exploration and land and environmental problems; tasks include literature research, designing field and laboratory studies, interpreting geological, geochemical, and geophysical data, mapping, modeling, reporting, and academic communication. Includes mineralogy, paleontology, stratigraphy, geodetic measurement, and seismology directions. The name excludes hydrologists and geographers, but tasks such as groundwater research may overlap, and methods or research responsibility are not excluded by title; the current O*NET hydrologist code is 19-2043.00, corresponding to BLS SOC19-2043. O*NET shows 32 tasks, of which 23 are Core and 9 are Supplemental. Literature 85, communication 84, field research 83, charts/reports 83, software analysis 80, crust research 80, information interpretation 79, resource estimation 77, historical climate 75, and pollution mitigation options 74 are all Core; nuclear waste siting 73 and construction inspection 60 are Supplemental. Task importance on a 0—100 scale is not a share of workers. Work activities: analysis 92, computers 92, obtaining 91, decisions 90, recording 87.
S1 experience | 60-minute paper review of three composite cross sections, calculating layer thickness, mean and range, replicate readings, and weights, and distinguishing description, assumption, and unknown. M1—M6 below give the full data and four reference answers; deliver the calculation, assumption difference, and 16:18 handover tables. No real field work is involved, and a single session does not prove long-term fit.
Geoscientists correspond to U.S. O*NET19-2042.00: they study the composition, structure, and physical processes of the Earth, which can be applied to resource exploration and land and environmental problems; tasks include literature research, designing field and laboratory studies, interpreting geological, geochemical, and geophysical data, mapping, modeling, reporting, and academic communication. Includes mineralogy, paleontology, stratigraphy, geodetic measurement, and seismology directions. The name excludes hydrologists and geographers, but tasks such as groundwater research may overlap, and methods or research responsibility are not excluded by title; the current O*NET hydrologist code is 19-2043.00, corresponding to BLS SOC19-2043. The recommendation is to organize the work as research question—observation/experiment—data and hypothesis testing—charts/models—conclusion limitations—review and handover.
Research plan and record statement | First check the research question, strata, methods, workload, accuracy, and field safety conditions. Register observation points, sample numbers, locations, strata, and transfers according to the plan; check instrument calibration or verification status and valid records, without requiring recalibration for every use. Keep the original data, method deviations, quality results, and versions; lawful corrections keep the original value, the basis, the reason, and the true time, and unknowns must not be completed by invention. Data provision, professional services, and signing are checked against the actual activities, jurisdiction, qualifications, and institutional authorization. Important observations and interpretations should be reviewable.
Quality and research integrity statement | Carry out observation and research according to project procedures and quality and research integrity requirements: sample and observation point numbering, locations, strata, and chain-of-custody information must remain traceable; check instrument calibration or verification status and valid records according to the actual methods; replicate observations, quality control samples, and blind samples are used according to the plan with results recorded; deviations from standard methods must record the reason and quality control evidence; before field work, confirm the boundaries of environment, energy, and personnel and use protective equipment correctly; data that is controlled, classified, location-sensitive, or involves personal information is managed on a minimum-necessary basis with permissions and retention periods and with processing traces kept; before publication and sharing, check data availability, authorship and contributions, peer review, and ethics requirements; and when data anomalies, sample contamination, numbering mismatch, instrument calibration or verification status not meeting method requirements, conclusions beyond what the data supports, or research integrity and data security problems are found, stop immediately and report and review according to the rules.
Geoscientists correspond to U.S. O*NET19-2042.00: they study the composition, structure, and physical processes of the Earth, which can be applied to resource exploration and land and environmental problems; tasks include literature research, designing field and laboratory studies, interpreting geological, geochemical, and geophysical data, mapping, modeling, reporting, and academic communication. Includes mineralogy, paleontology, stratigraphy, geodetic measurement, and seismology directions. The name excludes hydrologists and geographers, but tasks such as groundwater research may overlap, and methods or research responsibility are not excluded by title; the current O*NET hydrologist code is 19-2043.00, corresponding to BLS SOC19-2043. Adjacent occupations also define questions and analyze and interpret data; signing and acceptance authority is checked against the actual jurisdiction, qualifications, and tasks.
| Dimension | Main directions | Comparison directions |
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| Core purpose | Core purpose of this occupation | Taking research questions, earth materials and processes, data, and interpretation as its object, complete research work within the limits of methods, safety, integrity, and authorization: raise questions and hypotheses, design and carry out field and laboratory surveys and experiments, process and interpret data according to the method basis, and prepare maps, models, reports, and papers, so that conclusions are verifiable, methods, data, uncertainty, and limitations are traceable, and boundaries can be explained. |
Consult and review research literature and environmental, historical, and technical reports, define the research question and hypotheses, the workload, and the accuracy requirements, and explain the method basis, uncertainty, and use boundaries.
Plan or carry out geological, geochemical, or geophysical field studies or surveys, sample collection, or drilling and testing projects, observe and number according to the accuracy requirements, and keep records traceable.
Study the composition and structure of the crust by collecting, examining, measuring, or classifying soil, minerals, rocks, or fossil remains, use instruments according to the methods, and register calibration and quality control results.
Use computer software to analyze and interpret geological, geochemical, or geophysical information, prepare geological maps, cross sections, charts, and models, and distinguish observed facts from interpretive inference.
Write research papers, attend conferences, or teach geological science at universities, prepare technical reports and recommendations, and explain conclusions, uncertainty, and limitations clearly.
Manage samples and data according to the method basis and quality control and traceability requirements, distinguish publicly releasable results from controlled, classified, or location-sensitive data, and collaborate with the team and external clients according to the project while keeping records.
Qualifications are checked against the actual activities: Articles 27—29 of the Surveying and Mapping Law concern the qualification and scope of surveying and mapping units, and Article 30 concerns the qualifications of professional and technical personnel actually engaged in surveying and mapping activities, which cannot be presumed from the name geoscientist; Articles 2/7/8 of the Geological Data Regulation check submission against the data and project scope. Article 28 of the Work Safety Law requires corresponding education and training, and Article 30 requires qualifications only for the special operations specified, not a uniform permit for all field work. U.S. OOH states that most states license geologists who offer services to the public, and the specific education, experience, examination, and exemptions are checked against state regulation, with institutional authorization also checked. Identifiable natural person information is checked for lawful basis, minimum necessity, and retention period under Articles 4/6/13/19 of the Personal Information Protection Law; consent is not the only basis, and ordinary coordinates are not automatically personal information.
| Hydrology, geography, and environmental science can also design research, interpret data, and report; mining and petroleum engineering also analyze geological and resource records. They are distinguished by specific research questions and application outputs, and the problem definition and safety responsibility of adjacent occupations are not excluded. |
| Better suited to people who are willing to move between field, laboratory, and indoor workplaces, can raise questions from data and produce interpretations, explain conclusions, uncertainty, and limitations clearly, and are willing to follow the method basis and research integrity and data sharing requirements. |
| Hydrologists (19-2043.00) | Core work and outputs: carry out hydrologic observation and analysis and build and calibrate hydrologic models, evaluate water resources and flood risk, and prepare analysis and evaluation reports; outputs are hydrologic analysis and evaluation conclusions. | Hydrologists: study the distribution, circulation, and properties of water, water resources, and pollution or flood problems, and carry out observation, modeling, and reporting; groundwater work may overlap with geological research. | Better suited to people who want to work on hydrologic observation, analysis and modeling, and water resource evaluation; this occupation leans more toward research and interpretation of earth materials and processes and maps and models. |
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| Geographers (19-3092.00) | Core work and outputs: carry out regional surveys, spatial analysis, and thematic mapping, study human-land relations and land use and cultural and environmental phenomena, and write regional analysis and interpretation; outputs are regional analysis and thematic maps. | Key difference: geographers mainly study spatial relations, human-land relations, and regional phenomena, while geoscientists mainly study earth materials and processes; land use, regional development, mapping, and recommendations may overlap, and planning or policy research responsibility is not excluded by title. | Better suited to people who want to work on regional surveys, spatial analysis, and human-land relations research; this occupation leans more toward research and interpretation of earth materials and processes and resource, subsurface, and deep problems. |
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| Mining and Geological Engineers (17-2151.00) | Mainly oriented to extraction engineering and safety applications, while this occupation mainly studies earth materials and processes; both may take part in resource estimation and interpretation. | Mining and Geological Engineers: design mines or extraction methods, assess geological conditions, resources, and safety, and prepare engineering schemes and technical reports. | Those who prefer engineering schemes, calculation, and extraction management may explore this direction; formal signing and acceptance requirements are checked separately against jurisdiction and appointment. |
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| Petroleum Engineers (17-2171.00) | Core work and outputs: design drilling, completion, production, and stimulation schemes and carry out calculations and economic evaluations, assess operating risks, and prepare schemes and reports; outputs are engineering schemes and professional conclusions. | Petroleum Engineers: design drilling, completion, production, and stimulation schemes and analyze well and reservoir records, operations, and economics; geologists also take part in oil and gas exploration. | Better suited to people who want to work on oil and gas engineering scheme design, calculation, and optimization; this occupation leans more toward oil and gas related geological and geophysical research and data interpretation. |
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| Environmental Scientists and Specialists (19-2041.00) | Core work and outputs: design and carry out environmental sampling, monitoring, and experimentation, analyze pollution, ecological, and resource problems and assess impacts, prepare assessment reports and protection recommendations, and take part in policy and public communication; outputs are monitoring and assessment reports and recommendations. | Key difference: environmental scientists focus on pollution, environmental investigation, and protection assessment, while geoscientists focus on earth materials and processes; contaminated site investigation, mitigation option review, and compliance research may overlap, and external authority is checked against the actual jurisdiction and qualifications. | Better suited to people who want to work on environmental monitoring, experimentation, assessment, and policy recommendations; this occupation leans more toward research and interpretation of earth materials and processes and resource, subsurface, and deep problems. |
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Compared by main object and output: this occupation studies earth materials and processes, hydrology studies the water cycle and water resources, geography studies spatial relations, mining and petroleum engineering focus on design and optimization, and environmental science studies pollution and protection. Tasks may overlap; the occupation name does not automatically grant signing authority.
Transition | This page places adjacent positions side by side by 'object, output, and authorization level' to help you judge which kind of earth materials and processes research, hydrologic analysis, regional analysis, engineering design, or environmental assessment position you want to invest in long term. Whichever direction you choose, what really determines whether you can take the job is the education, methods, specifications, authorization, and responsibility requirements of that direction, the ability to record the method basis, data, uncertainty, and limitations clearly, and the willingness to take responsibility for data quality, field safety, the environment, and research integrity; interest questionnaires are only used to raise questions.
Technical feasibility: a task may be technically reachable by a tool, which is only a feasibility judgment and does not mean its use is permitted or that institutions have adopted it.
Institutional and regulatory adoption: whether to introduce a tool depends on work safety, occupational health, environmental protection, surveying and mapping, geological data, and research integrity requirements and on the institution's quality and data rules; responsibility for data, safety, and integrity cannot be transferred by introducing a tool.
U.S. BLS Direct Table 1.2, SOC19-2042 geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers), 2025—2035 employment about 25,400→26,700, official growth 5.1% and net increase about 1,300, annual average openings about 1,800 including growth and replacement needs from transfers and exits. The 2025 self-employed share is 4.9%, and the employment projection includes the self-employed. Endpoints and net values are rounded to one decimal place in thousands, and the rounded endpoints cannot be used to back-calculate and override 5.1%; the 5% shown by OOH is rounding to a whole percentage. This is not the current number of openings, an individual's probability of employment, or an AI causal estimate.
| Work direction | Task | Current changes | Human control points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consult and review research literature and reports and define the question, hypotheses, and plan | Research question, literature, and plan | Search, summarization, and organization can be assisted; question definition and plan judgment rest with people | The question, methods, and safety boundaries are confirmed by the individual together with the position responsible for the project |
| Plan or carry out field surveys and sample collection and observe and number according to the accuracy requirements | Field survey, observation, and sampling | Recording and parameter organization can be assisted; observation, judgment, and safety rest with people | Observation, sampling, and safety are completed by the individual according to the plan |
| Carry out sample analysis and experimentation and register calibration and quality control results | Laboratory analysis and experimentation | Calculation and statistics can be assisted; result judgment rests with people | Laboratory operations and result judgment are completed by the individual |
| Clean and process data and carry out statistics, modeling, interpretation, and uncertainty assessment | Data processing, interpretation, and modeling | Statistics, visualization, and code can be assisted; interpretation and review rest with people | Whether interpretation exceeds what the data supports is reviewed by the individual together with peers |
| Prepare geological maps, cross sections, charts, models, reports, and papers | Maps, reports, and papers | Layout, drafts, and drafting can be assisted; conclusions and the measure used rest with people | Accuracy of expression and the measure used and authorship are the individual's responsibility |
| Communicate geological findings and interpretations through papers, conferences, and teaching | Result communication and teaching | Courseware and materials can be assisted; conclusions and integrity rest with people | The accuracy of teaching and communication content is the individual's responsibility |
| Organize data, scripts, and metadata and share and archive them within authorization | Data, results, and handover | Versions and metadata can be assisted; sharing responsibility rests with people | Sharing, archiving, and controlled boundaries are completed by the individual within authorization |
Sources are used according to the actual topic, occupation, jurisdiction, and year; generic exposure does not directly give a rating for this occupation, and BLS wages and projections do not prove an AI contribution.
The following are editorial trial suggestions at the task level and must be measured for accuracy, time, and rework; they are not statistics showing that this occupation has adopted them or gained speed.
What AI mainly changesLiterature summaries, unit and table cleanup, and statistics and code drafts can be trialed and checked against the original data, citations, and calculations; whether they save time must be measured.
Still the responsibility of peopleDefining the research question and judging the method basis and deviations
What AI mainly changesRecords, metadata, reports, manuscripts, and chart drafts can be assisted by tools
Still the responsibility of peopleChecking sample and observation identity and judging whether interpretations exceed what the data supports and the uncertainty
What AI mainly changesProject statistics, outreach materials, knowledge bases, and training materials can be generated by tools
Still the responsibility of peoplePublication of results and external provision of papers and reports and safety and integrity responsibility
Responsibility preface | Efficiency can be outsourced to tools, but research questions, methods, data, interpretation, and safety cannot. The five steps below are the human responsibility points that must be preserved before and after adopting any digital tool.
Question and boundaries: the research question, method basis, accuracy, and field and laboratory safety conditions must be determined by personnel with the corresponding authorization, and tools do not replace question definition and plan judgment.
Samples, observations, and quality: observation points, sample numbering, locations, strata, instrument calibration, and quality control must be completed by the individual according to specifications, and tools do not replace quality validation.
Data and interpretation: data processing, statistics, modeling, anomalies, deviations, and uncertainty must be checked and reviewed by the individual, tool output must not be used directly as the basis for a report or conclusion, and interpretation must not exceed what the data supports.
Safety, integrity, and data: hazardous samples, field and laboratory work, and controlled, classified, location-sensitive, or personal information data must be managed according to minimum-necessary, permit, and retention period requirements, and tools must not be used to send them externally or generate unverified content.
Publication and change: external provision, publication, and sharing of papers, reports, data, and results and process changes must take place within the scope of authorization and research integrity and data security requirements, and data anomalies, interpretations beyond what is supported, or data and integrity problems must be reported according to the rules.
Can lead to wrong conclusions or consequences for safety decisions or environmental or resource judgments
Control method:Before publication and submission, the individual must verify the method basis, samples, data, quality control, and uncertainty conditions and keep records
Can cause sample mismatches, systematic data bias, or distorted interpretation
Control method:The sample chain, calibration, quality control, and interpretation judgments must be completed by personnel with the corresponding authorization according to specifications
Can violate data, confidentiality, safety, surveying and mapping, and geological data requirements
Control method:Limit purpose, retention period, and access authority, and do not upload controlled data to external services or unauthorized environments
Distorted records or untrue citations affect quality, research integrity, and audits
Control method:Records and citations must reflect the real observation and analysis process, and generating unverified content is prohibited
When data disputes or safety, integrity, or result ownership problems arise, responsibility cannot be defined
Control method:Before adopting a tool, clarify the responsible persons and approval paths for question confirmation, observation, verification, authorship and publication and reporting, and contribution and authorship, and keep records
Use tools in assistive steps that can be rolled back: literature search and organization, data cleaning and format conversion and preliminary statistics and chart drafts, and metadata and record organization; research questions, methods, interpretation, and field safety judgments are governed by the plan, mentoring, and authorization.
Use digital tools for data processing, statistics, mapping, modeling, and manuscripts and report drafts; whether the method basis, quality control, and interpretation stay within what the data supports remains the responsibility of the individual according to specifications and authorization.
Use tools for multi-source data fusion, models, visualization, knowledge bases, and training material organization; complex and controlled matters (isolating anomalous data, reviewing interpretations, and research integrity and data security problems) are confirmed by the individual together with quality and research management positions.
Use tools for project statistics, audits, and document and knowledge management; publication of results and external provision of papers and reports and conclusions must be approved by a person and documented.
Insufficient evidence: the replacement probability for this occupation was not obtained, and it cannot be guaranteed that it will not be replaced. Responsibility for research design, field and laboratory data quality, interpretation, and publication is implemented according to the actual position, and tool output must also be reviewed.
Source:O*NET 19-2042.00 (tasks and work context)Original material ↗
The O*NET associated advertisements list Python6%, Git5%, MATLAB2%, and similar, which does not prove that all positions require coding or AI; check the specific research methods and hiring requirements.
Source:O*NET associated job posting softwareOriginal material ↗
Editorial suggestion | Literature summaries, field and unit checks, descriptive statistics, maps, code, and report drafts can be trialed in an authorized environment and checked against the original materials, real citations, methods, assumptions, and uncertainty. No task exposure ranking, actual adoption rate, or effect for this occupation has been established, so which tasks are most affected cannot be judged.
Source:O*NET occupational tasksOriginal material ↗
U.S. BLS Direct Table 1.2, SOC19-2042 geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers), 2025—2035 employment about 25,400→26,700, official growth 5.1% and net increase about 1,300, annual average openings about 1,800 including growth and replacement needs from transfers and exits. The 2025 self-employed share is 4.9%, and the employment projection includes the self-employed. Endpoints and net values are rounded to one decimal place in thousands, and the rounded endpoints cannot be used to back-calculate and override 5.1%; the 5% shown by OOH is rounding to a whole percentage. This is not the current number of openings, an individual's probability of employment, or an AI causal estimate.
Source:BLS direct 2025—2035 projectionOriginal material ↗
Cannot be assumed on one's own. The research question, method basis, data, interpretation, and publication of results are the responsibility of positions and institutions with the corresponding authorization, and must be carried out by the individual based on methods and records with responsibility for the consequences; AI can assist with search, statistics, mapping, code, and drafts, but cannot replace raising questions, verification, authorization, and accountability, nor can it replace engineering design, resource reserve certification, professional acceptance, or safety and environmental conclusions.
Source:Editorial responsibility suggestion; professional conclusions and publication authority are checked against the actual jurisdiction and projectOriginal material ↗
The ability to turn a research question into an executable research design and observation plan, the ability to judge the method basis and data and uncertainty and reproducibility, the ability to explain geological and geophysical phenomena clearly and honestly mark limitations, and a grasp of the boundaries of field safety, environmental protection, data, integrity, and sharing together with an awareness of traceable recordkeeping.
Source:O*NET tasks and contextOriginal material ↗
Judge with three layers of evidence: technical feasibility, whether institutions and regulations adopt it (depending on work safety, occupational health, environmental protection, surveying and mapping, and research integrity requirements), and job outcomes (this page uses this occupation's own 19-2042.00 measure); combine local energy, mineral, environmental, and engineering survey demand with project and automation levels rather than looking only at tool demonstrations.
Source:Editorial checking method, combined with BLS projections and generic governanceOriginal material ↗
When trialing summaries, calculations, code, and maps, keep the inputs, versions, real citations, and check records, and compare rework. Research questions, methods, interpretation, and safety must be borne according to the specific duties, and no guarantee is made that the responsibility structure or positions will never change.
Insufficient evidence: this round checked the National Bureau of Statistics 2025 urban unit wage release and the original enterprise compensation survey links and did not obtain a Chinese national occupational wage distribution, employment projection, or pay structure exactly corresponding to 19-2042; the releases read are industry and five job category aggregates, which are not filled in for this occupation and do not prove that no other national data exists.
Insufficient evidence: this round checked the National Bureau of Statistics 2025 urban unit wage release and the original enterprise compensation survey links and did not obtain a Chinese national occupational wage distribution, employment projection, or pay structure exactly corresponding to 19-2042; the releases read are industry and five job category aggregates, which are not filled in for this occupation and do not prove that no other national data exists.
Insufficient evidence: this round checked the National Bureau of Statistics 2025 urban unit wage release and the original enterprise compensation survey links and did not obtain a Chinese national occupational wage distribution, employment projection, or pay structure exactly corresponding to 19-2042; the releases read are industry and five job category aggregates, which are not filled in for this occupation and do not prove that no other national data exists.
Insufficient evidence: this round checked the National Bureau of Statistics 2025 urban unit wage release and the original enterprise compensation survey links and did not obtain a Chinese national occupational wage distribution, employment projection, or pay structure exactly corresponding to 19-2042; the releases read are industry and five job category aggregates, which are not filled in for this occupation and do not prove that no other national data exists.
| Preparation item | Applicable duties | Notes and checking suggestions |
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| Geology, geophysics, geochemistry, environment, engineering, or mathematics and statistics related education and training | Check the target position posting | The BLS direct table lists 19-2042 typical entry as a bachelor's degree, no related experience, and no on-the-job training, which is a statistical designation rather than an employer prohibition on training. OOH states that a bachelor's degree in geoscience or a related field is usual, and some positions prefer a master's or doctorate; O*NET Job Zone4 and SVP7 to less than 8 are general Job Zone preparation descriptions, and the education answers are bachelor's 48%, master's 37%, and doctorate 7%, which are not the education shares of all workers or a global hiring threshold. This is a U.S. preparation description; the Chinese target posting is checked separately. |
| Field observation, sampling, experimentation, instrument, and quality control skills | Check according to the actual duties | Add method and quality training for the target field, laboratory, mapping, or modeling direction; U.S. advertisement software mentions are not the majority hiring requirement in China. |
| Field safety, protection, and emergency training | Field and laboratory work positions | Qualifications are checked against the actual activities: Articles 27—29 of the Surveying and Mapping Law concern the qualification and scope of surveying and mapping units, and Article 30 concerns the qualifications of professional and technical personnel actually engaged in surveying and mapping activities, which cannot be presumed from the name geoscientist; Articles 2/7/8 of the Geological Data Regulation check submission against the data and project scope. Article 28 of the Work Safety Law requires corresponding education and training, and Article 30 requires qualifications only for the special operations specified, not a uniform permit for all field work. U.S. OOH states that most states license geologists who offer services to the public, and the specific education, experience, examination, and exemptions are checked against state regulation, with institutional authorization also checked. Field training is arranged according to route, weather, communication, personnel, and equipment risks, and there is no single field permit for everyone. |
| Data, results, and research integrity management training (where applicable) | Positions involving controlled or classified data or publication and sharing | Personal information is checked for lawful basis, minimum necessity, and retention period under Articles 4/6/13/19; ordinary coordinates are not automatically personal information or secret, and results are checked against the actual material scope and project rules. |
Insufficient evidence: this round checked the National Bureau of Statistics 2025 urban unit wage release and the original enterprise compensation survey links and did not obtain a Chinese national occupational wage distribution, employment projection, or pay structure exactly corresponding to 19-2042; the releases read are industry and five job category aggregates, which are not filled in for this occupation and do not prove that no other national data exists.
Industry reference | Check against the real employer's geological survey, research, or technical service industry; NBS2025 national urban Scientific Research and Technical Services: non-private 182,064 yuan / year and private 83,560 yuan / year, which are pre-tax annual averages of employed persons and exclude self-employed individuals and freelancers. Not the median, starting wage, or take-home pay of geoscientists, and historical U.S. employment industry shares do not prove Chinese demand.
The U.S. O*NET2024 mining/quarrying/oil and gas share is 14%, which is an employment industry share, not an industry average wage or Chinese demand.
The U.S. O*NET2024 government share is 19%, which is not Chinese occupational statistics; the industry classification of specific Chinese units should be checked separately.
Insufficient evidence: the causal effect of AI on wages for this occupation was not obtained; statistics and drafts can be trialed and reviewed, and the share of tasks or advertised software does not equal an exposure level.
| Median (50%) | Median annual wage $101,920 / median hourly wage $49.00 (2025, BLS OEWS, 19-2042.00) | Official annual wage, not take-home pay | The median is the midpoint of the distribution, not a starting wage, and does not prove a guaranteed increase with education and duties. |
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| 90th percentile (upper boundary) | 90th percentile annual wage $200,230 / hourly wage $96.26 (2025, BLS OEWS, 19-2042.00) | Official annual wage, not take-home pay | The 90th percentile is the upper boundary of the distribution and is not the wage of a higher degree, combined skills, or a management position. |
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Wage · median：Median annual wage $101,920 / median hourly wage $49.00 (2025, BLS OEWS, this occupation (19-2042.00))；Measure | May 2025 U.S. SOC19-2042 national median wage. The position in the distribution does not imply seniority, a starting wage, or a higher-degree wage. OEWS is pre-tax regular wages, including production bonuses, commissions, and some allowances, excluding nonproduction bonuses, overtime premiums, shift differentials, and employer benefits, and excluding self-employment income. It does not imply skill or duty wage causality.； boundary | the distribution is not a personal wage promise； the sources and specific scope are checked in the body text.
Wage · 10th percentile：10th percentile annual wage $59,330 / hourly wage $28.52 (2025, BLS OEWS, this occupation (19-2042.00))；Measure | May 2025 U.S. SOC19-2042 national 10th percentile wage. The position in the distribution does not imply seniority, a starting wage, or a higher-degree wage. OEWS is pre-tax regular wages, including production bonuses, commissions, and some allowances, excluding nonproduction bonuses, overtime premiums, shift differentials, and employer benefits, and excluding self-employment income. It does not imply skill or duty wage causality.； boundary | the distribution is not a personal wage promise； the sources and specific scope are checked in the body text.
Wage · 25th percentile：25th percentile annual wage $75,110 / hourly wage $36.11 (2025, BLS OEWS, this occupation (19-2042.00))；Measure | May 2025 U.S. SOC19-2042 national 25th percentile wage. The position in the distribution does not imply seniority, a starting wage, or a higher-degree wage. OEWS is pre-tax regular wages, including production bonuses, commissions, and some allowances, excluding nonproduction bonuses, overtime premiums, shift differentials, and employer benefits, and excluding self-employment income. It does not imply skill or duty wage causality.； boundary | the distribution is not a personal wage promise； the sources and specific scope are checked in the body text.
Wage · 75th percentile：75th percentile annual wage $139,380 / hourly wage $67.01 (2025, BLS OEWS, this occupation (19-2042.00))；Measure | May 2025 U.S. SOC19-2042 national 75th percentile wage. The position in the distribution does not imply seniority, a starting wage, or a higher-degree wage. OEWS is pre-tax regular wages, including production bonuses, commissions, and some allowances, excluding nonproduction bonuses, overtime premiums, shift differentials, and employer benefits, and excluding self-employment income. It does not imply skill or duty wage causality.； boundary | the distribution is not a personal wage promise； the sources and specific scope are checked in the body text.
Wage · 90th percentile：90th percentile annual wage $200,230 / hourly wage $96.26 (2025, BLS OEWS, this occupation (19-2042.00))；Measure | May 2025 U.S. SOC19-2042 national 90th percentile wage. The position in the distribution does not imply seniority, a starting wage, or a higher-degree wage. OEWS is pre-tax regular wages, including production bonuses, commissions, and some allowances, excluding nonproduction bonuses, overtime premiums, shift differentials, and employer benefits, and excluding self-employment income. It does not imply skill or duty wage causality.； boundary | the distribution is not a personal wage promise； the sources and specific scope are checked in the body text.
The five percentiles are positions in the national wage distribution and do not imply experience levels; the four 2025 in-industry occupational medians have been verified, but industry percentiles and all regions have not.
OEWS is pre-tax regular wages, including production bonuses, commissions, and some allowances, excluding nonproduction bonuses, overtime premiums, shift differentials, and employer benefits, and excluding self-employment income; the annual and hourly figures use a standard 2080-hour year and are rounded independently, and 59,330/2080 cannot be used to back-calculate and replace the official hourly wage of 28.52, nor to infer an individual's take-home pay.
2025 OEWS presented via O*NET, an employer wage estimate; occupation 19-2042, with annual and hourly figures rounded independently. The activity scores analysis 92 and computers 92 are not wage effects.
Check the specific region, industry, contract, duties, and qualifications; the official distribution does not determine individual income.
| Industry | Median wage for this occupation in this industry | How to understand |
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| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | $158,590 / year (May 2025, SOC19-2042 industry median) | BLS OOH in-industry median for this occupation, not the average of employees in all industries, and not an individual's starting wage, wage causality, or a Chinese position. |
| Federal government (excluding postal) | $119,430 / year (May 2025, SOC19-2042 industry median) | BLS OOH in-industry median for this occupation, not the average of employees in all industries, and not an individual's starting wage, wage causality, or a Chinese position. |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | $93,600 / year (May 2025, SOC19-2042 industry median) | BLS OOH in-industry median for this occupation, not the average of employees in all industries, and not an individual's starting wage, wage causality, or a Chinese position. |
| Architecture, Engineering, and Related Services | $83,190 / year (May 2025, SOC19-2042 industry median) | BLS OOH in-industry median for this occupation, not the average of employees in all industries, and not an individual's starting wage, wage causality, or a Chinese position. |
BLS2025 in-industry occupational medians differ; see the four rows on this page. Observing the differences cannot prove an individual job change pay increase or an oil and gas risk allowance.
Insufficient evidence: the correspondence between regional wages and living costs for this occupation was not obtained, and regional purchasing power is not inferred from national percentiles.
Insufficient evidence: no causal estimate of education, qualifications, software, or project duties raising individual income was obtained; check the specific position contract.
Measure | U.S. BLS Direct Table 1.2, SOC19-2042 geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers), 2025—2035 employment about 25,400→26,700, official growth 5.1% and net increase about 1,300, annual average openings about 1,800 including growth and replacement needs from transfers and exits. The 2025 self-employed share is 4.9%, and the employment projection includes the self-employed. Endpoints and net values are rounded to one decimal place in thousands, and the rounded endpoints cannot be used to back-calculate and override 5.1%. The 5% shown by OOH is rounding to a whole percentage. This is not the current number of openings, an individual's probability of employment, or an AI causal estimate.； boundary | the distribution is not a personal wage promise； the sources and specific scope are checked in the body text.
Measure | U.S. BLS Direct Table 1.2, SOC19-2042 geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers), 2025—2035 employment about 25,400→26,700, official growth 5.1% and net increase about 1,300, annual average openings about 1,800 including growth and replacement needs from transfers and exits. The 2025 self-employed share is 4.9%, and the employment projection includes the self-employed. Endpoints and net values are rounded to one decimal place in thousands, and the rounded endpoints cannot be used to back-calculate and override 5.1%. The 5% shown by OOH is rounding to a whole percentage. This is not the current number of openings, an individual's probability of employment, or an AI causal estimate.； boundary | the distribution is not a personal wage promise； the sources and specific scope are checked in the body text.
Measure | U.S. BLS Direct Table 1.2, SOC19-2042 geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers), 2025—2035 employment about 25,400→26,700, official growth 5.1% and net increase about 1,300, annual average openings about 1,800 including growth and replacement needs from transfers and exits. The 2025 self-employed share is 4.9%, and the employment projection includes the self-employed. Endpoints and net values are rounded to one decimal place in thousands, and the rounded endpoints cannot be used to back-calculate and override 5.1%. The 5% shown by OOH is rounding to a whole percentage. This is not the current number of openings, an individual's probability of employment, or an AI causal estimate.； boundary | the distribution is not a personal wage promise； the sources and specific scope are checked in the body text.
Which Holland interest type is closer to Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers?
Holland (RIASEC) | Used to understand your relative position on Investigative, Realistic, and Conventional preferences. The O*NET interest code for this occupation is IRC (Investigative—Realistic—Conventional), corresponding to a willingness to research and analyze inanimate objects, materials, and phenomena (Investigative), to operate equipment and instruments in the field and laboratory and handle real samples and objects (Realistic), and to organize information and data according to specifications and processes and maintain accurate records (Conventional); this is consistent with the occupation's activity profile, which centers on analyzing and interpreting data (92), using computers (92), obtaining information (91), and making decisions and solving problems (90). The questionnaire is only used to raise questions, not to judge suitability or whether someone can take the job.
Do not use it this way:If you find it hard to face field conditions and data analysis and uncertain conclusions over the long term, or hard to accept weather, terrain, and water or offshore operation risks, a high interest questionnaire score cannot change that real cost; this occupation also requires confirming the institution's requirements for safety training, protective equipment, work permits, and data and research integrity management.
Take my Holland career interest testWhich Big Five traits are more relevant to this job?
Big Five only helps organize intellectual curiosity, attention to detail, persistence, and the experience of pressure, and suitability is not judged from scores; no specific validity for 19-2042 was obtained this round.
Do not use it this way:Do not use a personality assessment saying you are unsuited as a reason to give up or not enter the field; rely on internships, shadowing, simulated research tasks, mentor evaluations, and peer review results.
See my Big Five personality traitsCan MBTI be used to judge whether I am suited to Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers?
MBTI | Typology is used for self-reflection on communication and work preferences; this occupation requires communicating and collaborating according to procedures with peers, engineers, the team, the project, and external clients (email 96% every day, face-to-face or personal and team discussions 73% every day), and preferences do not determine competence.
Do not use it this way:Treat the type only as a reference for communication style, and do not use it to infer whether you or others can do well in field observation, data analysis, interpretation, and result communication.
Understand my MBTI preferencesCan the Enneagram tell me whether I am suited to this occupation?
Enneagram | Used for self-questioning. The editorial suggestion is to record how you check methods, verify evidence, and review when field conditions change, equipment or data anomalies occur, or conclusions are disputed; the relative predictive validity of this observation versus type labels was not obtained, and no judgment is made about which matters more.
Do not use it this way:Do not use type labels to explain data errors or conclusion disputes; return instead to whether the research question, method basis, samples, data, quality control, and interpretation were in place.
Explore my Enneagram patternIf I am not good at math, can I work as a Geoscientist, Except Hydrologists and Geographers?
Use S1 thickness, means, weights, and assumption boundaries to observe this round's quantitative performance; the exercise is not a complete intelligence or occupational test.
Do not use it this way:Difficulty with this round's calculation can be practiced further, and a single score does not determine long-term fit.
Understand my intelligence and reasoning performanceDoes working as a Geoscientist, Except Hydrologists and Geographers require high emotional intelligence?
Collaboration observes whether data are checked, unknowns explained, and review respected, without a uniform high emotional intelligence threshold.
Do not use it this way:The S1 anomalies and handover process can be recorded, and the training effect is measured separately.
Understand my emotional intelligenceBetter match:Able to independently complete research question definition, field observation, data analysis and interpretation, and result preparation within the authorized scope
Note:Check the main questions, working conditions, training, and support of the specific direction and record the actual experience; a single preference or questionnaire does not permanently rule out a direction, and research tasks may overlap.
View related occupations:This occupation (Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers) directionBetter match:Has hydrologic observation, analysis and modeling, and water resource evaluation capability
Note:Check the main questions, working conditions, training, and support of the specific direction and record the actual experience; a single preference or questionnaire does not permanently rule out a direction, and research tasks may overlap.
View related occupations:Hydrologists directionBetter match:Has spatial analysis, regional research, and thematic mapping capability
Note:Check the main questions, working conditions, training, and support of the specific direction and record the actual experience; a single preference or questionnaire does not permanently rule out a direction, and research tasks may overlap.
View related occupations:Geographers directionBetter match:Has engineering design, calculation, resource evaluation, and professional judgment capability
Note:Check the actual engineering tasks and support conditions, and do not permanently rule out a direction based on a single preference.
View related occupations:Mining and Geological Engineers directionBetter match:Has oil and gas engineering design, calculation, and optimization capability
Note:Check the main questions, working conditions, training, and support of the specific direction and record the actual experience; a single preference or questionnaire does not permanently rule out a direction, and research tasks may overlap.
View related occupations:Petroleum Engineers directionBetter match:Has environmental monitoring, experimentation, assessment, and recommendation capability
Note:Check the main questions, working conditions, training, and support of the specific direction and record the actual experience; a single preference or questionnaire does not permanently rule out a direction, and research tasks may overlap.
View related occupations:Environmental Scientists and Specialists directionO*NET interests I100/R77/C53 and work styles: intellectual curiosity 91, attention to detail 88, innovation 76, and dependability 72 are occupational descriptions, not personality thresholds.
Are introverted people suited to this occupation? Yes. This occupation involves a great deal of independent literature and data analysis and writing work, and also requires communicating with peers and the team (email 96% every day, face-to-face or personal and team discussions 73% every day, and telephone 42% every day).
Extraversion does not automatically improve coordination performance; communication is judged by the actual expression of methods, limitations, and review results, and interests do not determine ability.
Which MBTI type is best suited to this occupation? No single type has been proven best. MBTI is not an occupational qualification or ability assessment tool, and occupational adaptation depends mainly on skills, adherence to scientific methods, and safety and integrity awareness.
Which Holland interest type is better suited to this occupation? The O*NET interest code is IRC: Investigative (researching and analyzing inanimate objects, materials, and phenomena), Realistic (operating equipment and instruments in the field and laboratory and handling real samples and objects), and Conventional (organizing information and data according to specifications and processes and maintaining accurate records); it can be used to explore task preferences, not to predict performance.
Insufficient evidence: no individual predictive validity was obtained this round, and the questionnaire is not used to judge hiring or long-term fit.
First practice with S1 conversions, means, and weights and keep the errors and hints; the quantitative foundation requires professional training, and a single instance of difficulty does not rule out the occupation.
Check collaboration and the expression of limitations; a specific emotional intelligence score is not required, and no uniform threshold was obtained.
The Enneagram does not replace method training and actual performance, and no specific validity was obtained.
Deliver the three tables for the S1 thickness calculation, the v1/v2 differences, and the 16:18 handover, recording errors and revisions; do not treat one piece of work as long-term fit.
Typical scenario：Scenario | Field samples show anomalous readings and suspected contamination, the milestone is close, the parties want to archive and map them as originally planned and explain later, and no replicate observations or quality control samples have been arranged.
Main positions：The individual and quality and research management positions; the client and engineering, the environment, and the public
Possible consequences：Observation point or sample mismatch, improper preservation or transport, uncalibrated instruments, unrecorded method deviations, inadequate quality control and replicate observations, or data anomalies not isolated; can distort results and affect resource, environmental, and safety judgments
Reducing risk：Use replicate observations and quality control and blind samples according to the plan and fully record observation, handling, and transport conditions, calibrate instruments before use and keep records, and immediately isolate, review, and report any anomaly or deviation found; method and quality control results must be documented and traceable together with the data
Basis：O*NET 19-2042.00 detailed materials (tasks and work context) · NIST generic AI governance
Typical scenario：Scenario | During handover, the previous stage's original observations are found to lack instrument calibration information and some sample numbers, and the data table, map, and report versions are inconsistent, and it is suggested to fill them in from a template.
Main positions：The individual and project and data positions; peers, the institution, journals, and auditors
Possible consequences：Original records, methods, scripts, or map versions inconsistent, undocumented overwriting, or interpretation beyond the data; can make reproduction difficult. Lawful corrections keep the original value, the reason, the true time, and the version.
Reducing risk：Record the plan, sample numbers, methods, instrument status, original data, scripts, and versions according to the actual quality and data rules, and keep the basis and uncertainty for key interpretations. When errors are found, keep the original value and record the basis for correction, the reason, the true time, and the review; do not falsify, overwrite original records, backdate, or selectively present unverified content.
Basis：O*NET 19-2042.00 detailed materials (tasks and work context) · Articles 4/6/13/19 of the Personal Information Protection Law
Typical scenario：Scenario | The parties ask for data containing precise coordinates, customer information, sample lists, and controlled results to be sent in an uncontrolled group chat for quick coordination, or for the raw data and models to be uploaded to a public cloud drive for collaboration.
Main positions：The individual and data and safety positions; the institution, data subjects, and regulators
Possible consequences：Controlled data is checked against the actual project and jurisdiction; personal information has a lawful basis, minimum necessity, and a retention period, and coordinates are not automatically secret or personal information.
Reducing risk：Limit purpose, retention period, and access authority, do not upload controlled and location-sensitive data to external services or unauthorized environments, and obtain authorization and keep records for external provision and publication; report and handle unauthorized access, disclosure, or misdirected sending immediately according to the process
Basis：Articles 4/6/13/19 of the Personal Information Protection Law · NIST generic AI governance
Typical scenario：Scenario | With staff stretched thin, a person is asked to read directly from an uncalibrated instrument, or to bypass procedures and state a conclusion on resource reserves, engineering safety, or environmental compliance in the report so it can be submitted the same day.
Main positions：The individual and quality and research management positions; engineering, resource, environment, and safety conclusions
Possible consequences：Treating research results as confirmed conclusions to replace engineering design, resource reserve certification, or professional acceptance, or using equipment and data beyond scope; can cause wrong judgments and engineering, resource, safety, or environmental consequences
Reducing risk：Applied research or professional recommendations can be undertaken according to the actual duties; external engineering, resource, or safety conclusions require separate checks of the needed qualifications and authorization, and are not necessarily provided only by engineers.
Basis：Scope of Articles 28/30 of the Work Safety Law · O*NET 19-2042.00 detailed materials (tasks and work context)
Typical scenario：Scenario | The only colleague familiar with a certain type of observation or modeling process and computing environment is on leave, and key analysis and release are requested to be taken over temporarily by untrained staff.
Main positions：The individual, the team, and equipment positions; project progress and work continuity
Possible consequences：Key equipment, data, computing capacity, access rights, or field qualifications held by a single person, so that research or observation is interrupted when that person takes leave, resigns, equipment fails, or vehicles and vessels are unavailable; can delay projects and affect the data chain and work continuity
Reducing risk：Establish backup and handover rules for equipment, data, access rights, documents, personnel, and qualifications so that key processes, parameters, and scripts are reproducible and documented; report according to the rules and adjust priorities when staff, equipment, or resources are insufficient, and do not work with hidden hazards
Basis：O*NET 19-2042.00 occupation profile and official scope · NIST generic AI governance
Typical scenario：Scenario | An outsourcing unit completes observation and analysis or maps and requests settlement and authorship without submitting the original records, calibration, quality control, and scripts, and the site is asked to sign off first and supplement later.
Main positions：The individual and outsourcing and partner parties; the project, data, results, environment, and safety
Possible consequences：Delivery, acceptance, and authorship of outsourced observation, experimentation, analysis, modeling, or map production are unclear, or data, results, responsibility, and fee changes are not clearly defined; can lead to rework, fee disputes, unclear data and environmental safety responsibility, and unclear result ownership
Reducing risk：Collaboration and outsourcing must clearly define scope, standards, acceptance, data and results ownership, authorship, safety responsibility, and fee change rules and be documented, and deliverables must be reviewed and accepted; when delivery, acceptance, or ownership disputes arise, pause, review, and report
Basis：O*NET 19-2042.00 detailed materials (tasks and work context) · Scope of Articles 28/30 of the Work Safety Law
Learn, practice, review methods, and apply or communicate results according to the target direction, without setting a fixed promotion chain for everyone. The three tables for S1 are only evidence of current learning; field and professional services require real methods, training, and jurisdictional qualifications.
Qualification boundaries | Receiving professional education or vocational training, completing internships and projects and papers, obtaining a degree or training certificate, passing safety and data and integrity training and obtaining authorization, and obtaining institutional and project authorization, field work permits, data release authority, and result publication authority are different states; the preparation items listed on this page are not authorization and do not automatically grant the authority to independently release data or issue engineering, resource, safety, or environmental conclusions.
| Occupational direction | Starting tasks | Evidence that can be prepared | Work that can be shown without experience | Difference from this occupation |
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| Hydrologists | Assisting with observation and data organization | Hydrology or water resources education and observation project records | A fictional hydrologic observation and evaluation essentials table | Outputs are hydrologic analysis and evaluation conclusions, whereas this occupation produces earth materials and processes research and interpretation |
| Geographers | Assisting with regional surveys and spatial analysis | Geography or spatial analysis education and project records | A fictional regional analysis and thematic map essentials table | Outputs are regional analysis and thematic maps, whereas this occupation produces earth materials and processes and resource research |
| Mining and Geological Engineers | Assisting with document organization and calculation | Geology or mining engineering education and project records | A fictional exploration scheme and calculation essentials table | Outputs are design schemes and signed conclusions, whereas this occupation produces research questions and data interpretation |
| Petroleum Engineers | Assisting with data organization and schemes | Petroleum engineering education and project records | A fictional drilling scheme and calculation essentials table | Outputs are oil and gas engineering schemes, whereas this occupation produces geological and geophysical research and data interpretation |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists | Assisting with monitoring, sampling, and assessment | Environmental or related education and experiment or survey records | A fictional monitoring and assessment essentials table | Outputs are environmental assessment reports, whereas this occupation produces earth materials and processes research and interpretation |
Whether someone can independently take on research question definition, field observation, data analysis, or result publication does not depend on the degree itself but on whether they take on the corresponding duties within the institution's, project's, authorization's, and specification's scope.
Education, method training, actual experience, qualifications, and project authority are checked separately; no estimate of their relative contribution to independent research or publication capability was obtained, and education is not limited to affecting entry only.
Researchers may take on some applied interpretation or risk recommendations; qualifications and signing authority for professional services are checked against the jurisdiction, project, and actual duties, and are not necessarily issued only by engineers.
M2 | candidate records of the same layer: A bottom coordinate 10.00 m, top 12.00 m, location category west; B bottom 10.10 m, top 12.20 m, category central; C bottom 9.90 m, top 11.80 m, category east. The coordinates are synthetic horizon quantities on the same axis, and the item defines thickness = top − bottom; the three independent cross sections have equal weight. Calculate thickness, mean, and range, and do not treat the elevation difference as a general real algorithm for true stratigraphic thickness.
M3 | A also has a same-point repeat reading A-D: bottom 1000 cm, top 1202 cm; 1 m = 100 cm. Teaching check: the same-point difference |A-D thickness − A thickness| ≤0.03 m is required to pass this item's numeric condition. A-D is a repeat reading, not a fourth independent cross section, and cannot be added to the three-point equal-weight mean. The original records do not give the measurement direction, dip angle, instrument, or method uncertainty.
M4 | the v2 draft writes the A-D thickness as 202 m, treats A, B, C, and A-D all as independent points, gives the mean as 2.005 m, and states that it has proved a uniform regional thickness and ruled out erosion. The v1 source point locations and layer comparison basis and the v2 reviser, time, and reason are unknown. There is also a D with bottom 10.20 m and a blank top, so the thickness must be left blank and the mean must not be used to fill in the original value.
M5 | at October 3 16:10 the researcher R asks the project lead P to check the layer comparison and methods; by 16:18 there is no reply, the internal draft deadline is 16:45, and external publication authority is not given. Keep the version and write the current handover: verification results, paused inferences, evidence pending verification, and the responsible person; calculate the past 8 minutes and the remaining 27 minutes; silence does not create approval, and there is no backdating.
Keep the first version, tool hints, and revisions.
Leave the D thickness blank because the top is missing.
Record errors and the true revision time; a mentor is not required.
If there is feedback, record it as given; if there is none, do not invent it.
Deliver the 16:18 internal handover, listing what P still has to check and the 8/27 minutes.
Do not claim a uniform regional thickness, an origin, or engineering acceptability.
Keep the version and the personal verification basis.
List the methods, weights, or limitations to practice next, and do not infer long-term fit.
| Stage | Points that may be checked | Observable evidence | Boundary statement |
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| Resume and initial screening | Geology, geophysics, environment, or mathematics and statistics related education and training, and field observation and analysis and safety training and experience | Education and training and field and project and publication records | Self-assessment cannot replace education and qualification and institutional verification |
| Interview | Understanding of the research question, method basis, data, interpretation, and safety and integrity boundaries | Judgment on data anomalies, conclusions beyond what is supported, overreach, and field safety in on-site question and answer | Scenario answers cannot replace safety and data and integrity training and permits |
| Written or hands-on test |
Keep v1, the unknowns, and the first records.
Keep the units, formula, and three independent point weights.
Do not treat a repeat as a new independent point.
Do not guess the reviser or motive and do not fill in original values.
Do not prove regional origin from three points.
Feedback is optional, and sign-off and mentor opinions must not be invented.
| Qualification or preparation item | Applicable group | Role for this occupation | Whether generally required | Conditions to obtain | Approximate investment | Limitation statement |
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| Geology, geophysics, environment, or mathematics and statistics related education and training | Most positions | Meets the entry-level knowledge and skill starting requirements | Required for most positions (a master's or doctorate is common in some directions) | The BLS direct table lists 19-2042 typical entry as a bachelor's degree, no related experience, and no on-the-job training, which is a statistical designation rather than an employer prohibition on training. OOH states that a bachelor's degree in geoscience or a related field is usual, and some positions prefer a master's or doctorate; O*NET Job Zone4 and SVP7 to less than 8 are general Job Zone preparation descriptions, and the education answers are bachelor's 48%, master's 37%, and doctorate 7%, which are not the education shares of all workers or a global hiring threshold. |
Typical duties：Under supervision, assist with observation points, sample numbering, equipment cleaning, sample handling, field records, and map tracing; do not independently take on hazardous work or release data.
Promotion evidence：Numbering, recording, assisting with records, and mentor evaluation; able to restate the plan and field safety essentials.
Qualification boundaries：Geology, geophysics, or environment related training records; field safety and protection training.
Next steps：Familiar with the essentials of research plans, field routes, numbering rules, instrument use, field safety, and record specifications.
Typical duties：Independently complete field observation, mapping, sampling, attitude measurement, and recording, and review and use replicate observations and quality control samples according to specifications.
Promotion evidence：Records and review opinions for observation, sampling, quality control, and chain-of-custody handover.
Qualification boundaries：Institutional position authorization and field work permit; field survey practice experience.
Next steps：Accumulate experience across different regions, rock types, seasons, and media, and practice sample preservation and transport and field quality control methods.
Typical duties：Take on field work coordination, plan implementation, safety and quality, mentoring, teamwork, and equipment, materials, and communication management.
Promotion evidence：Field coordination, safety, quality, and mentoring records.
Qualification boundaries：Corresponding position authorization; field coordination and mentoring records.
Next steps：Learn field safety management, quality control, emergency response, multi-crew coordination and communication, and lone-working restriction methods.
Typical duties：Coordinate field work, safety, environment, emergency, outsourcing, and training, handle complex and disputed matters, and guide new staff.
Promotion evidence：Coordination conclusions; safety, environment, emergency, and training documents.
Qualification boundaries：Corresponding management appointment or institutional authorization.
Next steps：Improve the field safety, environment, emergency, training, and outsourcing management mechanisms.
Typical duties：Under supervision, assist with data cleaning, format conversion, preliminary statistics, maps, manuscript drafts, and metadata organization; do not independently judge analysis results or release conclusions.
Promotion evidence：Cleaning, statistics, maps, assisting with records, and review opinions.
Qualification boundaries：Geology, mathematics and statistics, or computer related training records; data and information security training.
Next steps：Familiar with the essentials of data structures, statistical methods, and the software, scripts, versions, and record specifications commonly used in this occupation.
Typical duties：Independently complete data processing, statistics, modeling, visualization, interpretation, and uncertainty assessment, and review and mark limitations according to specifications.
Promotion evidence：Records and review opinions for data, scripts, models, interpretation, and uncertainty.
Qualification boundaries：Institutional position authorization; data analysis and modeling practice experience.
Next steps：Accumulate experience across different data types, geological problems, and model methods, and practice uncertainty assessment and reproducible and versioning methods.
Typical duties：Under supervision, assist with literature organization, records, reports, maps, archiving, ledger registration, and result sharing; do not independently judge conclusions or release results externally.
Promotion evidence：Organization, archiving, assisting with records, and review opinions.
Qualification boundaries：Geology or related training records; data and research integrity training.
Next steps：Familiar with the essentials of research processes, literature standards, map and report formats, archiving and sharing, and authorship standards.
Typical duties：Independently complete the preparation and communication of geological maps, cross sections, reports, papers, and presentations, and mark the data, methods, limitations, and contributions according to specifications.
Promotion evidence：Records and review opinions for maps, reports, papers, and communication.
Qualification boundaries：Institutional position authorization; result preparation and communication experience.
Next steps：Accumulate experience across different result formats and peer and public settings, and practice data availability statements and authorship and sharing methods.
Under supervision, learn literature search, observation, sampling, sample and data organization, and map and record assistance; do not independently take on hazardous work or release data and results.
Able to independently complete field observation, sampling, laboratory analysis, data processing, interpretation, and reporting within the method basis and authorized scope, and to report and review according to the rules when data anomalies, method deviations, or overreach occur.
Able to take on project field coordination, process and methods and quality control, mentoring, safety implementation, multi-party collaboration, and equipment and data management.
Able to take on quality and research integrity review, data and results management, method implementation, anomaly handling and co-signing, implementation of technical standards, and project coordination.
Employment size and growth and job openings (this occupation's own 19-2042.00 measure)
Growth and replacement projections are not actual hiring, an individual probability, or an AI effect.
Does not indicate：U.S. BLS Direct Table 1.2, SOC19-2042 geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers), 2025—2035 employment about 25,400→26,700, official growth 5.1% and net increase about 1,300, annual average openings about 1,800 including growth and replacement needs from transfers and exits. The 2025 self-employed share is 4.9%, and the employment projection includes the self-employed. Endpoints and net values are rounded to one decimal place in thousands, and the rounded endpoints cannot be used to back-calculate and override 5.1%; the 5% shown by OOH is rounding to a whole percentage. This is not the current number of openings, an individual's probability of employment, or an AI causal estimate.
United States · SOC 19-2042.00 (OEWS 2025, presented via O*NET)
2025 median $101,920 per year and $49.00 per hour; p10/25/75/90 annual wages 59,330/75,110/139,380/200,230, not seniority and not a starting wage.
Wages (median and percentiles, this occupation's own 19-2042.00 measure)
The national percentiles describe the distribution, the four 2025 in-industry occupational medians are listed separately, and the differences cannot be used to infer individual causality.
Does not indicate：OEWS is pre-tax regular wages, including production bonuses, commissions, and some allowances, excluding nonproduction bonuses, overtime premiums, shift differentials, and employer benefits, and excluding self-employment income; 2025 national 19-2042 measure.
Mainland China · National Bureau of Statistics average wages of urban unit employees (industry category measure) and bounded search
Insufficient evidence: this round checked the National Bureau of Statistics 2025 urban unit wage release and the original enterprise compensation survey links and did not obtain a Chinese national occupational wage distribution, employment projection, or pay structure exactly corresponding to 19-2042; the releases read are industry and five job category aggregates, which are not filled in for this occupation and do not prove that no other national data exists.
Occupational wages and employment (statistical measures and gaps)
This round checked the National Bureau of Statistics 2025 urban unit wage release and the original enterprise compensation survey links and did not obtain a Chinese national occupational wage distribution, employment projection, or pay structure exactly corresponding to 19-2042; the releases read are industry and five job category aggregates, which are not filled in for this occupation and do not prove that no other national data exists. Qualifications are checked against the actual activities: Articles 27—29 of the Surveying and Mapping Law concern the qualification and scope of surveying and mapping units, and Article 30 concerns the qualifications of professional and technical personnel actually engaged in surveying and mapping activities, which cannot be presumed from the name geoscientist; Articles 2/7/8 of the Geological Data Regulation check submission against the data and project scope. Article 28 of the Work Safety Law requires corresponding education and training, and Article 30 requires qualifications only for the special operations specified, not a uniform field permit for all. U.S. OOH states that most states license geologists who offer services to the public, and the specific education, experience, examination, and exemptions are checked against state regulation, with institutional authorization also checked.
Does not indicate：The legal environment, management rules, and statistical measures differ, so no splicing or conversion is made; the China section of this page only registers the statistical measures and the visible gaps.
These are capability proximity relationships and do not represent automatic promotion or that no further training is needed.
Transferable：Geological and geophysical data and hydrologic methods
To be filled in：Hydrologic observation, hydrologic analysis, water resource evaluation, and modeling capability need to be added; transition note: moderate, moving from geoscience research to hydrologic analysis and water resource evaluation. This page does not quantify the transition distance or success probability, and the target position's qualifications, authorization, and training require separate checks.
View occupation detailsTransferable：Spatial data and regional and human geography methods
To be filled in：Regional survey, spatial analysis, and human-land relations research methods need to be added; transition note: moderate, moving from earth materials and processes research to regional and spatial analysis. This page does not quantify the transition distance or success probability, and the target position's qualifications, authorization, and training require separate checks.
View occupation detailsTransferable：Geological and resource data and engineering and specifications
To be filled in：Engineering calculation, scheme, and extraction methods are added according to the target position; signing and acceptance authority is checked separately against jurisdiction, qualifications, and actual appointment.; transition note: moderate, moving from research and methods to engineering design and professional conclusions. This page does not quantify the transition distance or success probability, and the target position's qualifications, authorization, and training require separate checks.
View occupation detailsTransferable：Geological and reservoir data and engineering
To be filled in：Oil and gas engineering scheme design, calculation, and optimization capability need to be added; transition note: moderate, moving from geological and geophysical research to oil and gas engineering scheme design. This page does not quantify the transition distance or success probability, and the target position's qualifications, authorization, and training require separate checks.
View occupation detailsTransferable：Earth materials and data and environmental methods
To be filled in：Environmental monitoring, experimentation, assessment, and policy capability need to be added; transition note: relatively close, moving from earth materials and processes research to environmental assessment and recommendations. This page does not quantify the transition distance or success probability, and the target position's qualifications, authorization, and training require separate checks.
View occupation detailsTransferable：Earth materials and data and field methods
To be filled in：Field observation, sampling, testing, quality control, and method basis capability need to be added; transition note: relatively close, moving from research to geological technician and requiring field work and quality training. This page does not quantify the transition distance or success probability, and the target position's qualifications, authorization, and training require separate checks.
View occupation detailsTransferable：Position, data, instruments, and records
To be filled in：Control surveying, instrument observation, computation, and results preparation capability need to be added; transition note: moderate, moving from geoscience research to survey control and results delivery. This page does not quantify the transition distance or success probability, and the target position's qualifications, authorization, and training require separate checks.
View occupation detailsTransferable：Position, data, and instruments
To be filled in：Survey work, instrument operation, and mapping assistance capability need to be added; transition note: relatively close, moving to surveying and mapping technicians and requiring survey work experience. This page does not quantify the transition distance or success probability, and the target position's qualifications, authorization, and training require separate checks.
View occupation detailsCompared by main object and output: this occupation studies earth materials and processes, hydrology studies the water cycle and water resources, geography studies spatial relations, mining and petroleum engineering focus on design and optimization, and environmental science studies pollution and protection. Tasks may overlap; the occupation name does not automatically grant signing authority.
2025 national median $101,920 per year and $49.00 per hour; p10/25/75/90 annual wages 59,330/75,110/139,380/200,230. OEWS is pre-tax regular wages, including production bonuses, commissions, and some allowances, excluding nonproduction bonuses, overtime premiums, shift differentials, and employer benefits, and excluding self-employment income. U.S. BLS Direct Table 1.2, SOC19-2042 geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers), 2025—2035 employment about 25,400→26,700, official growth 5.1% and net increase about 1,300, annual average openings about 1,800 including growth and replacement needs from transfers and exits. The 2025 self-employed share is 4.9%, and the employment projection includes the self-employed. Endpoints and net values are rounded to one decimal place in thousands, and the rounded endpoints cannot be used to back-calculate and override 5.1%; the 5% shown by OOH is rounding to a whole percentage. This is not the current number of openings, an individual's probability of employment, or an AI causal estimate.
Insufficient evidence: this round checked the National Bureau of Statistics 2025 urban unit wage release and the original enterprise compensation survey links and did not obtain a Chinese national occupational wage distribution, employment projection, or pay structure exactly corresponding to 19-2042; the releases read are industry and five job category aggregates, which are not filled in for this occupation and do not prove that no other national data exists.
The O*NET 19-2042.00 work context (percentage response measure) shows: email 96% every day; face-to-face or personal and team discussions 73% every day; working in or contributing to a team 50% extremely important; freedom to make decisions 63% some freedom; telephone communication 42% every day; responsibility for the health and safety of others 33% very high responsibility; work hours 52% more than 40 hours per week; outdoor exposure to all weather 44% once a week or more but not every day; and sitting most of the time 59% more than half the time. The most important work activities are analyzing and interpreting data (92), using computers (92), obtaining information (91), making decisions and solving problems (90), and recording and entering information (87). The work is characterized by data analysis, field surveys, and team communication, moving between field, laboratory, and indoor workplaces, and may require wearing protective equipment and facing weather, terrain, and water or offshore conditions.
Insufficient evidence: the exact generative AI exposure level, adoption rate, replacement probability, or wage causal result for 19-2042 was not obtained. Literature summaries, statistics and charts, code, and report drafts can be trialed and checked against real citations, data, methods, assumptions, and uncertainty; task importance and software advertisement mentions cannot be used to infer moderate-to-high exposure.
The BLS direct table lists 19-2042 typical entry as a bachelor's degree, no related experience, and no on-the-job training, which is a statistical designation rather than an employer prohibition on training. OOH states that a bachelor's degree in geoscience or a related field is usual, and some positions prefer a master's or doctorate; O*NET Job Zone4 and SVP7 to less than 8 are general Job Zone preparation descriptions, and the education answers are bachelor's 48%, master's 37%, and doctorate 7%, which are not the education shares of all workers or a global hiring threshold. Qualifications are checked against the actual activities: Articles 27/29 of the Surveying and Mapping Law concern the qualification of surveying and mapping units and the qualifications of surveying and mapping personnel, which cannot be presumed from the name geoscientist; Articles 2/7/8 of the Geological Data Regulation check submission against the data and project scope. Article 28 of the Work Safety Law requires corresponding education and training, and Article 30 requires qualifications only for the special operations specified, not a uniform field permit for all. U.S. OOH states that most states license geologists who offer services to the public, and the specific education, experience, examination, and exemptions are checked against state regulation, with institutional authorization also checked.
The O*NET related certification catalog has 8 items and only provides a checking entry point; the ASBOG fundamentals and practice examinations are a clue for checking state licensing and are not automatically equivalent to a license. The specific Esri certifications are not a universal threshold. Qualifications are checked against the actual activities: Articles 27/29 of the Surveying and Mapping Law concern the qualification of surveying and mapping units and the qualifications of surveying and mapping personnel, which cannot be presumed from the name geoscientist; Articles 2/7/8 of the Geological Data Regulation check submission against the data and project scope. Article 28 of the Work Safety Law requires corresponding education and training, and Article 30 requires qualifications only for the special operations specified, not a uniform field permit for all. U.S. OOH states that most states license geologists who offer services to the public, and the specific education, experience, examination, and exemptions are checked against state regulation, with institutional authorization also checked.
The editorial risk scenarios include layers and sample numbers, methods, calibration, versions, field safety, and data provision, and no incidence rate was obtained; corrections keep the original value, the reason, and the true time. Qualifications are checked against the actual activities: Articles 27/29 of the Surveying and Mapping Law concern the qualification of surveying and mapping units and the qualifications of surveying and mapping personnel, which cannot be presumed from the name geoscientist; Articles 2/7/8 of the Geological Data Regulation check submission against the data and project scope. Article 28 of the Work Safety Law requires corresponding education and training, and Article 30 requires qualifications only for the special operations specified, not a uniform field permit for all. U.S. OOH states that most states license geologists who offer services to the public, and the specific education, experience, examination, and exemptions are checked against state regulation, with institutional authorization also checked.
U.S. BLS Direct Table 1.2, SOC19-2042 geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers), 2025—2035 employment about 25,400→26,700, official growth 5.1% and net increase about 1,300, annual average openings about 1,800 including growth and replacement needs from transfers and exits. The 2025 self-employed share is 4.9%, and the employment projection includes the self-employed. Endpoints and net values are rounded to one decimal place in thousands, and the rounded endpoints cannot be used to back-calculate and override 5.1%; the 5% shown by OOH is rounding to a whole percentage. This is not the current number of openings, an individual's probability of employment, or an AI causal estimate. Related hydrologic, geographic, engineering, environmental, or technical directions must be supplemented according to the actual methods, qualifications, and duties, and no uniform transition difficulty is presupposed.
This round verified 19-2042's actual 32 tasks, percentage context responses, interests and work styles, 2025 quintile wages, the BLS direct 2025—2035 projection and education and state licensing; the older 2024 industry classification and the new 2025 detailed classification are dated separately; the S1 composite research exercise was independently calculated, and the closed April 2026 employer announcement is listed separately.
This round was verified on 2026-10-03: O*NET is partially updated to 2026, wages are 2025, and the projection is BLS2025—2035; this round O*NET already presents the 2025 broad industries, and 2024 serves only as historical background; the April 2026 DNR historical announcement has closed.
The occupational description, wages, projection, methods, and generic AI sources are registered separately; Chinese regulations are checked against the real activities, and a catalog is not a license. Unread portals are not claimed as legal provisions; historical recruitment is not current, and internal writing rules are not external statistics.
Usage limitations：An occupational-level description that does not cover mainland China's safety, environmental, surveying and mapping, and research integrity management rules.
Usage limitations：This is this occupation's own 19-2042.00 measure and does not represent adjacent occupations.
Usage limitations：OEWS is pre-tax regular wages, including production bonuses, commissions, and some allowances, excluding nonproduction bonuses, overtime premiums, shift differentials, and employer benefits, and excluding self-employment income; it covers only the exact 19-2042 and does not represent China or adjacent occupations.
Usage limitations：Industry category measure, without distinguishing occupations; this occupation is not listed separately.
Usage limitations：The original enterprise compensation link did not yield text this round, and it is not used as proof of verified exact occupation data or of national non-existence.
Usage limitations：The original legal text and competent authority interpretations prevail.
Usage limitations：The regulations and requirements issued by the competent authorities prevail.
Usage limitations：The regulations and requirements issued by the competent authorities prevail.
Usage limitations：U.S. occupational background; does not prove Chinese medical examination, occupational disease, or uniform shift requirements.
Usage limitations：The regulations and requirements issued by the competent authorities prevail.
Usage limitations：Task exposure does not equal automatic job disappearance or a specific adoption rate.
Usage limitations：The interest code is an occupational-level description and is not used for individual prediction.
Usage limitations：Not a safety, environmental, or geological method standard.
Usage limitations：The original method documentation prevails.
Usage limitations：The in-industry wage median for the occupation, not an all-industry average, personal income, or industry wage causality.
Usage limitations：A closed historical announcement, not a zero-experience internship, current hiring, or the majority position threshold.
Usage limitations：A certification catalog is not equivalent to institutional authorization, a government license, or authority for hazardous work and data release.
Usage limitations：The related occupation rows in this table do not replace the education and safety requirements of competent authorities and institutions.
Usage limitations：An adjacent occupation measure, not equal to this occupation.
Usage limitations：An adjacent occupation measure, not equal to this occupation.
Usage limitations：Database and classification information does not constitute a basis for authorization.
Usage limitations：Used for mapping titles to SOC and does not constitute a basis for licensing.
Usage limitations：Some skills have no job posting share given; a technology mention is not equivalent to capability or a degree of automation.
Usage limitations：The industry distribution is on the U.S. measure and does not establish a mainland China mapping.
Usage limitations：Editorial ratings use the existing occupational responsibilities and AI task analysis on this page. They are not adoption rates, measured effects, job-disappearance or personal-unemployment probabilities, or official scores from Stanford or another external institution. No measured time weights or future robot deployment are assumed.
Insufficient evidence: this round checked the National Bureau of Statistics 2025 urban unit wage release and the original enterprise compensation survey links and did not obtain a Chinese national occupational wage distribution, employment projection, or pay structure exactly corresponding to 19-2042; the releases read are industry and five job category aggregates, which are not filled in for this occupation and do not prove that no other national data exists. No exact AI exposure, adoption, replacement, or wage effect, specific validity for the six assessments, or regional wage and living cost relationship was obtained. The four 2025 industry medians have been verified, so industry wages are no longer claimed to be entirely missing; not all regions were retrieved one by one, and no claim is made that they do not exist.
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| Adjacent directions may all design research, sample, interpret, model, and report; they are compared by main object and output, and a single responsibility level cannot be inferred from the title. |
| Main objects and basis | Main objects and basis of this occupation | The objects are research questions and geological, geophysical, and geochemical methods and observation accuracy and analysis and interpretation methods, sample and observation chains and data and script and version management, and field and laboratory safety, environmental protection, surveying and mapping, geological data, and research integrity requirements; the basis is disciplinary methods and standards, institutional quality and integrity rules, and work safety, occupational health, environmental protection, and data management requirements. | Main objects and basis of adjacent positions | Hydrologists rely on hydrologic observation, hydrologic analysis, and water resource evaluation methods; geographers rely on spatial analysis and human-land relations and environmental and regional research methods; mining and geological engineers and petroleum engineers rely on engineering design specifications, professional judgment, and safety and reserve evaluation methods; environmental scientists and specialists rely on environmental monitoring and assessment methods and environmental regulations. |
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| Core process | Core process of this occupation | Question, literature, and plan, field survey, observation, and sampling, laboratory analysis and experimentation, data processing, interpretation, and modeling, maps, reports, and papers, review, archiving, and sharing; every step must be documented according to the quality, integrity, and data rules and be reviewable by supervisors and peers. | Hydrology focuses on water processes and models, geography on space and human-land relations, mining and petroleum engineering on engineering design and optimization, and environmental science on pollution and environmental research and assessment; tasks overlap. |
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| Main outputs | Main outputs of this occupation | Data, samples, and observation records that meet method and accuracy requirements, geological maps and cross sections and charts and models, research reports and papers and technical recommendations, reproducible data processing and script and version records, and traceable original observations and method, deviation, and quality control records. | Hydrologic and geographic research reports, environmental analyses and recommendations, and mining and oil and gas engineering schemes can all include data and professional interpretation; whether signing authority exists is checked against the jurisdiction. |
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| Responsible party | Researchers may take part in application recommendations, risk assessment, and resource estimation; duties and authority for external conclusions are determined by specific qualifications, projects, and regulations, and are not excluded across the board. | Responsible parties for adjacent positions | Responsibility for positions in the same group and adjacent positions is usually defined by the institution, specifications, and authorization, and the objects of responsibility are mostly engineering safety, resources and the environment, data, and the public interest. |
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| Authority and approval | Qualifications are checked against the actual activities: Articles 27—29 of the Surveying and Mapping Law concern the qualification and scope of surveying and mapping units, and Article 30 concerns the qualifications of professional and technical personnel actually engaged in surveying and mapping activities, which cannot be presumed from the name geoscientist; Articles 2/7/8 of the Geological Data Regulation check submission against the data and project scope. Article 28 of the Work Safety Law requires corresponding education and training, and Article 30 requires qualifications only for the special operations specified, not a uniform permit for all field work. U.S. OOH states that most states license geologists who offer services to the public, and the specific education, experience, examination, and exemptions are checked against state regulation, with institutional authorization also checked. Identifiable natural person information is checked for lawful basis, minimum necessity, and retention period under Articles 4/6/13/19 of the Personal Information Protection Law; consent is not the only basis, and ordinary coordinates are not automatically personal information. | Authority and approval of adjacent positions | The authority of positions in the same group and adjacent positions comes from institutional authorization, practice or qualification requirements, specifications, and rules, and usually does not include the authority to decide on its own conclusions, signatures, or data provision beyond its own authorization or scope; matters involving engineering, resources, environment, personal information, and result sharing should be referred to the corresponding position or institution. |
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| Conclusion boundaries | The core quality is keeping data, methods, assumptions, versions, and limitations traceable, and clarifying the scope of teaching and research interpretation versus professional services that can be lawfully provided. | Entry and external provision are checked against the actual research or service tasks, jurisdiction, and institution, and the occupation name does not automatically grant or exclude qualifications. |
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Notes on checking points | Position titles are similar but duties and authorization differ greatly: some focus on field observation, mapping, and sampling, some on laboratory analysis and experimentation and instruments, some on data processing, modeling, and software development, some on resource exploration and evaluation, and some on teaching, research, and project coordination; different institutions and jurisdictions also differ in the authorization for field work, equipment operation, data provision, result publication, and use of conclusions.
Qualifications are checked against the actual activities: Articles 27—29 of the Surveying and Mapping Law concern the qualification and scope of surveying and mapping units, and Article 30 concerns the qualifications of professional and technical personnel actually engaged in surveying and mapping activities, which cannot be presumed from the name geoscientist; Articles 2/7/8 of the Geological Data Regulation check submission against the data and project scope. Article 28 of the Work Safety Law requires corresponding education and training, and Article 30 requires qualifications only for the special operations specified, not a uniform permit for all field work. U.S. OOH states that most states license geologists who offer services to the public, and the specific education, experience, examination, and exemptions are checked against state regulation, with institutional authorization also checked.
The BLS direct table lists 19-2042 typical entry as a bachelor's degree, no related experience, and no on-the-job training, which is a statistical designation rather than an employer prohibition on training. OOH states that a bachelor's degree in geoscience or a related field is usual, and some positions prefer a master's or doctorate; O*NET Job Zone4 and SVP7 to less than 8 are general Job Zone preparation descriptions, and the education answers are bachelor's 48%, master's 37%, and doctorate 7%, which are not the education shares of all workers or a global hiring threshold.
Insufficient evidence: this round checked the National Bureau of Statistics 2025 urban unit wage release and the original enterprise compensation survey links and did not obtain a Chinese national occupational wage distribution, employment projection, or pay structure exactly corresponding to 19-2042; the releases read are industry and five job category aggregates, which are not filled in for this occupation and do not prove that no other national data exists. Check the contract pre-tax amount, hours, travel and allowances, who bears costs, and the results clauses, and do not infer Chinese income from U.S. percentiles or software mentions.
Notes on checking points | The interface relationships with engineers, the project, the laboratory, quality and safety, the environment, data, and peer review determine the boundaries of data, results, and responsibility, and must be clarified in advance.
Notes on checking points | The traceability and recordkeeping requirements for the research question, plan, observation points, samples, instrument calibration, method basis, data, scripts, versions, interpretation, and limitations determine how quality, integrity, and responsibility are defined; the templates, deadlines, revision, archiving, access authority, and retention period specifications must be clarified in advance (data that is controlled, classified, location-sensitive, or involves personal information must also be managed according to confidentiality and minimum-necessary requirements).
The preservation, provision, and publication of controlled, classified, location-sensitive, or personal information data and results must be managed according to confidentiality, minimum necessity, authorship, and ethics requirements; controlled data must not be sent to unauthorized environments.
The work context (percentage response measure) emphasizes email 96% every day, face-to-face or personal and team discussions 73% every day, working in or contributing to a team 50% extremely important, coordinating or leading others 46% very important, work hours 52% more than 40 hours per week, and outdoor exposure to all weather 44% once a week or more but not every day.
Interest and work style data are used only for self-questioning and do not constitute hiring or performance conclusions.
Method basis and quality and safety and research judgments depend on professional knowledge and experience, while digital tools are used for data processing, statistics, mapping, modeling, and literature and document management.
Authority for data release, equipment operation, hazardous work, and result publication is governed by institutional authorization and data and research integrity requirements, and tools and software do not create authorization.
M6 | independently deliver three tables: a calculation table (original values, units, thickness, weights, teaching check), an assumptions and differences table (H1/H2, v2 errors, D missing its top, layers and methods still to be supplied), and the 16:18 internal handover (limitations, P still to confirm, deadline and publication authority unknown). Cover the reference answers first and keep the first version and revisions. Feedback is optional, and mentor opinions must not be invented; no real field measurement or sampling is involved.
Compare v1/v2, the repeat point weight, the missing D value, and the regional origin claim, and list the evidence still to be supplied.
Write the 16:18 internal handover, keeping what has been verified, the inference and unknowns, the 8/27 minutes, and the publication authority boundary.
Reference answer Two | A-D = (1202−1000)/100 = 2.02 m; the difference from A is 0.02 m ≤0.03 m, which passes the teaching check. 0.03 m is not a statutory accuracy or real method threshold; the method, dip angle, calibration, and uncertainty are not given, so real measurement validity is not proven.
Reference answer Three | v2 wrongly treats cm as m, an error of a factor of 100; the correct thickness is 2.02 m. Even if the arithmetic mean of the four values, 2.005 m, is calculated correctly, repeating the same point doubles the weight of A and it cannot serve as a three-independent-point mean. The three-point description does not test regional representativeness, statistical significance, or origin, so a uniform thickness or the exclusion of erosion cannot be proven; H1/H2 needs layer comparison, more independent cross sections, and method evidence.
Reference answer Four | the 16:18 handover records the three-point mean 2.00 m, the range 0.20 m, the repeat difference 0.02 m, and the unknown D thickness; the internal bounded draft may be released, but regional or engineering conclusions may not be sent externally. P still has to check the layer, methods, and representativeness, and the publication authority is unknown; the request was made at 16:10, 8 minutes have passed and 27 minutes remain, and a deadline is not authorization. Keep v1/v2 and the real revisions, and do not guess the reviser, time, or motive.
Keep the first version, revisions, hints, and true time; a single learning piece does not replace an internship, qualifications, hands-on work, or long-term fit.
| Observation, sampling, data processing, statistics, modeling, maps, and report wording |
| Results of the research design, data, interpretation, and report design |
| A hands-on test is not equal to independent research or independent publication capability |
| Onboarding and probation | Following the quality, safety, environmental, data, research integrity, and record management rules | Records of the plan, records, calibration, data, safety, and reporting forms | Duties and authorization are governed by institutional and project arrangements and assessments |
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Seven days does not replace an internship, qualifications, or long-term fit.
| Education does not equal authorization or the authority for independent research and publication |
| Training in field observation, sampling, experimentation, instrument, and quality control skills | According to field, laboratory, or modeling duties | Meets the daily observation, analysis, and recording requirements | As required by the actual duties | Trained and assessed in courses, projects, and internships | Checked against courses, experience, examinations, or institutional arrangements; there is no uniform duration | Skills do not automatically grant authority for hazardous work and data release |
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| Field safety, protection, and emergency training and permits | Field and laboratory work positions | A prerequisite for authorization to carry out field and hazardous work | Safety training depends on the activity; qualifications apply only to special operations or as required by the jurisdiction | Qualifications are checked against the actual activities: Articles 27—29 of the Surveying and Mapping Law concern the qualification and scope of surveying and mapping units, and Article 30 concerns the qualifications of professional and technical personnel actually engaged in surveying and mapping activities, which cannot be presumed from the name geoscientist; Articles 2/7/8 of the Geological Data Regulation check submission against the data and project scope. Article 28 of the Work Safety Law requires corresponding education and training, and Article 30 requires qualifications only for the special operations specified, not a uniform permit for all field work. U.S. OOH states that most states license geologists who offer services to the public, and the specific education, experience, examination, and exemptions are checked against state regulation, with institutional authorization also checked. | Checked against courses, experience, examinations, or institutional arrangements; there is no uniform duration | Governed by competent authority and institutional requirements; the permitted scope must not be exceeded |
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| Professional geologist and related practice or registration qualifications (such as the ASBOG fundamentals and practice of geology examinations) | Some directions and institutions | Demonstrates professional level or meets practice or registration requirements | According to the position, jurisdiction, and institution | Education, experience, examination, and exemptions are checked against state regulation; passing ASBOG examinations is not independently equivalent to a license | Checked against courses, experience, examinations, or institutional arrangements; there is no uniform duration | Certification or registration is not equivalent to institutional authorization or a government license |
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| Vendor and industry certifications (such as Esri certifications and oil and gas professional society certifications) | Some positions | Demonstrates tool proficiency or professional field level | According to position and institutional requirements | Check the certifying body's current scope, examination, renewal, and fees; the catalog cannot prove uniform conditions | Checked against courses, experience, examinations, or institutional arrangements; there is no uniform duration | Certification is not equivalent to institutional authorization or a government license |
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| Data, results, and research integrity management training | Positions involving controlled or classified data or publication and sharing | Learn the actual data, confidentiality, and research integrity requirements; training, qualifications, and specific release authorization conditions are checked separately against the activity and institutional rules | Required by the position | Complete data, safety, and research integrity training and obtain authorization | Checked against courses, experience, examinations, or institutional arrangements; there is no uniform duration | Governed by institutional and competent authority requirements |
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Qualification boundaries (three) | Education, skills, safety training, certification and registration, hiring, authorization, data release, result publication, professional acceptance, resource reserve certification, and safety and environmental responsibility must be checked separately; the preparation items listed on this page are directions for searching and checking and do not constitute any institution's formal qualification list; where they conflict with competent authority or institutional requirements, the latter prevails.
Qualification boundaries (four) | This page does not provide individual ability or pay commitments, nor does it constitute any geological, engineering, environmental, safety, or investment advice.
Typical duties：Take on the method and model basis, quality control, staff mentoring, method improvement, and technical review of data and maps.
Promotion evidence：Method review, quality, mentoring, and technical improvement records.
Qualification boundaries：Corresponding position authorization; method review and mentoring records.
Next steps：Learn method validation, model evaluation, uncertainty assessment, and data management system methods.
Typical duties：Coordinate data and model methods and quality and scripts and versions and sharing and co-signing and outsourced analysis, handle complex and disputed matters, and guide new staff.
Promotion evidence：Coordination conclusions; method, data, sharing, and training documents.
Qualification boundaries：Corresponding management appointment or institutional authorization.
Next steps：Improve the method system, data management, code and version, sharing, and training mechanisms.
Typical duties：Take on quality and data and research integrity review, record and archive management, mentoring, and implementation of data availability and authorship standards.
Promotion evidence：Review, integrity, mentoring, and sharing records.
Qualification boundaries：Corresponding position authorization; review and mentoring records.
Next steps：Learn research integrity and data management and management systems and publication and sharing standard methods.
Typical duties：Coordinate results, data, integrity, sharing, outsourcing, training, and co-signing, handle complex and disputed matters, and guide new staff.
Promotion evidence：Coordination conclusions; results, data, integrity, sharing, and training documents.
Qualification boundaries：Corresponding management appointment or institutional authorization.
Next steps：Improve the results, data, integrity, sharing, and training mechanisms.
Usage limitations：An occupational-level description that does not constitute geological, engineering, environmental, safety, or investment advice.
