Tracking the Dynamicsof the

Geoscience Workforce

Leila M. GonzalesGeoscience Workforce Analyst

The Geoscience Pipeline• Supply

– K - 12 education– College / University trends– Funding (students, faculty)

• Demand– Student-to-Workforce transition– Age demographics (industry, academia)

• Future workforce supply & demand trends

K – 12 Education

K – 12 Education

K – 12 Education

K – 12 Education

K – 12 Education

K – 12 Education

K – 12 Education

K – 12 Education

K – 12 Education

K – 12 Education

Colleges & Universities

138

2

9

71

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

General Geoscience Technical Engineering

Number of Community Colleges with Programs in Geoscience Disciplines

(Environmental Science,Physical Science,

or Natural Science)

(Earth Science/Geology,

Oceanography,Atmospheric Science)

(Mining, Petroleum,Geophysical,Geotechnical)

(Mining, Petroleum,Geophysical)

Source: AGI Geoscience Workforce Program, data derived from NCES College Navigator

Colleges & Universities

Colleges & Universities

Colleges & Universities

Colleges & Universities

Colleges & Universities Women's Representation Among Science and Engineering Degree

Recipients by Level of Degree, 2006

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Physical Sci. Earth, Atm. &Ocean Sci.

Mathematics Computer Sci. Biology Engineering

Percent URM of All Degrees

Bachelor's Master's Ph.D.s

Source: CPST, data derived from National Science Foundation, Science and Engineering Degrees, 1950-1980 and 1966-2006.

Colleges & Universities

Colleges & Universities Figure 4-6. Under-Represented Minorities Among Science and Engineering Degree

Recipients by Level of Degree, 2006

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

Physical Sci. Earth, Atm. &Ocean Sci.

Mathematics Computer Sci. Biology Engineering Social Sci. Psychology

Percent URM of All Degrees

Bachelor's Master's Ph.D.s

Note: Under-represented minorities includes African Americans, Hispanics and American Indians/Alaska Natives.Source: CPST, data derived from National Science Foundation, Science and Engineering Degrees, 1950-1980 and 1966-2006.

Colleges & Universities

Colleges & Universities

Colleges & Universities

Colleges & Universities

Colleges & Universities

Source: AGI Geoscience Workforce Program, data derived from NSF

Colleges & Universities

Colleges & Universities

Colleges & Universities

Colleges & Universities

Colleges & Universities

Student-to-Professional Transition

Student-to-Professional Transition

Geoscience Workforce

Geoscience Workforce

Geoscience Workforce

Source: AGI Geoscience Workforce Program, data derived from AGI’s Directory of Geoscience Departments

Geoscience Faculty Degree Origins

Geoscience Workforce

Source: AGI Geoscience Workforce Program, data derived from AGI/AGU Surveys of New Geoscience Masters and Ph.D.’s

Geoscience Workforce

Source: AGI Geoscience Workforce Program, data derived from Society of Exploration Geophysicists, US Office of Personnel Management, National Groundwater Association, and USGS: USGS Workforce Demographics and Trends, Peter T. Lyttle 33rd IGC, Oslo, Norway, August 10, 2008

Geoscience Workforce

Geoscience Workforce