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National Employment Matrix


19-4045 Geological and hydrologic technicians
Employment by industry, occupation, and percent distribution, 2019 and projected 2029.

Employment in thousands.
Industries with fewer than 50 jobs, confidential data, or poor-quality data are not displayed.

Industry Title Industry Code Industry Type 2019 Employment 2019 Percent of Occupation 2019 Percent of Industry Projected 2029 Employment Projected 2029 Percent of Occupation Projected 2029 Percent of Industry Employment Change, 2019-2029 Employment Percent Change, 2019-2029 Industry Sort Display Level
                     
Total employment TE1000 Summary 19.0 100.0 0.0 20.1 100.0 0.0 1.0 5.5 0

Self-employed workers

TE1100 Line Item 1.4 7.5 0.0 1.2 5.9 0.0 -0.2 -16.6 2 1

Total wage and salary employment

TE1200 Summary 17.6 92.5 0.0 18.9 94.1 0.0 1.3 7.3 3 1

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

210000 Summary 6.4 33.4 0.9 7.2 35.9 0.9 0.9 13.4 12 2

Oil and gas extraction

211000 Line Item 2.6 13.7 1.7 2.3 11.4 1.8 -0.3 -12.4 13 3

Mining (except oil and gas)

212000 Summary 0.4 2.3 0.2 0.5 2.6 0.3 0.1 15.2 14 3

Metal ore mining

212200 Line Item 0.4 2.0 0.9 0.4 2.2 0.9 0.1 17.3 16 4

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

212300 Line Item 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 5.5 17 4

Support activities for mining

213000 Line Item 3.3 17.3 1.0 4.4 21.9 1.0 1.1 33.7 18 3

Utilities

220000 Summary 0.2 1.1 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.0 -3.8 19 2

Utilities

221000 Summary 0.2 1.1 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.0 -3.8 20 3

Natural gas distribution

221200 Line Item 0.1 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.0 -8.3 32 4

Construction

230000 Summary 0.2 1.1 0.0 0.2 1.1 0.0 0.0 3.5 34 2

Heavy and civil engineering construction

237000 Summary 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 38 3

Utility system construction

237100 Summary 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 3.1 39 4

Manufacturing

31-330 Summary 0.3 1.6 0.0 0.3 1.5 0.0 0.0 -3.1 60 2

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

324000 Line Item 0.2 1.1 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.2 0.0 -4.4 88 3

Machinery manufacturing

333000 Summary 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 3.0 110 3

Machinery manufacturing (3331,2,4,9)

3330A1 Line Item 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 3.0 114 4

Wholesale trade

420000 Summary 0.4 1.9 0.0 0.4 1.8 0.0 0.0 1.6 143 2

Transportation and warehousing

48-490 Summary 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.0 6.2 197 2

Pipeline transportation

486000 Summary 0.2 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.3 0.0 6.2 213 3

Pipeline transportation of natural gas

486200 Line Item 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.0 -6.8 215 4

Professional, scientific, and technical services

540000 Summary 6.7 35.3 0.1 7.1 35.5 0.1 0.4 6.0 279 2

Professional, scientific, and technical services

541000 Summary 6.7 35.3 0.1 7.1 35.5 0.1 0.4 6.0 280 3

Architectural, engineering, and related services

541300 Summary 5.0 26.5 0.3 5.1 25.6 0.3 0.1 1.9 283 4

Engineering services

541330 Line Item 2.5 12.9 0.2 2.5 12.5 0.2 0.0 1.6 285 5

Testing laboratories

541380 Line Item 2.1 10.8 1.2 2.1 10.5 1.2 0.0 2.1 287 5

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

541600 Line Item 1.0 5.3 0.1 1.2 6.2 0.1 0.2 23.3 290 4

Scientific research and development services

541700 Summary 0.5 2.6 0.1 0.5 2.6 0.1 0.0 4.3 291 4

Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences

541710 Line Item 0.4 2.1 0.1 0.4 2.1 0.1 0.0 4.6 292 5

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

541900 Summary 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.0 27.8 295 4

Management of companies and enterprises

550000 Summary 0.4 2.1 0.0 0.4 2.1 0.0 0.0 7.4 299 2

Management of companies and enterprises

551000 Line Item 0.4 2.1 0.0 0.4 2.1 0.0 0.0 7.4 300 3

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

560000 Summary 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.0 9.1 301 2

Administrative and support services

561000 Summary 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 8.5 302 3

Employment services

561300 Summary 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.8 305 4

Temporary help services

561320 Line Item 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 3.5 306 5

Educational services; state, local, and private

610000 Summary 0.5 2.7 0.0 0.5 2.7 0.0 0.0 5.1 322 2

Educational services; state, local, and private

611000 Summary 0.5 2.7 0.0 0.5 2.7 0.0 0.0 5.1 323 3

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools; state, local, and private

6112-3 Summary 0.5 2.7 0.0 0.5 2.7 0.0 0.0 5.1 328 4

Colleges, universities, and professional schools; state, local, and private

611300 Summary 0.5 2.7 0.0 0.5 2.7 0.0 0.0 5.2 333 5

Colleges, universities, and professional schools; private

611305 Line Item 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 9.4 334 6

Colleges, universities, and professional schools; state

611302 Line Item 0.4 2.0 0.0 0.4 1.9 0.0 0.0 2.3 335 6

Government

900000 Summary 2.1 10.9 0.0 2.0 10.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.9 455 2

Federal government

910000 Summary 1.8 9.3 0.1 1.7 8.4 0.1 -0.1 -3.9 456 3

Federal government, excluding postal service

999100 Line Item 1.8 9.3 0.1 1.7 8.4 0.1 -0.1 -3.9 458 4

State government, excluding education and hospitals

999200 Line Item 0.2 1.1 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 459 3

Local government, excluding education and hospitals

999300 Line Item 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 6.6 460 3