AI Career Radar

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

Study the composition, structure, and other physical aspects of the Earth. May use geological, physics, and mathematics knowledge in exploration for oil, gas, minerals, or underground water; or in waste disposal, land reclamation, or other environmental problems. May study the Earth's internal composition, atmospheres, and oceans, and its magnetic, electrical, and gravitational forces. Includes mineralogists, paleontologists, stratigraphers, geodesists, and seismologists.

AI exposure27 / 100Low exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation20
Freedom to set tasks75
Repeating the same tasks37
$101,920Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+5.1%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (faster than average)BLS Employment Projections
65Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Speaking
63
75
Critical Thinking
63
75
Active Listening
63
72
Judgment and Decision Making
63
72
Monitoring
63
50
Complex Problem Solving
62
72
Active Learning
62
60
Coordination
62
50
Reading Comprehension
61
81
Time Management
61
50
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Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
75
Social Perceptiveness
60
50
Learning Strategies
58
53
Instructing
58
50
Systems Analysis
57
56
Systems Evaluation
56
56
Service Orientation
56
41
Persuasion
54
47
Mathematics
53
63
Science
52
81
Negotiation
52
38
Management of Personnel Resources
50
41
Operations Analysis
49
53
Installation
48
0
Quality Control Analysis
47
31
Management of Material Resources
47
25
Technology Design
47
22
Equipment Selection
47
22
Troubleshooting
47
22
Management of Financial Resources
47
22
Equipment Maintenance
47
9
Operations Monitoring
46
28
Repairing
46
9
Programming
45
31
Operation and Control
43
25

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

90/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$120,230
10-yr growth
+34.6%
Skill gap
2%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Active Learning, Monitoring, Time Management

90/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$132,300
10-yr growth
+41%
Skill gap
11%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Service Orientation, Monitoring, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination

83/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$166,570
10-yr growth
+9.7%
Skill gap
7%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Monitoring, Negotiation, Active Learning, Persuasion

83/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
8%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Monitoring, Systems Analysis

83/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
10%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Monitoring, Negotiation

83/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
10%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Service Orientation, Active Learning

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.