U.S. Geological Survey

 

Primary Employment

Number Responding/Group Total

Percent Responding

Percent
of Total
(319)

Government

Federal1

32/46

70

10

State (Maryland)2

58/74

78

18

State (non-Maryland)3

17/19

89

5

County/Municipal4

19/33

58

6

Other (interstate)

1/1

100

<1

Subtotal

127/173

73

40

Consultants5

Corporate

95/144

66

30

Independent

21/22

95

7

Subtotal

116/166

70

36

Education

K-12 (mostly earth science)

24/50

48

8

College (mostly geology)

26/48

54

8

Subtotal

50/98

51

16

Miscellaneous Other6

 

26/32

81

8

GRAND TOTAL

 

319/558

57

100

1Mainly geologists, hydrogeologists, biologists, environmental scientists, soil scientists, and archaeologists from the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds, the Army Corps of Engineers, the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the National Museum of Natural History, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Naval Research Lab, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Department of Defense, and Federal Emergency Management Agency.

2Geologists, hydrogeologists, biologists, ecologists, resource managers, GIS specialists, archaeologists, and planners from several agencies of the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of the Environment, the Maryland Historical Trust, the State Highway Administration, and the Maryland Office of Planning.

3Mainly geologists from Geological Surveys of surrounding States.

4Mainly engineers, biologists, and planners from a variety of county agencies, such as planning, zoning, environmental protection, public works.

5Civil and geotechnical engineering, geological, hydrogeological, environmental, archaeological consultants.

6Private citizens, museums, associations, advocacy groups, extractive industry, nongeologic businesses.

Area of Specialization
Among Government Respondents1

Federal
Govt
(n = 32)

Maryland
Govt
(n = 58)

Other
States
(n = 17)

County-
Municipal
(n = 19)

Geology (all specialties)

20
(63%)

16
(28%)

16
(94%)

4
(21%)

Hydrogeology

10
(31%)

7
12%)

3

(18%)

3
(16%)

Engineering (mostly civil and environmental)

2
(6%)

5
(9%)

1
(6%)

8
(42%)

Environmental Science (mostly ecology and
biology, resource management)

9
(28%)

23
(40%)

1
(6%)

5
(26%)

Other Science:
Archaeology, Environmental Planning

2
(6%)

12
(21%)

0
(0%)

1
(5%)

Nonscience (land-use planning; administration, management, geography)

0
(0%)

3
(5%)

0
(0%)

5
(26%)

Totals

43
(134%)

66
(114%)

21
(124%)

26
(137%)

1Does not include one questionnaire received from the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River basin, which was a composite response of eight staff members, ranging from geologists to planners to administrators.

Area of Specialization Among Consultants
Number (and % of 116)

Civil/Geotechnical Engineering Consultants

43 (37%)

Environmental/Hydrogeology Consultants

73 (63%)

Geology/Engineering Geology Consultants

16 (14%)

Economic/Exploration/Mining Consultants

7 (6%)

Archaeology Consultants

10 (9%)

Other Consultants

7 (6%)

Total

156 (134%)

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