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Last updated: April 16, 2024
Geophysical Prospector Salary
in Vermont, United States
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$96,682 (USD)
Average Salary
$46/hr
Average Hourly
$2,794
Average Bonus
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The average pay for a Geophysical Prospector is $96,682 a year and $46 an hour in Vermont, United States. The average salary range for a Geophysical Prospector is between $67,001 and $117,855. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Vermont, United States.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Estimated salary in 2029:
$108,599
5 Year Change:
12 %
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About Vermont, United States
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Description:
Vermont ( vər-MONT) is a landlocked state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the state had a population of 643,503, ranking it the second least populated U.S. state ahead of Wyoming. It is the nation's sixth smallest state in area. The state's capital of Montpelier is the least populous U.S. state capital. No other U.S. state has a most populous city with fewer residents than Burlington. Vermont is also well known for being...
Job Summary
Description:
- Studies structure of subsurface rock formations to locate petroleum deposits: conducts research, using geophysical instruments such as seismograph, gravimeter, torsion balance, and magnetometer, pendulum devices, and electrical-resistivity apparatus to measure characteristics of earth.
- Computes variations in physical forces existing at different locations and interprets data to reveal subsurface structures likely to contain petroleum deposits.
- Prepares charts, profiles or subsurface contour maps, and determines desirable locations for drilling operations.
- Directs field crews drilling boreholes and collecting samples of rock and soil for chemical analysis of hydrocarbon content.
- May specialize in particular instrumentation and be designated electrical prospector; gravity prospector; magnetic prospector; seismic prospector.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Geophysical Prospector is $96,682 a year and $46 an hour in Vermont, United States. The average salary range for a Geophysical Prospector is between $67,001 and $117,855. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Vermont, United States.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Geophysical Prospector Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Job family population: 25,230
Estimated population of Geophysical Prospector jobs: 2,139
Rate of error: 2.8%
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About Vermont, United States
Vermont Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Vermont ( vər-MONT) is a landlocked state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the state had a population of 643,503, ranking it the second least populated U.S. state ahead of Wyoming. It is the nation's sixth smallest state in area. The state's capital of Montpelier is the least populous U.S. state capital. No other U.S. state has a most populous city with fewer residents than Burlington. Vermont is also well known for being...
Job Summary
Description:
- Studies structure of subsurface rock formations to locate petroleum deposits: conducts research, using geophysical instruments such as seismograph, gravimeter, torsion balance, and magnetometer, pendulum devices, and electrical-resistivity apparatus to measure characteristics of earth.
- Computes variations in physical forces existing at different locations and interprets data to reveal subsurface structures likely to contain petroleum deposits.
- Prepares charts, profiles or subsurface contour maps, and determines desirable locations for drilling operations.
- Directs field crews drilling boreholes and collecting samples of rock and soil for chemical analysis of hydrocarbon content.
- May specialize in particular instrumentation and be designated electrical prospector; gravity prospector; magnetic prospector; seismic prospector.
Who We Are
ERI Economic Research Institute compiles the best salary, cost-of-living, and executive compensation survey data available.
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Determine competitive salary levels, compare employee compensation with market benchmarks, and get instant access to reliable salary survey data online.
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