Hydrologists
Research the distribution, circulation, and physical properties of underground and surface waters; and study the form and intensity of precipitation and its rate of infiltration into the soil, movement through the earth, and return to the ocean and atmosphere.Salary by State
| State Name | Employment | Annual Salary | Hourly Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 70 | $89,870 | $43.21 | |
| Arizona | 410 | $102,520 | $49.29 | |
| California | 810 | $114,730 | $55.16 | |
| Colorado | 460 | $96,800 | $46.54 | |
| Florida | 330 | $68,220 | $32.80 | |
| Georgia | 40 | $102,450 | $49.26 | |
| Idaho | 170 | $72,000 | $34.62 | |
| Indiana | 50 | $91,100 | $43.80 | |
| Iowa | 50 | $83,820 | $40.30 | |
| Louisiana | 110 | $73,210 | $35.20 | |
| Maine | 30 | $72,950 | $35.07 | |
| Maryland | 70 | $109,140 | $52.47 | |
| Massachusetts | 110 | $97,700 | $46.97 | |
| Michigan | 30 | $100,750 | $48.44 | |
| Minnesota | 280 | $81,280 | $39.08 | |
| Missouri | 100 | $82,480 | $39.66 | |
| Montana | 150 | $78,020 | $37.51 | |
| Nebraska | 50 | $71,860 | $34.55 | |
| Nevada | 180 | $107,700 | $51.78 | |
| New Hampshire | 70 | $110,460 | $53.11 | |
| New Jersey | $128,070 | $61.57 | ||
| New Mexico | 90 | $81,000 | $38.94 | |
| New York | 210 | $88,910 | $42.75 | |
| North Carolina | 160 | $73,630 | $35.40 | |
| North Dakota | 50 | $81,460 | $39.16 | |
| Ohio | 290 | $86,750 | $41.71 | |
| Oklahoma | 30 | $84,430 | $40.59 | |
| Oregon | 250 | $87,220 | $41.93 | |
| Pennsylvania | 100 | $93,260 | $44.84 | |
| South Carolina | 100 | $61,640 | $29.64 | |
| South Dakota | 40 | $80,330 | $38.62 | |
| Tennessee | 50 | $94,060 | $45.22 | |
| Texas | 200 | $79,480 | $38.21 | |
| Utah | 90 | $87,060 | $41.86 | |
| Vermont | $84,400 | $40.58 | ||
| Washington | 240 | $100,160 | $48.16 | |
| Wisconsin | 170 | $72,130 | $34.68 | |
| Wyoming | 30 | $80,310 | $38.61 |
Education
The programs listed below are typically the education paths that can land you this kind of job.
A program that focuses on the interaction of the Earth's oceanographic, atmospheric, and terrestrial systems. Includes instruction in biogeochemistry, climate dynamics, geographical information science (GIS), geophysics, hydrology, landscape ecology, meteorology, and satellite remote sensing analysis.
A program that focuses on the scientific study of the environmental implications of geological processes and human activities on Earth. Includes instruction in environmental/natural resource management, geographic information systems (GIS), geology, hydrology, regulatory agency compliance, hazard identification and mitigation, environmental law, environmental policy, and sustainability studies.
A program that focuses on the scientific study of the earth; the forces acting upon it; and the behavior of the solids, liquids and gases comprising it. Includes instruction in historical geology, geomorphology, and sedimentology, the chemistry of rocks and soils, stratigraphy, mineralogy, petrology, geostatistics, volcanology, glaciology, geophysical principles, and applications to research and industrial problems.
A program that focuses on the scientific study of the occurrence, circulation, distribution, chemical and physical properties, and environmental interaction of surface and subsurface waters, including groundwater. Includes instruction in geophysics, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, chemical physics, geomorphology, mathematical modeling, hydrologic analysis, continental water processes, global water balance, and environmental science.
A program that focuses on the scientific study of the chemical components, mechanisms, structure, and movement of ocean waters and their interaction with terrestrial and atmospheric phenomena. Includes instruction in material inputs and outputs, chemical and biochemical transformations in marine systems, equilibria studies, inorganic and organic ocean chemistry, oceanographic processes, sediment transport, zone processes, circulation, mixing, tidal movements, wave properties, and seawater properties.
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$94,780 per yearNational average salaryDecliningJob growth rate
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Bachelor's degreeTypical education requirement
Educational Attainment
The following chart shows the highest education level completed by those working as hydrologists.
- Less than high school 0%
- High school graduate 0%
- College dropout 0%
- Associate’s degree 0%
- Bachelor’s degree 45%
- Master’s degree 41%
- Doctorate degree 14%
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