Assist scientists or engineers in the use of electronic, sonic, or nuclear measuring instruments in laboratory, exploration, and production activities to obtain data indicating resources such as metallic ore, minerals, gas, coal, or petroleum.
US jobs
7K
Avg. wage
$30/h
GDP output/y
$1.7B
Tasks
29
AI Parity
23%
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O*NET-SOC 19-4043.00 · tasks and importance from O*NET 30.1 · jobs and wages BLS OEWS May 2025 · GDP by industry BEA 2025
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