Prospector vs project geologist

The differences between prospectors and project geologists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a prospector and a project geologist. Additionally, a project geologist has an average salary of $94,932, which is higher than the $53,179 average annual salary of a prospector.

The top three skills for a prospector include outbound calls, lead generation and foreclosure. The most important skills for a project geologist are OSHA, data collection, and technical reports.

Prospector vs project geologist overview

	Prospector	Project Geologist
Yearly salary	$53,179	$94,932
Hourly rate	$25.57	$45.64
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	1,981	6,805
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 83%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	12	12

Prospector vs project geologist salary

Prospectors and project geologists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Prospector	Project Geologist
Average salary	$53,179	$94,932
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $109,000	Between $57,000 And $156,000
Highest paying City	-	El Paso, TX
Highest paying state	-	Texas
Best paying company	-	Clean Harbors
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between prospector and project geologist education

There are a few differences between a prospector and a project geologist in terms of educational background:

	Prospector	Project Geologist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 83%
Most common major	Business	Geology
Most common college	University of Southern California	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Prospector vs project geologist demographics

Here are the differences between prospectors' and project geologists' demographics:

	Prospector	Project Geologist
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 58.3% Female, 41.7%	Male, 79.6% Female, 20.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 1.2% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.2% Asian, 2.8% White, 83.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 1.0% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 6.7% Asian, 3.9% White, 83.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between prospector and project geologist duties and responsibilities

Prospector example responsibilities.

Develop strong relationships in Bronx community and achieve a solid reputation as a Medicaid seller.
Process customer loans in active foreclosure to assist in options on keeping their homes or advise in liquidation options.
Communicate errors to appropriate personnel for resolution as necessary to prevent contest or impair foreclosure actions.
Account analysis and preparation, assessing customer needs, and preparation of professional sales recommendations tailor to each customer s business.
Recognize as a team leader and receive many corporate sales achievement awards.
Prospect and generate sales revenue by adding new program residential customers and cross selling and upselling current residential customers.

Project geologist example responsibilities.

Manage and direct soil excavation projects at UST sites, pipeline leaks, and abandon oil fields.
Manage numerous UST closures and site restorations
Used GIS software such as ArcView and AutoCad to prepare maps and figures for reports.
Perform various tests and procedures to ASTM standards.
Generate report figures and sample location maps utilizing AutoCAD software.
Conduct unconfined compression tests for select core samples to ASTM standards.

Prospector vs project geologist skills

Common prospector skills

Outbound Calls, 48%
Lead Generation, 28%
Foreclosure, 13%
Cold Calls, 11%

Common project geologist skills

OSHA, 6%
Data Collection, 6%
Technical Reports, 5%
Geotechnical, 4%
Data Management, 4%
GIS, 3%

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