Australia’s geoscientists benefitted from a sharp increase in employment opportunities in the final quarter of 2020 according to the latest AIG Australian geoscientist employment survey. Unemployment amongst professional geoscientists (geologists, geophysicists and allied Earth scientists) recommenced a downward trend after improvement in employment prospects stalled throughout the previous three quarters of the year. AIG President,
The latest instalment in AIG’s Australian geoscientist employment survey is open for submissions.
Please take two minutes to share your employment experience and encourage your friends and colleagues to contribute. Contributions to the latest Australian geoscientist employment survey close 24th October 2020. The second quarter 2020 employment survey, conducted in June, provided a first look at how Australian geoscience, particularly mineral exploration and mining, was being impacted by the coronavirus pandemic in
The latest Australian geoscientist employment survey is open for contributions until 24th October 2020. The second quarter 2020 employment survey, conducted in June, provided a first look at how Australian geoscience, particularly mineral exploration and mining, was being impacted by the coronavirus pandemic in Australia. The slight improvement in employment conditions evident from the results of
On 3 August 2020, Western Australia had the greatest number of geoscientist jobs advertised on seek.com were in Western Australia (24 of 29 advertised vacancies nationally).
Australian mineral exploration statistics released today contain some positive news. Mineral exploration expenditure, in real terms, rose 11.9% ($72.7m) to $683.3m in the June quarter 2020. Brownfield exploration expenditure rose 17.5% ($67.5m) while greenfield exploration expenditure rose 2.4% ($5.3m). Seasonally adjusted expenditure was less positive, falling 6.8% (-$48.3m) to $665.0m in the June quarter 2020.
Brisbane, 12th August 2020 Geoscientist employment in Australia improved in the second quarter of 2020. Nationally, unemployment decreased to 8.6% from 10% in the March quarter, while underemployment also fell to 17.4% from 18.1% for the period. AIG President, Andrew Waltho, described the improvement as most welcome. “The level of improvement observed in the survey results was small but defied
The European Federation of Geologists (EFG) conducts an annual survey of geoscientist employment across Europe and other parts of the world. Interested AIG Members may participate by following this link. AIG regularly collaborates with EFG in a number of areas and shares data from the Australian employment surveys to help examine trends and differences in
Australian geoscientists reported a deterioration in employment in the first three months of 2020. Fears, however, that the coronavirus pandemic would have a deep and dramatic impact on employment, have not as yet materialised.
The latest instalment in the survey series is open for contributions. This survey will provide data on trends in geoscientist employment in Australia during the first quarter (January to March) of 2020. Australia, during the first quarter of 2020, was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic which has placed restrictions on normal work and travel, both within
