The Impact of the Downturn on Geologists’ Salaries

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Susan Kihn, a Mining Talent Expert at CareerMine, based in Vancouver Canada, has analysed data extracted exclusively from the 2014 CareerMine Salary Survey results, to compare what geologists were earning in 2012 and what they are now earning in 2014.

Even with the downturn in mining worldwide which has seen massive job losses as a result of mining companies downsizing, putting mines into maintenance mode or closing down, it appears not all is bad for geologists working in mining in Australia. Besides other mining professions, we know that there are a lot of geologists who have lost their jobs worldwide and in Australia.

Read more on the CareerMine web site.