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Geochemist : Salary and conditions

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  • Typical starting salaries range from £20,000 to £30,000.
  • Typical salaries at senior level/with experience range from £32,000 to £52,000.
  • Salaries vary according to employer, location and the nature of the work and are likely to be considerably higher for those working in multinational organisations, particularly those who are prepared to live and work in more remote locations.
  • Larger companies usually provide additional benefits, such as private healthcare, childcare allowance and a company pension scheme.
  • Working hours often extend outside normal office hours, particularly when geochemists are on field trips. Consultancies and larger employers tend to provide flexible working schemes. Interpretation and consultancy work demand out-of-hours work and dedication.
  • At junior level, work is mainly laboratory-based with fewer opportunities to do offshore research work. At more senior levels, the work involves more administration and operations management and fewer research-focused activities. Consultants are more likely to work in an office-based environment.
  • Working environments vary, but in addition to a professional and organised approach, the teamwork required in geochemistry often creates an informal, friendly working environment.
  • Field work can be very physically demanding.
  • Self-employment/freelance work is an option.
  • Making field trips and site visits requires geographical mobility.
  • Travel within the working day and overnight absence from home are occasionally needed.
  • Geochemists at more senior levels within industry may be required to travel overseas on a regular basis.
 
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Written by AGCAS editors
Date: 
July 2011
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