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Originally Posted by Knalus
Too many grads. Nowadays, U of C had what, 300 grads last year? When I was going 10-15 years ago, we had that many across all three years in the department. There was a bunch of noise back then about how old the geoscientist community was, and how they were on the verge of retiring en masse, and that there wouldn't be enough new grads to do all the work needed. They misjudged how much later into retirement the old guys were willing to work, and to some degree how much work there was going to be (by they I mean APEGGA and the university admissions department), and oversaturated a market too soon.
That's my take on it. If someone else has other data that would highlight a different reason, I'd love to hear it.
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Also, I think economics has played a major role in the need for geoscientists. The relatively low price for natural gas recently, the rising cost in all aspects of the industry, and the over regulation has tended to hamper many companies...particularly the small to medium ones.
Also, whereas in the old days companies preferred geologists with BSc's, many companies (particularly the majors) now expect MSc's or PhD's at a minimum, as the field is becoming much more specialized.
For those not willing to take post grad, you may consider taking jobs in the service industry, where the experience will be useful to have when you can find a job in the geoscience field.