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Hydrologists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

Hydrologists

Research the distribution, circulation, and physical properties of underground and surface waters; and study the form and intensity of precipitation and its rate of infiltration into the soil, movement through the earth, and return to the ocean and atmosphere.

$142,640median, a year
$149,180mean (average), a year
30people employed in this job here

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