How much have geologist-labeled filers given federally?

The GEOLOGIST industry cluster totals $4,306,318 in itemized FEC contributions, from 9,622 contributions and 367 donors. Filers wrote GEOLOGIST in employer or occupation. The figure is FEC free text, not a NAICS mining or oil-and-gas total. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.

Does this include oil-company employees who are geologists?

Only if the industry key on the row is GEOLOGIST. Filers who listed a company name as employer may sit in that company’s industry slug. This page’s $4,306,318 is the specialty-word cluster. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.

Are geophysicists included?

Only if they used the GEOLOGIST string. Geophysicist and hydrologist, if stored as other keys, are other slugs. This total does not automatically absorb those titles. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.

Why is geologist on the industry list?

LobbyVault industries rank FEC employer/occupation self-reports. Job titles share the index with company names because FEC.gov does not attach NAICS. Top employer in the facts is GEOLOGIST. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.

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Geologist money in federal elections

People who wrote GEOLOGIST in the employer or occupation field on federal campaign filings account for $4,306,318 in itemized receipts on FEC.gov. LobbyVault counts 9,622 contributions and 367 donors. Mean gift size is about $448; mean per donor is about $11,734. The word is a scientific title on an FEC form. It is not a NAICS mining-or-oil sector total and not a roster of licensed geologists.

Key figures

GEOLOGIST FEC strings sum to $4,306,318.
9,622 contributions came from 367 donors.
About $448 per gift and $11,734 per donor on a simple mean.
Energy-company employers are separate slugs.
The “industry” is a job-title self-report, not NAICS.

367 donors and $4,306,318

Three hundred sixty-seven unique people produced 9,622 contributions, about 26 itemized gifts per person. $4,306,318 ÷ 367 ≈ $11,734 per donor. Top employer is GEOLOGIST, so many filers used the specialty as the employer field rather than an energy-company or consultancy name. Those company names, if typed, live on other industry slugs.

Petroleum geologist, hydrologist, and geophysicist are longer or different strings. They are not assumed to be inside $4,306,318.

Title versus energy employer

A geologist who listed an oil company as employer and geologist as occupation may be keyed to the company’s industry page instead of this one. This $4,306,318 is the GEOLOGIST industry key. Combining it with unnamed energy-employer totals would invent a sector figure the packet does not contain.

Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Occupation breakdowns are the companion title index.

What 9,622 contributions omit

No commodity, no state of practice, no party, no cycle year. Recipients are on FEC.gov and on the GEOLOGIST donor table.

Unique-donor count (367) is matching text, not a census of the profession.

Boundaries

The table is not API lobbying and not a mining-sector PAC. $4,306,318 is itemized federal receipts tagged to GEOLOGIST from FEC.gov via LobbyVault.

All industries lists energy and consultancy employer names. Occupation breakdowns list related titles.

Source

Industry GEOLOGIST; $4,306,318; 9,622 contributions; 367 donors; top employer GEOLOGIST. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault.

Use the GEOLOGIST donor table for 367 unique donors, 9,622 itemized contributions, and $4,306,318. Unitemized gifts are omitted. Petroleum geologist, hydrologist, and geophysicist are longer or different strings. Energy-company and consultancy names typed as employer are other industry keys. A geologist who listed an oil company as employer may be keyed to that company’s page instead. Occupation breakdowns list related titles. All industries lists energy and consultancy employer names. Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault. About 26 itemized gifts per person and a per-donor mean near $11,734 follow from those counts. Mean gift size about $448 uses total divided by contribution count. This page does not treat $4,306,318 as API lobbying. The packet has no cycle year, no commodity, and no state of practice. The 367 unique donors are matching text, not a census of the profession. Combining unnamed energy-employer totals would invent a sector figure. Cite the specialty string as filed on FEC.gov.

Specialty-title receipts versus energy-company employers

GEOLOGIST keyed $4,306,318 from 9,622 contributions and 367 donors. About 26 itemized gifts per person and a per-donor mean near $11,734 follow from those counts. Mean gift size about $448 uses total divided by contribution count. Unitemized gifts are omitted. Petroleum geologist, hydrologist, and geophysicist are longer or different strings. Energy-company and consultancy names typed as employer are other industry keys. A geologist who listed an oil company as employer may be keyed to that company’s page instead of this $4,306,318. The 367 unique donors are matching text, not a census of the profession. Mining-and-oil NAICS codes are not applied. Top employer matches GEOLOGIST. State filings and trade-association lobbying are omitted.

Open the GEOLOGIST donor table for names and committees. All industries lists energy and consultancy employer names. Occupation breakdowns list related titles. Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault. This page does not treat $4,306,318 as API lobbying or as a mining-sector PAC. The packet has no cycle year, no commodity, and no state of practice. Amendments can revise historical amounts. The four facts remain $4,306,318, 9,622 contributions, 367 donors, and top employer GEOLOGIST. Combining unnamed energy-employer totals would invent a sector figure. Cite the specialty string as filed on FEC.gov. Repeat the four facts when citing this page: $4,306,318, 9,622 contributions, 367 donors, top employer GEOLOGIST. Unitemized gifts remain omitted. The donor table, all industries, and occupation breakdowns are the only internal links this packet authorizes. Energy-company employers stay on other slugs. Mean gift size about $448 remains total divided by 9,622 contributions on FEC.gov via LobbyVault.

Questions

How much have geologist-labeled filers given federally?: The GEOLOGIST industry cluster totals $4,306,318 in itemized FEC contributions, from 9,622 contributions and 367 donors. Filers wrote GEOLOGIST in employer or occupation. The figure is FEC free text, not a NAICS mining or oil-and-gas total. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.
Does this include oil-company employees who are geologists?: Only if the industry key on the row is GEOLOGIST. Filers who listed a company name as employer may sit in that company’s industry slug. This page’s $4,306,318 is the specialty-word cluster. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.
Are geophysicists included?: Only if they used the GEOLOGIST string. Geophysicist and hydrologist, if stored as other keys, are other slugs. This total does not automatically absorb those titles. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.
Why is geologist on the industry list?: LobbyVault industries rank FEC employer/occupation self-reports. Job titles share the index with company names because FEC.gov does not attach NAICS. Top employer in the facts is GEOLOGIST. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.

Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault.