# Earth & Geological Sciences jobs in Italy for international graduates

Earth & Geological Sciences jobs in Italy: typical pay €23,500, 994 planned hires a month, +36.8% job growth to 2035. Official Italian sources.

Page: https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/italy/earth-and-geological-sciences

## Job market at a glance

The jobs **Earth & Geological Sciences** leads to, added together. Each label compares Earth & Geological Sciences with the other Italian fields.

- **Planned hires a month**: 994 (Weak)
- **Hires firms expect to be hard to fill**: 55%
- **Pay of graduates in these jobs, net (calculated)**: €23,500 (Moderate)
- **Pay 1 year after a master's, net (calculated)**: €17,700 (Moderate)
- **Growth to 2035 (Cedefop)**: +36.8% (Strong)
- **Change since 2024**: -1.3% (Weak)
- **Jobs on the EU shortage report (2025)**: 34% (Moderate)

Change in people employed: the broader occupation groups these jobs belong to (Eurostat Labour Force Survey, Italy). Hard to fill: the share of planned hires firms told Excelsior they expect to be difficult to fill (2025), for the Italian profession group each job belongs to, weighted by how common each job is among this field's destinations. Pay 1 year after a master's: AlmaLaurea's average NET monthly pay of master's graduates in this field's degree class working full time one year after graduating, × 12, calculated by UNIFER. Italy publishes no entry-level pay by job, so the jobs table has no entry-pay column. Italy publishes pay by profession only for graduates: this is AlmaLaurea's average NET monthly pay of graduates working in these professions five years after their degree, × 12, calculated by UNIFER. No "vs last year" figure: Excelsior publishes one year per profession.

## Jobs this degree leads to

The jobs **Earth & Geological Sciences** courses most often lead to in Italy, and how each one is doing.

| Job | Share | Average pay | Growth to 2035 | Planned hires a month | Hard to fill |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Geologists and geophysicists | 33% | €23,700 est. | +36.6% | 315 | 55% |
| 2. Environmental protection professionals | 27% | €21,627 est. | +36.6% | 309 | 55% |
| 3. Civil engineers | 15% | €25,243 est. | +36.6% | 3,871 | 58% |
| 4. Physicists and astronomers | 14% | €23,700 est. | +36.6% | 315 | 55% |
| 5. Software developers | 6% | €25,166 est. | +30.8% | 2,028 | 69% |
| 6. Policy administration professionals | 5% | €23,756 est. | +46.2% | 1,367 | 38% |

Share: how common each job is among Earth & Geological Sciences destinations. Planned hires a month: hires private firms planned for 2025 in the Excelsior survey, divided by 12. Public employers (state schools, public hospitals, public administration) are not covered. Hard to fill: the share of planned hires firms expect to be difficult to fill (Excelsior 2025), for the job's profession group. Italian figures are published for Italian professions (CP2021) and grouped through ISTAT's key, so each job shows its group's figures ("est."). Swipe the table sideways for more.

## What graduates like you earned

What master's graduates in **Geological science and technology (LM-74)** earned in Italy, working full time. Italy publishes graduate pay by degree class (classe di laurea).

- **Master's graduates, 1 year on average, net, full time, graduates of 2024**: €17,700
- **5 years on average, net, full time, graduates of 2020**: €21,200

Foreign-born tertiary graduates working full time in Italy earned **88.6%** of what Italian-born graduates earned (2021). Pay: AlmaLaurea's average NET monthly pay (after tax) × 12, calculated by UNIFER; all graduates, Italian and international (no separate figure exists).

## Staying to work after you graduate

How international students stay to work in Italy after studying **Earth & Geological Sciences**.

1 Finish your course

A master's, PhD or first degree from an Italian university.

2 Permit to look for work 9–12 months

to look for a job or start a business linked to your studies in Italy.

3 Work permit

**Convert your permit:** with a job contract, you can change to a work permit outside Italy's yearly quotas for foreign workers. There is no salary minimum; the pay must follow the national collective agreement.

**EU Blue Card:** the salary must be at least ISTAT's average gross yearly pay (€33,500 in 2024, according to the EU Immigration Portal; Italy has not published the 2026 amount where we could read it).

- **Earth & Geological Sciences jobs on the EU shortage report for Italy (2025)**: 34%

In 2025, **7,366** non-EU students in Italy switched from a study permit to a work permit, **528** of them Indian citizens.

Graduates living in Italy who are citizens of non-EU countries: **64.3%** in work, against 86.3% of Italian graduates (ages 25–64, 2025).

## Earth & Geological Sciences in other countries

Typical pay for the same jobs (in US dollars in brackets, at October 2026 exchange rates), projected growth, and post-study work after a master's.

- [Italy €23,500 net ($26,300) Growth +36.8% (2022–35) · Permit to look for work up to 12 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/italy/earth-and-geological-sciences)
- [France €47,400 net ($53,100) Growth +31.8% (2022–35) · Job-search permit 12 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/france/earth-and-geological-sciences)
- [Switzerland CHF 106,200 ($128,800) Job search 6 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/switzerland/earth-and-geological-sciences)
- [United Kingdom £48,900 ($65,400) Growth +10.8% (2025–35) · Graduate visa 18 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/uk/earth-and-geological-sciences)
- [United States $96,100 Growth +4.6% (2025–35) · OPT 12 months, 36 with the STEM extension](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/us/earth-and-geological-sciences)
- [Canada CA$100,800 ($72,000) Growth +8.4% (2023–33) · PGWP up to 36 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/canada/earth-and-geological-sciences)

- [Australia AU$130,500 ($91,600) Growth +17.9% (2025–35) · 24 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/australia/earth-and-geological-sciences)
- [Ireland €47,700 ($53,400) Growth +5.1% (2025–28) · Stamp 1G 24 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/ireland/earth-and-geological-sciences)
- [Germany €70,200 ($78,600) Growth +5.4% (2023–40) · 18 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/germany/earth-and-geological-sciences)
- [Netherlands €65,500 ($73,300) Growth +1.2% (2025–30) · Orientation year 12 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/netherlands/earth-and-geological-sciences)
- [Sweden SEK 587,000 ($59,000) Growth +39.3% (2022–35) · Permit to look for work 12 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/sweden/earth-and-geological-sciences)
- [Denmark DKK 737,800 ($110,500) Growth +25.6% (2022–35) · Job-seeking permit 12 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/denmark/earth-and-geological-sciences)
- [Finland €55,000 ($61,600) Growth +25.3% (2022–35) · Permit to look for work 24 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/finland/earth-and-geological-sciences)
- [Poland PLN 113,900 ($29,000) Growth +34.8% (2022–35) · Permit to look for work 9 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/poland/earth-and-geological-sciences)
- [Spain €42,200 ($47,200) Growth +30.5% (2022–35) · Job-search permit 24 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/spain/earth-and-geological-sciences)
- [Belgium €64,900 ($72,600) Growth +19.1% (2022–35) · Search year 12 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/belgium/earth-and-geological-sciences)

## Italian universities teaching Earth & Geological Sciences

7 Italian universities offer 8 postgraduate courses in Earth & Geological Sciences. The highest ranked:

- [University of Bologna QS #123 · 1 course](https://uniferedu.com/universities/university-of-bologna)
- [University of Padua QS #204 · 1 course](https://uniferedu.com/universities/university-of-padua)
- [University of Milan QS #270 · 2 courses](https://uniferedu.com/universities/university-of-milan)
- [University of Pisa QS #341 · 1 course](https://uniferedu.com/universities/university-of-pisa)
- [University of Naples Federico II QS #401 · 1 course](https://uniferedu.com/universities/university-of-naples-federico-ii)

[See all 8 courses in the Course Explorer →](https://uniferedu.com/explore?country=IT&sub_field=Earth%20%26%20Geological%20Sciences)

## Questions students ask

### How much do Earth & Geological Sciences graduates earn in Italy?

Master's graduates in Geological science and technology (LM-74) working full time earned an average €17,700 a year, net, one year after graduating and €21,200 five years after. Across all workers in these jobs, typical pay is €23,500 and starting pay about €17,700.

### Is Earth & Geological Sciences in demand in Italy?

Employers posted about 994 planned hires a month for these jobs. Employment in these jobs is projected to grow 36.8% from 2022 to 2035.

### Can I stay and work in Italy after a Earth & Geological Sciences master's?

Yes, for 9 to 12 months on a permit to look for work after an Italian degree. With a job contract you can convert it to a work permit outside the yearly quotas for foreign workers.

## Where these numbers come from

Every figure comes from an official Italian source. Tap a source tag next to any number for its details.

- [AlmaLaurea — Esiti occupazionali della laurea, Rapporto 2026 (indagine 2025); yearly figure calculated by UNIFER](https://www.almalaurea.it/i-dati/le-nostre-indagini/condizione-occupazionale-laureati)
Consorzio Interuniversitario AlmaLaurea · AlmaLaurea: reproduction permitted for non-commercial purposes with the source cited · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [AlmaLaurea — Professioni: retribuzione mensile netta dei laureati occupati nella professione, a cinque anni dal titolo; ISCO-08 figures calculated by UNIFER](https://www2.almalaurea.it/cgi-asp/professioni/)
Consorzio Interuniversitario AlmaLaurea · AlmaLaurea: reproduction permitted for non-commercial purposes with the source cited · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [Cedefop Skills Forecast — future employment growth by occupation group, Italy, 2022–2035](https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/tools/skills-intelligence/future-employment-growth)
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) · Cedefop: reuse with acknowledgement of the source (CC BY 4.0) · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [EURES Report on labour shortages and surpluses — occupations in shortage, Italy](https://eures.europa.eu/living-and-working/labour-shortages-and-surpluses-europe_en)
European Labour Authority (ELA) / EURES National Coordination Office · European Labour Authority / EURES: reuse with acknowledgement of the source · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [Employed persons by detailed occupation (ISCO-08 two-digit), Italy — EU Labour Force Survey (lfsa_egai2d)](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfsa_egai2d/default/table?lang=en)
Eurostat · Eurostat reuse policy: free reuse with acknowledgement of the source (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU) · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [Change of immigration status permits, education to employment, Italy (migr_reschange)](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/migr_reschange/default/table?lang=en)
Eurostat · Eurostat reuse policy: free reuse with acknowledgement of the source (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU) · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [Employment rates by educational attainment and citizenship, tertiary education, ages 25–64, Italy (lfsa_ergaedn)](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfsa_ergaedn/default/table?lang=en)
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- [Sistema Informativo Excelsior — banca dati professioni, entrate programmate (Unioncamere – Ministero del Lavoro); ISCO-08 figures calculated by UNIFER](https://excelsior.unioncamere.net/banca-dati-professioni)
Unioncamere – Ministero del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali, Sistema Informativo Excelsior · CC BY 4.0 (Excelsior) · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [Education at a Glance — relative earnings of foreign-born adults with tertiary education, Italy (DF_LSO_EARN_REL_NATIVE)](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/)
OECD · OECD data — reuse with attribution · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [Italian post-study and work rules — Testo unico immigrazione on normattiva.it (manually verified)](https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legislativo:1998-07-25;286~art39bis.1)
Normattiva (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato); European Commission EU Immigration Portal — transcribed and verified by UNIFER · Official government information · loaded 19 Oct 2026

Indicative figures from official Italian sources. They describe groups of graduates and workers, not what any individual will earn or be offered. Visa rules change, so check integrazionemigranti.gov.it before you decide.