# Earth & Geological Sciences jobs in Sweden for international graduates

Earth & Geological Sciences jobs in Sweden: typical pay SEK 587,000, 317 job ads a month, +39.3% job growth to 2035, Permit to look for work 12 months.

Page: https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/sweden/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 Swedish fields.

- **Job ads a month**: 317 (Moderate)
- **Average pay (calculated)**: SEK 587,000 (Moderate)
- **Entry-level pay (calculated)**: SEK 518,700 (Moderate)
- **Growth to 2035 (Cedefop)**: +39.3% (Strong)
- **Change since 2023**: +4.8% (Strong)
- **People in these jobs**: 15,383 (Moderate)
- **Jobs in shortage (Yrkesbarometer 2026-1)**: 21% (Weak)

People in these jobs: employees aged 16–69 (SCB occupational register); the self-employed are not counted. Yearly pay is calculated by UNIFER from SCB's full-time monthly salary × 12 (overtime and 13th-month pay not included), the same statistic Migrationsverket's salary rule uses. No "vs last year" figure: Platsbanken's total number of ads rose by more than a third between the two years for reasons Arbetsförmedlingen does not explain, so a change for one field would mostly show that jump. Shortage: occupations Arbetsförmedlingen rates as having a shortage of applicants nationally. Occupations it rates as both shortage and surplus ("paradox") are not counted.

## Jobs this degree leads to

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

| Job | Share | Average pay | Entry pay | Growth to 2035 | Job ads a month |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Geologists, geophysicists and related professionals | 33% | SEK 580,800 | SEK 508,800 | +40.3% | 23 |
| 2. Environmental protection professionals | 27% | SEK 559,200 | — | +40.3% | 175 |
| 3. Engineering professionals in building construction | 15% | SEK 615,600 | SEK 540,000 | +40.3% | 251 |
| 4. Physicists and astronomers | 14% | SEK 614,400 | SEK 519,600 | +40.3% | 55 |
| 5. Software- and system developers | 6% | SEK 642,000 | SEK 554,400 | +27.9% | 2,628 |
| 6. Policy administration professionals | 5% | SEK 553,200 | SEK 477,600 | +35.5% | 1,032 |

Share: how common each job is among Earth & Geological Sciences destinations. Entry pay: lower-quartile pay, a guide to starting salaries. Job ads a month: ads published on Platsbanken (Arbetsförmedlingen) in the last 12 complete months, divided by 12. An ad is counted once it has been taken down, so the latest months are left out. Swipe the table sideways for more.

## What graduates like you earned

What employees with a **natural science degree (at least 3 years)** earn in Sweden, all ages. Sweden publishes no pay for recent graduates by field, so this is pay by the education people hold.

- **Employees with this education average, full time, 2025 · all ages**: SEK 625,200
- **Master's graduates in steady work 1–1.5 years after graduating, 2022/23 graduates, same broad field**: 79%

Foreign-born master's graduates working full time in Sweden earned **92.4%** of what Swedish-born graduates earned (2022). Pay: SCB full-time monthly salary × 12, calculated by UNIFER; overtime and 13th-month pay not included. Steady work (UKÄ): in work in November, yearly work income above SEK 291,800 and no unemployment during the year; calculated by UNIFER from UKÄ's published master's groups (groups under 20 graduates are not published). Graduates who moved abroad are not counted.

## Staying to work after you graduate

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

1 Finish your course

A master's or a PhD from a Swedish university.

2 Permit to look for work up to 12 months

to look for a job or start a business in Sweden after a master's; up to 18 months after a PhD. Apply before your student permit runs out.

3 Work permit

**Work permit:** from 1 June 2026 the salary must be at least **SEK 413,640** a year (90% of Sweden's median salary, SEK 34,470 a month), and in line with collective agreements in the job. You can apply from inside Sweden.

If you still hold a student permit when you apply for your first work permit, the minimum is lower: **SEK 344,700** a year (75% of the median). Migrationsverket does not say whether this also applies once you are on the permit to look for work.

**EU Blue Card:** at least **SEK 643,500** a year for a job that matches your degree.

Amounts are Migrationsverket's monthly figures for 2026 × 12.

- **Typical pay in Earth & Geological Sciences jobs vs the work-permit salary**: SEK 587,000 typical pay minimum **SEK 413,640**
- **Earth & Geological Sciences jobs in shortage in Sweden (Yrkesbarometer 2026-1)**: 21%

In 2025, **619** non-EU students in Sweden switched from a study permit to a work permit, **167** of them Indian citizens.

Graduates living in Sweden who are citizens of non-EU countries: **72.6%** in work, against 90.8% of Swedish 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.

- [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)
- [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)
- [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)
- [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)
- [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)
- [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)
- [Switzerland CHF 106,200 ($128,800) Job search 6 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/switzerland/earth-and-geological-sciences)

## Swedish universities teaching Earth & Geological Sciences

5 Swedish universities offer 10 postgraduate courses in Earth & Geological Sciences. The highest ranked:

- [Lund University QS #71 · 1 course](https://uniferedu.com/universities/lund-university)
- [Uppsala University QS #87 · 4 courses](https://uniferedu.com/universities/uppsala-university)
- [Stockholm University QS #167 · 3 courses](https://uniferedu.com/universities/stockholm-university)
- [University of Gothenburg QS #225 · 1 course](https://uniferedu.com/universities/university-of-gothenburg)
- [Umea University QS #438 · 1 course](https://uniferedu.com/universities/umea-university)

[See all 10 courses in the Course Explorer →](https://uniferedu.com/explore?country=SE&sub_field=Earth%20%26%20Geological%20Sciences)

## Questions students ask

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

Employees in Sweden with a natural science degree (at least 3 years) earn an average SEK 625,200 a year (full time, all ages). Across all workers in these jobs, typical pay is SEK 587,000 and starting pay about SEK 518,700.

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

Employers posted about 317 job ads a month for these jobs in June 2026. Employment in these jobs is projected to grow 39.3% from 2022 to 2035.

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

Yes, for up to 12 months on a permit to look for work after graduating. To stay longer, a work permit needs a salary of at least SEK 413,640 a year (90% of Sweden's median salary). 21% of these jobs have a shortage of applicants, according to Arbetsförmedlingen.

## Where these numbers come from

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

- [Yrkesbarometer — recruitment situation by occupation, national](https://data.arbetsformedlingen.se/dataset/yrkesbarometer/)
Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service) · CC0 1.0 (Arbetsförmedlingen open data) · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [Cedefop Skills Forecast — future employment growth by occupation group, Sweden, 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

- [Change of immigration status permits, education to employment, Sweden (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, Sweden (lfsa_ergaedn)](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfsa_ergaedn/default/table?lang=en)
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- [JobTech Historical ads — job ads published on Platsbanken by occupation group (SSYK 2012)](https://data.arbetsformedlingen.se/dataset/job-ads/)
Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service), JobTech Development · CC0 1.0 (Arbetsförmedlingen / JobTech open data) · loaded 19 Oct 2026

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

- [Swedish post-study and work permit rules — Migrationsverket pages (manually verified)](https://www.migrationsverket.se/en/word-explanations/salary-requirements-for-a-work-permit.html)
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) — transcribed and verified by UNIFER · Official government information · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [Lönestrukturstatistik — average monthly salary by education group (SUN 2000), TAB5840; yearly figure calculated by UNIFER](https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/sv/ssd/START__AM__AM0110__AM0110A/LonUtbSUN2000N/)
Statistics Sweden (SCB) for the National Mediation Office (Medlingsinstitutet) · CC0 1.0 (Statistics Sweden open data) · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [Yrkesregistret — employees by occupation (SSYK 2012), all sectors (TAB4449 / YREG50BAS)](https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__AM__AM0208__AM0208E/YREG50BAS/)
Statistics Sweden (SCB) · CC0 1.0 (Statistics Sweden open data) · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [Lönestrukturstatistik — average salary and salary dispersion by occupation (SSYK 2012), TAB5932; yearly figure calculated by UNIFER](https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__AM__AM0110__AM0110A/LoneSpridSektYrk4AN/)
Statistics Sweden (SCB) for the National Mediation Office (Medlingsinstitutet) · CC0 1.0 (Statistics Sweden open data) · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [UKÄ — Etablering på arbetsmarknaden efter studier i högskolan, graduates of 2022/23 (Tabell 2a)](https://www.uka.se/statistik-och-analys/hogskolan-i-siffror/etablering-pa-arbetsmarknaden)
Universitetskanslersämbetet (UKÄ, Swedish Higher Education Authority) · Official statistics of Sweden; reuse terms not stated on the page (used with credit for educational purposes) · loaded 19 Oct 2026

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