After U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
- 22%Joined a startup6
- 15%Joined a big company4
- 63%Elsewhere
Shares of those who moved on, by their next stop.
People who leave U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) most often go to a long tail of companies. Of them, 22% go somewhere small. The median tenure is 1y
Not U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)'s headcount: these are the engineers in the Zelcast network and the profiles run through the Eng Scorer. 31 people on a map of 67,181, No. 831 on it by people. Updated September 30, 2026.
- People on the map
- 31Under 0.1% of everyone on the map
- There now
- 00% of the people here
- Moved on
- 31100% of the people here
- Median tenure
- 1ymiddle half 9m to 1y 8m
Put U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) side by side with another employer.
Came from, went to
Ribbon width is the number of people who made the move.
Not enough recorded moves to draw a river for U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) yet.
How long people stay
45%<1y
35%1-2y
10%2-4y
10%4-7y
0%7y+
20 stays with both a start and an end on the record.
Who comes and goes, by year
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5<322
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joined left2026 is a partial year
2012 to 2026: 24 joined, 27 left.
Caliber
Not enough scored profiles here yet (11).
Titles held here
No titles on the record yet.
First job on the record for 42% of people here.
Where they studied
- George Mason12.9%
- Northern Arizona University12.9%
- Colorado School of Mines9.7%
The 3 most listed schools among the 31 people here with a school on file.
4 of the 31 people here with a school on file list George Mason, 4 list Northern Arizona University and 3 list Colorado School of Mines. A person can list more than one, so these overlap.
Public work
one square is one in a hundred
32%have a public GitHub account on their profile
10 of the 31 people here whose profile was checked for public accounts. An account the check missed reads the same as no account, so this is a floor.
31% is the median across the 857 companies that can show this figure.
Where they are now
39% of the people who have worked at U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and list a location live in Washington DC today, against 13% of everyone on the map.
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Everyone on the map
- 39%Washington DC12 · map 13%
- 13%SF Bay Area4 · map 41%
- 10%Seattle3 · map 5%
- 39%Somewhere else12
All 31 people who worked at U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) list a location, and every share here is over them.
Where they live now, from the profile as it reads today, not where they sat while working at U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): a metro here isn't an office there. The lower strip is the same metros across the whole map.
On the same resumes
Companies that show up most often alongside U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), at any point in a career.
Key facts
- 31 people on the Zelcast alumni map have worked at U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): 0 are there now, 31 have moved on.
- Median tenure at U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): 1y, middle half 9m to 1y 8m.
- Of the people with a recorded next move after U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), fewer than 3 went to a founder title next, 22% joined a company of 200 or fewer, and 15% joined one of 10,000 or more.
- Top school: George Mason, listed by 4 of the 31 people here with one on file (12.9%). Then Northern Arizona University (4).
- 39% of the 31 people here who list a location live in Washington DC today, against 13% across the map. Where they live now, not the office they sat in while they worked here.
- 32% of the 31 people here whose profile was checked for public accounts have a public GitHub.
About this data: built from 352,028 jobs across 67,181 engineers in the Zelcast network and Eng Scorer reads, updated September 30, 2026. A move counts when the next role starts within 24 months of leaving. Companies under 20 people on the map aren't shown, and destinations under 3 people fold into the totals. Caliber is the Eng Scorer score.
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