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| Wage Estimates | ||||
| Occupation Title |
Employment |
Median Hourly |
Mean Hourly |
Mean Annual |
|
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
1,185,730 | $24.78 | $27.90 | $58,030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Scientists | 3,000 | $20.76 | $22.88 | $47,600 |
| Food Scientists and Technologists | 7,570 | $24.73 | $27.33 | $56,840 |
| Soil and Plant Scientists | 10,100 | $26.22 | $27.90 | $58,040 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 17,690 | $34.14 | $36.21 | $75,320 |
| Microbiologists | 15,250 | $27.34 | $30.46 | $63,360 |
| Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists | 16,440 | $25.02 | $26.58 | $55,280 |
| Conservation Scientists | 15,540 | $25.65 | $26.27 | $54,640 |
| Foresters | 10,750 | $23.40 | $24.53 | $51,030 |
| Epidemiologists | 3,630 | $25.08 | $27.09 | $56,340 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 73,670 | $29.68 | $33.24 | $69,140 |
| Life Scientists, All Other | 12,790 | $27.10 | $31.04 | $64,570 |
| Astronomers | 970 | $50.32 | $48.73 | $101,360 |
| Physicists | 15,160 | $43.18 | $43.98 | $91,480 |
| Atmospheric and Space Scientists | 7,050 | $35.55 | $35.11 | $73,020 |
| Chemists | 76,540 | $27.83 | $30.51 | $63,470 |
| Materials Scientists | 7,880 | $34.35 | $35.74 | $74,350 |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 72,000 | $25.30 | $27.63 | $57,470 |
| Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | 27,430 | $34.44 | $38.46 | $79,990 |
| Hydrologists | 8,360 | $30.68 | $32.33 | $67,260 |
| Physical Scientists, All Other | 23,800 | $40.05 | $40.57 | $84,380 |
| Economists | 12,470 | $35.43 | $38.90 | $80,900 |
| Market Research Analysts | 195,710 | $27.55 | $30.95 | $64,370 |
| Survey Researchers | 21,650 | $14.97 | $18.13 | $37,710 |
| Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists | 98,820 | $27.49 | $30.75 | $63,960 |
| Industrial-Organizational Psychologists | 1,070 | $40.72 | $43.26 | $89,980 |
| Psychologists, All Other | 6,750 | $35.70 | $35.70 | $74,250 |
| Sociologists | 3,500 | $25.37 | $29.66 | $61,700 |
| Urban and Regional Planners | 31,650 | $26.53 | $27.70 | $57,620 |
| Anthropologists and Archeologists | 4,790 | $22.07 | $24.07 | $50,060 |
| Geographers | 810 | $30.56 | $31.07 | $64,620 |
| Historians | 2,850 | $21.35 | $23.86 | $49,620 |
| Political Scientists | 5,010 | $40.43 | $40.78 | $84,820 |
| Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other | 31,900 | $30.12 | $31.27 | $65,040 |
| Agricultural and Food Science Technicians | 19,340 | $15.08 | $15.99 | $33,260 |
| Biological Technicians | 67,080 | $16.47 | $17.54 | $36,480 |
| Chemical Technicians | 59,790 | $18.51 | $19.29 | $40,120 |
| Geological and Petroleum Technicians | 11,130 | $21.03 | $23.82 | $49,550 |
| Nuclear Technicians | 6,050 | $29.39 | $28.77 | $59,840 |
| Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health | 32,460 | $17.43 | $18.52 | $38,520 |
| Forensic Science Technicians | 11,030 | $21.44 | $22.79 | $47,390 |
| Forest and Conservation Technicians | 29,940 | $13.72 | $15.13 | $31,480 |
| Life, Physical and Social Science Technicians, All Other | 63,810 | $19.25 | $21.72 | $45,180 |