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Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Occupation	Occ. code	Est. empl.	Empl %RSE	Mean wage	Mean %RSE	Entry wage	Exp. wage	10th pct	25th pct	Median wage	75th pct
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	19-0000	7,920	4.18	74,795 35.96	0.92	41,287 19.85	91,550 44.01	38,038 18.29	49,919 24.00	64,498 31.01	92,810 44.62
Life Scientists	19-1000	2,410	7.81	88,994 42.79	1.49	57,567 27.68	104,707 50.34	51,988 24.99	64,235 30.88	80,559 38.73	102,444 49.25
Biochemists and Biophysicists	19-1021	120	24.20	95,354 45.84	6.34	57,994 27.88	114,034 54.82	50,890 24.47	64,049 30.79	83,961 40.37	118,014 56.74
Microbiologists	19-1022	100	21.78	78,940 37.95	4.56	59,366 28.54	88,728 42.66	57,807 27.79	65,161 31.33	76,430 36.75	94,209 45.29
Biological Scientists, All Other	19-1029	340	14.62	111,479 53.60	2.88	69,720 33.52	132,358 63.63	59,959 28.83	79,286 38.12	104,362 50.17	132,829 63.86
Epidemiologists	19-1041		20.46	88,682 42.64	4.12	61,889 29.75	102,078 49.08	61,922 29.77	64,669 31.09	79,061 38.01	98,211 47.22
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	19-1042	1,440	10.67	83,698 40.24	2.40	56,520 27.17	97,287 46.77	51,367 24.70	64,235 30.88	77,509 37.26	84,454 40.60
Life Scientists, All Other	19-1099	140	21.33	97,320 46.79	4.17	64,000 30.77	113,979 54.80	56,867 27.34	72,137 34.68	87,422 42.03	109,267 52.53
Physical Scientists	19-2000	1,030	8.81	100,457 48.30	1.65	59,797 28.75	120,787 58.07	53,870 25.90	67,891 32.64	84,612 40.68	128,241 61.65
Physicists	19-2012	70	23.59	148,913 71.59	5.43	104,060 50.03	171,340 82.37	105,843 50.89	117,499 56.49	130,254 62.62	169,067 81.28
Chemists	19-2031	290	16.01	92,458 44.45	3.11	61,888 29.75	107,743 51.80	60,653 29.16	67,086 32.25	81,371 39.12	97,647 46.95
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	19-2041	250	14.04	75,550 36.32	2.16	49,747 23.92	88,452 42.52	45,167 21.72	54,454 26.18	71,864 34.55	85,363 41.04
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	19-2042	90	29.19	77,842 37.42	3.42	53,271 25.61	90,127 43.33	50,128 24.10	59,654 28.68	75,254 36.18	89,814 43.18
Physical Scientists, All Other	19-2099	130	16.24	115,069 55.32	4.85	63,020 30.30	141,093 67.83	58,276 28.02	72,102 34.66	108,250 52.04	172,073 82.73
Social Scientists and Related Workers	19-3000	930	6.17	94,466 45.42	1.53	58,939 28.34	112,229 53.96	52,125 25.06	71,115 34.19	93,665 45.03	111,648 53.68
Economists	19-3011	50	22.39	109,370 52.58	4.69	68,710 33.03	129,701 62.36	61,922 29.77	74,506 35.82	108,478 52.15	134,638 64.73
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	19-3033	220	11.04	109,669 52.73	3.18	71,292 34.28	128,857 61.95	62,002 29.81	81,382 39.13	101,709 48.90	125,410 60.29
School Psychologists	19-3034	110	10.31	89,155 42.86	1.86	69,366 33.35	99,049 47.62	61,473 29.55	77,188 37.11	94,923 45.64	98,522 47.37
Psychologists, All Other	19-3039	150	19.36	101,466 48.78	4.77	51,469 24.74	126,464 60.80	29,578 14.22	71,958 34.60	107,055 51.47	128,170 61.62
Urban and Regional Planners	19-3051	130	17.97	83,200 40.00	2.76	65,091 31.29	92,255 44.35	59,145 28.44	72,675 34.94	79,036 38.00	90,355 43.44
Anthropologists and Archeologists	19-3091	50	22.93	46,808 22.50	7.33	37,570 18.06	51,428 24.72	37,169 17.87	37,170 17.87	39,700 19.09	43,534 20.93
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	19-3099	160	18.95	88,556 42.58	3.32	60,132 28.91	102,768 49.41	52,312 25.15	66,527 31.98	82,528 39.68	104,790 50.38
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians	19-4000	3,310	7.40	50,211 24.14	1.36	34,703 16.68	57,965 27.87	31,425 15.11	38,038 18.29	48,793 23.46	57,708 27.74
Food Science Technicians	19-4013	40	23.49	48,550 23.34	6.71	34,271 16.48	55,690 26.77	31,283 15.04	36,936 17.76	45,375 21.81	45,375 21.82
Chemical Technicians	19-4031	90	17.96	62,766 30.18	3.87	42,944 20.65	72,677 34.94	39,373 18.93	47,085 22.64	61,252 29.45	76,818 36.93
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	19-4042	150	19.72	59,655 28.68	2.18	42,712 20.53	68,126 32.75	39,604 19.04	47,533 22.85	59,155 28.44	72,011 34.62
Hydrologic Technicians	19-4044	40	36.13	57,939 27.86	7.35	39,725 19.10	67,045 32.23	36,525 17.56	41,629 20.01	52,312 25.15	72,259 34.74
Social Science Research Assistants	19-4061		22.97	54,658 26.28	3.15	44,121 21.21	59,927 28.81	40,003 19.23	49,919 24.00	50,676 24.36	62,924 30.25
Forensic Science Technicians	19-4092	160	33.79	66,042 31.75	7.44	47,812 22.99	75,157 36.13	47,080 22.63	48,747 23.44	64,124 30.83	79,426 38.19
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	19-4099	450	11.70	47,828 22.99	2.40	35,377 17.01	54,054 25.99	34,688 16.68	38,095 18.31	40,872 19.65	53,186 25.57
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists and Technicians	19-5000	250	10.91	84,768 40.75	2.37	55,225 26.55	99,539 47.86	48,530 23.33	64,474 31.00	82,950 39.88	101,110 48.61
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	19-5011	190	11.40	89,905 43.22	2.15	65,302 31.40	102,207 49.14	59,895 28.80	76,002 36.54	94,253 45.31	101,795 48.94
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	19-5012	60	24.93	68,640 33.00	8.49	39,926 19.20	82,997 39.90	33,751 16.23	48,530 23.33	64,474 31.00	73,006 35.10

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Last updated December 2023