Wage Estimates - Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
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| Occupation Code | Occupation Title (click on the occupation title to view an occupational profile) | Employment (1) | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (2) | Mean RSE (3) |
| 19-0000 | Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | 1,185,730 | $24.78 | $27.90 | $58,030 | 0.4 % |
| 19-1011 | Animal Scientists | 3,000 | $20.76 | $22.88 | $47,600 | 2.3 % |
| 19-1012 | Food Scientists and Technologists | 7,570 | $24.73 | $27.33 | $56,840 | 1.5 % |
| 19-1013 | Soil and Plant Scientists | 10,100 | $26.22 | $27.90 | $58,040 | 1.2 % |
| 19-1021 | Biochemists and Biophysicists | 17,690 | $34.14 | $36.21 | $75,320 | 1.7 % |
| 19-1022 | Microbiologists | 15,250 | $27.34 | $30.46 | $63,360 | 1.7 % |
| 19-1023 | Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists | 16,440 | $25.02 | $26.58 | $55,280 | 0.7 % |
| 19-1029 | Biological Scientists, All Other | 26,200 | $28.94 | $30.61 | $63,670 | 1.2 % |
| 19-1031 | Conservation Scientists | 15,540 | $25.65 | $26.27 | $54,640 | 0.7 % |
| 19-1032 | Foresters | 10,750 | $23.40 | $24.53 | $51,030 | 1.1 % |
| 19-1041 | Epidemiologists | 3,630 | $25.08 | $27.09 | $56,340 | 1.6 % |
| 19-1042 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 73,670 | $29.68 | $33.24 | $69,140 | 1.6 % |
| 19-1099 | Life Scientists, All Other | 12,790 | $27.10 | $31.04 | $64,570 | 1.9 % |
| 19-2011 | Astronomers | 970 | $50.32 | $48.73 | $101,360 | 2.1 % |
| 19-2012 | Physicists | 15,160 | $43.18 | $43.98 | $91,480 | 1.6 % |
| 19-2021 | Atmospheric and Space Scientists | 7,050 | $35.55 | $35.11 | $73,020 | 1.8 % |
| 19-2031 | Chemists | 76,540 | $27.83 | $30.51 | $63,470 | 1.0 % |
| 19-2032 | Materials Scientists | 7,880 | $34.35 | $35.74 | $74,350 | 1.3 % |
| 19-2041 | Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 72,000 | $25.30 | $27.63 | $57,470 | 0.8 % |
| 19-2042 | Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | 27,430 | $34.44 | $38.46 | $79,990 | 2.5 % |
| 19-2043 | Hydrologists | 8,360 | $30.68 | $32.33 | $67,260 | 1.3 % |
| 19-2099 | Physical Scientists, All Other | 23,800 | $40.05 | $40.57 | $84,380 | 1.9 % |
| 19-3011 | Economists | 12,470 | $35.43 | $38.90 | $80,900 | 1.7 % |
| 19-3021 | Market Research Analysts | 195,710 | $27.55 | $30.95 | $64,370 | 0.8 % |
| 19-3022 | Survey Researchers | 21,650 | $14.97 | $18.13 | $37,710 | 3.2 % |
| 19-3031 | Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists | 98,820 | $27.49 | $30.75 | $63,960 | 1.4 % |
| 19-3032 | Industrial-Organizational Psychologists | 1,070 | $40.72 | $43.26 | $89,980 | 2.1 % |
| 19-3039 | Psychologists, All Other | 6,750 | $35.70 | $35.70 | $74,250 | 2.3 % |
| 19-3041 | Sociologists | 3,500 | $25.37 | $29.66 | $61,700 | 4.3 % |
| 19-3051 | Urban and Regional Planners | 31,650 | $26.53 | $27.70 | $57,620 | 0.8 % |
| 19-3091 | Anthropologists and Archeologists | 4,790 | $22.07 | $24.07 | $50,060 | 1.7 % |
| 19-3092 | Geographers | 810 | $30.56 | $31.07 | $64,620 | 1.2 % |
| 19-3093 | Historians | 2,850 | $21.35 | $23.86 | $49,620 | 2.5 % |
| 19-3094 | Political Scientists | 5,010 | $40.43 | $40.78 | $84,820 | 3.2 % |
| 19-3099 | Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other | 31,900 | $30.12 | $31.27 | $65,040 | 1.0 % |
| 19-4011 | Agricultural and Food Science Technicians | 19,340 | $15.08 | $15.99 | $33,260 | 1.1 % |
| 19-4021 | Biological Technicians | 67,080 | $16.47 | $17.54 | $36,480 | 0.6 % |
| 19-4031 | Chemical Technicians | 59,790 | $18.51 | $19.29 | $40,120 | 0.7 % |
| 19-4041 | Geological and Petroleum Technicians | 11,130 | $21.03 | $23.82 | $49,550 | 4.1 % |
| 19-4051 | Nuclear Technicians | 6,050 | $29.39 | $28.77 | $59,840 | 1.7 % |
| 19-4061 | Social Science Research Assistants | 16,320 | $16.32 | $17.29 | $35,960 | 2.6 % |
| 19-4091 | Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health | 32,460 | $17.43 | $18.52 | $38,520 | 0.9 % |
| 19-4092 | Forensic Science Technicians | 11,030 | $21.44 | $22.79 | $47,390 | 1.5 % |
| 19-4093 | Forest and Conservation Technicians | 29,940 | $13.72 | $15.13 | $31,480 | 0.3 % |
| 19-4099 | Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other | 63,810 | $19.25 | $21.72 | $45,180 | 3.0 % |
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(4) Hourly wage rates for some occupations where workers typically work fewer than 2,080 hours per year are not available.
(5) This wage is equal to or greater than $70.00 per hour or $145,600 per year.
(6) There is wide variation in the number of hours worked by those employed as actors, dancers, musicians, and singers. Many jobs are for a duration of 1 day or 1 week and it is extremely rare for a performer to have guaranteed employment for a period that exceeds 3 to 6 months.
(8) Estimate not released.
Information Courtesy of U.S. Department of Labor