Total all industries |
National |
|
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
Occupation |
Occ. code |
Estabs. reporting occupation |
Est. empl. |
Empl %RSE |
Mean wage |
Mean %RSE |
Entry wage |
Exp. wage |
25th pct |
Median wage |
75th pct |
LIFE, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS |
19-0000 |
|
1,308,380 |
0.70 |
$ 67,011 |
0.40 |
|
|
$ 42,323 |
$ 59,499 |
$ 83,728 |
hourly | | | |
  |
$ 32.22 |
  |
|
|
$ 20.35 |
$ 28.61 |
$ 40.25 |
Animal Scientists |
19-1011 |
|
2,190 |
6.40 |
$ 65,837 |
2.40 |
|
|
$ 41,772 |
$ 58,132 |
$ 84,238 |
hourly | | | |
  |
$ 31.66 |
  |
|
|
$ 20.08 |
$ 27.94 |
$ 40.50 |
Food Scientists and Technologists |
19-1012 |
|
10,790 |
5.80 |
$ 65,694 |
1.40 |
|
|
$ 45,099 |
$ 60,857 |
$ 81,564 |
hourly | | | |
  |
$ 31.59 |
  |
|
|
$ 21.69 |
$ 29.26 |
$ 39.22 |
Soil and Plant Scientists |
19-1013 |
|
11,830 |
4.00 |
$ 66,521 |
1.60 |
|
|
$ 45,997 |
$ 60,397 |
$ 80,207 |
hourly | | | |
  |
$ 31.98 |
  |
|
|
$ 22.12 |
$ 29.04 |
$ 38.57 |
Biochemists and Biophysicists |
19-1021 |
|
22,860 |
8.30 |
$ 90,372 |
1.20 |
|
|
$ 61,183 |
$ 84,085 |
$110,232 |
hourly | | | |
  |
$ 43.45 |
  |
|
|
$ 29.41 |
$ 40.42 |
$ 53.00 |
Microbiologists |
19-1022 |
|
16,260 |
3.70 |
$ 73,461 |
1.70 |
|
|
$ 50,773 |
$ 67,950 |
$ 90,943 |
hourly | | | |
  |
$ 35.32 |
  |
|
|
$ 24.41 |
$ 32.67 |
$ 43.72 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
19-1023 |
|
17,460 |
3.90 |
$ 61,918 |
1.30 |
|
|
$ 45,752 |
$ 57,662 |
$ 73,471 |
hourly | | | |
  |
$ 29.77 |
  |
|
|
$ 21.99 |
$ 27.72 |
$ 35.32 |
Biological Scientists, All Other |
19-1029 |
|
29,630 |
1.40 |
$ 70,858 |
1.10 |
|
|
$ 51,457 |
$ 67,878 |
$ 83,330 |
hourly | | | |
  |
$ 34.07 |
  |
|
|
$ 24.74 |
$ 32.64 |
$ 40.07 |
Conservation Scientists |
19-1031 |
|
16,810 |
1.60 |
$ 62,439 |
0.40 |
|
|
$ 47,089 |
$ 61,398 |
$ 74,849 |
hourly | | | |
  |
$ 30.02 |
  |
|
|
$ 22.64 |
$ 29.51 |
$ 35.99 |
Foresters |
19-1032 |
|
10,230 |
3.50 |
$ 56,356 |
0.50 |
|
|
$ 44,201 |
$ 54,948 |
$ 67,154 |
hourly | | | |
  |
$ 27.10 |
  |
|
|
$ 21.25 |
$ 26.42 |
$ 32.28 |
Epidemiologists |
19-1041 |
|
4,610 |
4.10 |
$ 66,286 |
0.80 |
|
|
$ 50,896 |
$ 62,969 |
$ 76,900 |
hourly | | | |
  |
$ 31.86 |
  |
|
|
$ 24.47 |
$ 30.27 |
$ 36.98 |
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists |
19-1042 |
|
101,760 |
3.40 |
$ 86,504 |
1.30 |
|
|
$ 54,703 |
$ 76,124 |
$105,180 |
hourly | | | |
  |
$ 41.59 |
  |
|
|
$ 26.30 |
$ 36.60 |
$ 50.57 |
Life Scientists, All Other |
19-1099 |
|
12,320 |
4.60 |
$ 74,083 |
1.70 |
|
|
$ 49,171 |
$ 65,286 |
$ 92,015 |
hourly | | | |
  |
$ 35.62 |
  |
|
|
$ 23.64 |
$ 31.39 |
$ 44.23 |
Astronomers |
19-2011 |
|
1,240 |
8.50 |
$104,854 |
1.90 |
|
|
$ 67,062 |
$106,874 |
$141,492 |
hourly | | | |
  |
$ 50.42 |
  |
|
|
$ 32.24 |
$ 51.39 |
$ 68.02 |
Physicists |
19-2012 |
|
13,630 |
7.80 |
$113,539 |
2.10 |
|
|
$ 81,380 |
$108,579 |
$141,411 |
hourly | | | |
  |
$ 54.59 |
  |
|
|
$ 39.12 |
$ 52.20 |
$ 67.99 |
Atmospheric and Space Scientists |
19-2021 |
|
8,320 |
4.30 |
$ 86,912 |
2.90 |
|
|
$ 59,887 |
$ 86,453 |
$106,670 |
hourly | | | |
  |
$ 41.78 |
  |
|
|
$ 28.79 |
$ 41.57 |
$ 51.28 |
Chemists |
19-2031 |
|
79,910 |
1.90 |
$ 74,236 |
0.60 |
|
|
$ 50,967 |
$ 69,623 |
$ 93,607 |
hourly | | | |
  |
$ 35.69 |
  |
|
|
$ 24.50 |
$ 33.47 |
$ 45.01 |
Materials Scientists |
19-2032 |
|
8,880 |
5.00 |
$ 84,044 |
1.70 |
|
|
$ 61,040 |
$ 81,952 |
$104,956 |
hourly | | | |
  |
$ 40.40 |
  |
|
|
$ 29.35 |
$ 39.40 |
$ 50.46 |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health |
19-2041 |
|
83,530 |
1.90 |
$ 68,746 |
1.00 |
|
|
$ 46,946 |
$ 62,265 |
$ 83,177 |
hourly | | | |
  |
$ 33.05 |
  |
|
|
$ 22.58 |
$ 29.93 |
$ 39.99 |
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers |
19-2042 |
|
31,860 |
3.30 |
$ 94,617 |
1.40 |
|
|
$ 57,438 |
$ 82,891 |
$119,448 |
hourly | | | |
  |
$ 45.49 |
  |
|
|
$ 27.62 |
$ 39.85 |
$ 57.43 |
|