Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services (56    ) |  
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 | 
 
| Anthropologists and Archeologists | 
19-3091 | 
           | 
       90    | 
 36.50       | 
$ 55,172 | 
  7.00       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 44,181 | 
$ 50,804 | 
$ 62,367 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 26.52 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 21.24 | 
$ 24.42 | 
$ 29.98 | 
 
| Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other | 
19-3099 | 
           | 
       40    | 
 21.00       | 
$ 80,258 | 
  6.60       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 63,031 | 
$ 72,910 | 
$ 93,444 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 38.59 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 30.30 | 
$ 35.06 | 
$ 44.93 | 
 
| Agricultural and Food Science Technicians | 
19-4011 | 
           | 
      230    | 
 21.90       | 
$ 28,168 | 
  4.40       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 21,963 | 
$ 25,912 | 
$ 34,659 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 13.54 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 10.56 | 
$ 12.46 | 
$ 16.67 | 
 
| Biological Technicians | 
19-4021 | 
           | 
      640    | 
 21.40       | 
$ 37,465 | 
  4.90       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 28,005 | 
$ 33,924 | 
$ 44,875 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 18.01 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 13.46 | 
$ 16.31 | 
$ 21.57 | 
 
| Chemical Technicians | 
19-4031 | 
           | 
    2,330    | 
 12.90       | 
$ 41,058 | 
  1.70       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 31,638 | 
$ 37,914 | 
$ 48,130 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 19.74 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 15.21 | 
$ 18.23 | 
$ 23.15 | 
 
| Geological and Petroleum Technicians | 
19-4041 | 
           | 
      140    | 
 28.80       | 
$ 77,717 | 
 19.00       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 31,944 | 
$ 41,507 | 
$ 65,990 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 37.36 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 15.36 | 
$ 19.95 | 
$ 31.73 | 
 
| Nuclear Technicians | 
19-4051 | 
           | 
      940    | 
 30.60       | 
$ 73,022 | 
  2.90       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 67,460 | 
$ 72,277 | 
$ 77,972 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 35.11 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 32.43 | 
$ 34.75 | 
$ 37.49 | 
 
| Social Science Research Assistants | 
19-4061 | 
           | 
      150    | 
 37.30       | 
$ 50,927 | 
 10.70       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 31,995 | 
$ 47,722 | 
$ 61,551 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 24.48 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 15.38 | 
$ 22.94 | 
$ 29.59 | 
 
| Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health | 
19-4091 | 
           | 
    1,380    | 
  8.50       | 
$ 44,374 | 
  2.90       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 32,740 | 
$ 39,741 | 
$ 54,937 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 21.33 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 15.74 | 
$ 19.11 | 
$ 26.41 | 
 
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other | 
19-4099 | 
           | 
    3,370    | 
 12.50       | 
$ 45,262 | 
  2.60       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 32,128 | 
$ 41,405 | 
$ 54,427 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 21.76 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 15.45 | 
$ 19.91 | 
$ 26.17 | 
 
 
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