Educational Services (61    ) |  
National |  
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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 | 
           | 
  169,370    | 
  3.20       | 
$ 57,897 | 
  1.30       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 38,782 | 
$ 51,978 | 
$ 71,981 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 27.84 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 18.65 | 
$ 24.99 | 
$ 34.61 | 
 
| Animal Scientists | 
19-1011 | 
           | 
      970    | 
 12.20       | 
$ 53,845 | 
  1.90       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 37,904 | 
$ 48,794 | 
$ 63,408 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 25.89 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 18.23 | 
$ 23.46 | 
$ 30.48 | 
 
| Food Scientists and Technologists | 
19-1012 | 
           | 
      730    | 
  3.10       | 
$ 55,805 | 
  3.50       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 39,404 | 
$ 49,283 | 
$ 66,817 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 26.83 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 18.94 | 
$ 23.70 | 
$ 32.12 | 
 
| Soil and Plant Scientists | 
19-1013 | 
           | 
    1,760    | 
  5.00       | 
$ 55,978 | 
  2.50       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 38,700 | 
$ 50,722 | 
$ 67,082 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 26.91 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 18.61 | 
$ 24.38 | 
$ 32.25 | 
 
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 
19-1021 | 
           | 
    1,860    | 
  9.10       | 
$ 58,805 | 
  4.90       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 40,313 | 
$ 48,263 | 
$ 61,102 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 28.27 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 19.38 | 
$ 23.20 | 
$ 29.38 | 
 
| Microbiologists | 
19-1022 | 
           | 
      940    | 
  2.40       | 
$ 51,835 | 
  1.40       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 40,415 | 
$ 48,824 | 
$ 60,571 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 24.92 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 19.43 | 
$ 23.47 | 
$ 29.12 | 
 
| Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists | 
19-1023 | 
           | 
      850    | 
 23.90       | 
$ 48,998 | 
  5.70       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 32,199 | 
$ 42,731 | 
$ 59,183 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 23.55 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 15.48 | 
$ 20.54 | 
$ 28.45 | 
 
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 
19-1029 | 
           | 
    3,530    | 
  5.70       | 
$ 55,233 | 
  2.70       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 38,690 | 
$ 50,028 | 
$ 69,879 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 26.56 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 18.59 | 
$ 24.05 | 
$ 33.60 | 
 
| Conservation Scientists | 
19-1031 | 
           | 
      660    | 
  5.50       | 
$ 54,101 | 
  2.90       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 41,201 | 
$ 49,784 | 
$ 62,949 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 26.00 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 19.81 | 
$ 23.93 | 
$ 30.26 | 
 
| Foresters | 
19-1032 | 
           | 
      310    | 
  5.90       | 
$ 54,897 | 
  1.40       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 43,599 | 
$ 51,988 | 
$ 65,184 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 26.39 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 20.96 | 
$ 24.99 | 
$ 31.34 | 
 
| Epidemiologists | 
19-1041 | 
           | 
      350    | 
  5.80       | 
$ 63,602 | 
  2.60       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 47,375 | 
$ 60,285 | 
$ 75,032 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 30.58 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 22.78 | 
$ 28.98 | 
$ 36.08 | 
 
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 
19-1042 | 
           | 
   21,370    | 
  8.50       | 
$ 66,429 | 
  2.90       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 44,568 | 
$ 57,958 | 
$ 80,237 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 31.93 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 21.43 | 
$ 27.86 | 
$ 38.58 | 
 
| Life Scientists, All Other | 
19-1099 | 
           | 
    2,640    | 
 13.00       | 
$ 66,327 | 
  3.80       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 43,640 | 
$ 57,754 | 
$ 79,013 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 31.89 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 20.98 | 
$ 27.77 | 
$ 37.99 | 
 
| Astronomers | 
19-2011 | 
           | 
      440    | 
 17.90       | 
$ 78,278 | 
  3.90       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 47,977 | 
$ 72,420 | 
$105,415 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 37.63 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 23.06 | 
$ 34.81 | 
$ 50.68 | 
 
| Physicists | 
19-2012 | 
           | 
    1,650    | 
  8.10       | 
$ 84,493 | 
  4.40       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 49,069 | 
$ 74,645 | 
$113,600 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 40.62 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 23.59 | 
$ 35.88 | 
$ 54.61 | 
 
| Atmospheric and Space Scientists | 
19-2021 | 
           | 
    1,120    | 
  5.80       | 
$ 82,534 | 
  3.90       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 59,132 | 
$ 79,013 | 
$103,108 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 39.68 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 28.43 | 
$ 37.99 | 
$ 49.57 | 
 
| Chemists | 
19-2031 | 
           | 
    3,340    | 
  6.40       | 
$ 62,163 | 
  3.20       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 40,854 | 
$ 53,774 | 
$ 75,002 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 29.88 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 19.64 | 
$ 25.85 | 
$ 36.06 | 
 
| Materials Scientists | 
19-2032 | 
           | 
      490    | 
 23.40       | 
$ 71,236 | 
  2.80       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 45,905 | 
$ 62,582 | 
$ 84,891 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 34.25 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 22.06 | 
$ 30.09 | 
$ 40.81 | 
 
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 
19-2041 | 
           | 
    3,690    | 
  5.50       | 
$ 61,153 | 
  3.30       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 39,762 | 
$ 55,397 | 
$ 76,747 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 29.40 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 19.12 | 
$ 26.63 | 
$ 36.89 | 
 
| Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | 
19-2042 | 
           | 
    1,510    | 
 20.80       | 
$ 79,298 | 
  3.50       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 51,365 | 
$ 71,369 | 
$100,577 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 38.13 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 24.70 | 
$ 34.31 | 
$ 48.35 | 
 
 
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