Educational Services (61    ) |  
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 | 
 
| Social Science Research Assistants | 
19-4061 | 
           | 
    9,570    | 
  4.30       | 
$ 37,843 | 
  4.50       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 27,423 | 
$ 35,465 | 
$ 45,456 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 18.20 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 13.19 | 
$ 17.05 | 
$ 21.85 | 
 
| Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health | 
19-4091 | 
           | 
      690    | 
  5.30       | 
$ 44,099 | 
  2.50       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 31,872 | 
$ 40,394 | 
$ 52,804 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 21.21 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 15.33 | 
$ 19.42 | 
$ 25.38 | 
 
| Forensic Science Technicians | 
19-4092 | 
           | 
      110    | 
 18.80       | 
$ 36,649 | 
  4.30       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 25,157 | 
$ 33,863 | 
$ 44,323 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 17.62 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 12.09 | 
$ 16.28 | 
$ 21.31 | 
 
| Forest and Conservation Technicians | 
19-4093 | 
           | 
      320    | 
  3.70       | 
$ 40,711 | 
  2.80       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 31,168 | 
$ 41,364 | 
$ 48,140 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 19.57 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 14.98 | 
$ 19.89 | 
$ 23.15 | 
 
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other | 
19-4099 | 
           | 
   17,890    | 
  5.00       | 
$ 43,099 | 
  1.70       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 31,566 | 
$ 41,364 | 
$ 52,345 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 20.72 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 15.18 | 
$ 19.88 | 
$ 25.17 | 
 
 
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