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| Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (3256  ) |  | 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 |  | 5,260 | 6.20 | $ 60,091 | 1.30 |  |  | $ 42,017 | $ 53,968 | $ 74,665 |  
 | hourly |  |  |  |   | $ 28.89 |   |  |  | $ 20.20 | $ 25.94 | $ 35.89 |  
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 19-1021 |  | 40 | 44.80 | $ 97,434 | 5.90 |  |  | $ 77,431 | $ 95,424 | $119,244 |  
 | hourly |  |  |  |   | $ 46.84 |   |  |  | $ 37.23 | $ 45.87 | $ 57.34 |  
| Microbiologists | 19-1022 |  | 170 | 11.40 | $ 66,929 | 3.00 |  |  | $ 46,375 | $ 65,480 | $ 83,748 |  
 | hourly |  |  |  |   | $ 32.18 |   |  |  | $ 22.30 | $ 31.47 | $ 40.26 |  
| Chemists | 19-2031 |  | 2,300 | 6.50 | $ 70,032 | 1.70 |  |  | $ 50,651 | $ 66,082 | $ 85,861 |  
 | hourly |  |  |  |   | $ 33.67 |   |  |  | $ 24.35 | $ 31.77 | $ 41.28 |  
| Materials Scientists | 19-2032 |  | 160 | 15.00 | $ 78,360 | 5.40 |  |  | $ 57,989 | $ 77,145 | $ 96,842 |  
 | hourly |  |  |  |   | $ 37.67 |   |  |  | $ 27.88 | $ 37.09 | $ 46.56 |  
| Market Research Analysts | 19-3021 |  | 410 | 8.40 | $ 68,011 | 3.50 |  |  | $ 47,232 | $ 60,959 | $ 83,809 |  
 | hourly |  |  |  |   | $ 32.70 |   |  |  | $ 22.71 | $ 29.31 | $ 40.29 |  
| Biological Technicians | 19-4021 |  | 80 | 12.90 | $ 40,394 | 3.30 |  |  | $ 32,842 | $ 40,221 | $ 47,181 |  
 | hourly |  |  |  |   | $ 19.42 |   |  |  | $ 15.79 | $ 19.34 | $ 22.69 |  
| Chemical Technicians | 19-4031 |  | 1,820 | 8.00 | $ 42,935 | 1.50 |  |  | $ 34,148 | $ 42,721 | $ 51,274 |  
 | hourly |  |  |  |   | $ 20.64 |   |  |  | $ 16.41 | $ 20.53 | $ 24.65 |  
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other | 19-4099 |  | 90 | 44.40 | $ 47,620 | 5.80 |  |  | $ 44,844 | $ 49,110 | $ 53,366 |  
 | hourly |  |  |  |   | $ 22.90 |   |  |  | $ 21.55 | $ 23.61 | $ 25.66 |  |