Total all industries |
National |
|
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
Occupation
|
Occ. code
|
Empl %RSE
|
Mean wage
|
Mean %RSE
|
Entry wage
|
Exp. wage
|
25th pct
|
Median wage
|
75th pct
|
LIFE, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS
|
19-0000
|
0.80
|
$ 66,390
|
0.40
|
|
|
$ 41,470
|
$ 58,530
|
$ 82,740
|
hourly | |
$ 31.92
|
  |
|
|
$ 19.94
|
$ 28.14
|
$ 39.78
|
Animal Scientists
|
19-1011
|
5.70
|
$ 68,170
|
2.60
|
|
|
$ 42,910
|
$ 58,250
|
$ 86,530
|
hourly | |
$ 32.77
|
  |
|
|
$ 20.63
|
$ 28.00
|
$ 41.60
|
Food Scientists and Technologists
|
19-1012
|
4.00
|
$ 65,380
|
1.10
|
|
|
$ 44,200
|
$ 60,180
|
$ 82,020
|
hourly | |
$ 31.43
|
  |
|
|
$ 21.25
|
$ 28.93
|
$ 39.43
|
Soil and Plant Scientists
|
19-1013
|
3.70
|
$ 62,600
|
0.80
|
|
|
$ 44,390
|
$ 57,340
|
$ 74,630
|
hourly | |
$ 30.09
|
  |
|
|
$ 21.34
|
$ 27.57
|
$ 35.88
|
Biochemists and Biophysicists
|
19-1021
|
4.10
|
$ 86,580
|
1.30
|
|
|
$ 56,540
|
$ 79,390
|
$106,410
|
hourly | |
$ 41.63
|
  |
|
|
$ 27.18
|
$ 38.17
|
$ 51.16
|
Microbiologists
|
19-1022
|
6.20
|
$ 72,030
|
2.10
|
|
|
$ 47,930
|
$ 65,920
|
$ 90,590
|
hourly | |
$ 34.63
|
  |
|
|
$ 23.04
|
$ 31.69
|
$ 43.55
|
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
|
19-1023
|
2.20
|
$ 61,660
|
0.70
|
|
|
$ 45,460
|
$ 57,430
|
$ 72,700
|
hourly | |
$ 29.64
|
  |
|
|
$ 21.85
|
$ 27.61
|
$ 34.95
|
Biological Scientists, All Other
|
19-1029
|
1.60
|
$ 71,310
|
1.20
|
|
|
$ 52,200
|
$ 68,220
|
$ 83,430
|
hourly | |
$ 34.28
|
  |
|
|
$ 25.10
|
$ 32.80
|
$ 40.11
|
Conservation Scientists
|
19-1031
|
1.50
|
$ 61,200
|
0.40
|
|
|
$ 45,150
|
$ 59,310
|
$ 74,590
|
hourly | |
$ 29.42
|
  |
|
|
$ 21.71
|
$ 28.51
|
$ 35.86
|
Foresters
|
19-1032
|
2.70
|
$ 55,790
|
0.40
|
|
|
$ 43,700
|
$ 54,540
|
$ 66,510
|
hourly | |
$ 26.82
|
  |
|
|
$ 21.01
|
$ 26.22
|
$ 31.97
|
Epidemiologists
|
19-1041
|
6.90
|
$ 68,280
|
1.50
|
|
|
$ 50,930
|
$ 63,010
|
$ 78,530
|
hourly | |
$ 32.83
|
  |
|
|
$ 24.49
|
$ 30.29
|
$ 37.76
|
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
|
19-1042
|
3.20
|
$ 86,710
|
1.30
|
|
|
$ 53,860
|
$ 76,700
|
$105,530
|
hourly | |
$ 41.69
|
  |
|
|
$ 25.89
|
$ 36.87
|
$ 50.73
|
Life Scientists, All Other
|
19-1099
|
4.20
|
$ 72,120
|
1.80
|
|
|
$ 46,750
|
$ 62,340
|
$ 90,830
|
hourly | |
$ 34.67
|
  |
|
|
$ 22.47
|
$ 29.97
|
$ 43.67
|
Astronomers
|
19-2011
|
10.90
|
$ 93,340
|
3.10
|
|
|
$ 57,790
|
$ 87,260
|
$126,250
|
hourly | |
$ 44.88
|
  |
|
|
$ 27.78
|
$ 41.95
|
$ 60.70
|
Physicists
|
19-2012
|
7.20
|
$112,020
|
1.80
|
|
|
$ 79,710
|
$106,370
|
$139,060
|
hourly | |
$ 53.86
|
  |
|
|
$ 38.32
|
$ 51.14
|
$ 66.85
|
Atmospheric and Space Scientists
|
19-2021
|
3.90
|
$ 88,010
|
1.60
|
|
|
$ 64,200
|
$ 87,780
|
$107,900
|
hourly | |
$ 42.31
|
  |
|
|
$ 30.87
|
$ 42.20
|
$ 51.88
|
Chemists
|
19-2031
|
1.90
|
$ 73,240
|
0.60
|
|
|
$ 50,010
|
$ 68,320
|
$ 92,360
|
hourly | |
$ 35.21
|
  |
|
|
$ 24.04
|
$ 32.85
|
$ 44.40
|
Materials Scientists
|
19-2032
|
5.00
|
$ 86,300
|
1.10
|
|
|
$ 62,780
|
$ 84,720
|
$108,110
|
hourly | |
$ 41.49
|
  |
|
|
$ 30.18
|
$ 40.73
|
$ 51.98
|
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
|
19-2041
|
2.10
|
$ 67,810
|
1.00
|
|
|
$ 46,820
|
$ 61,700
|
$ 82,000
|
hourly | |
$ 32.60
|
  |
|
|
$ 22.51
|
$ 29.66
|
$ 39.42
|
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
|
19-2042
|
3.10
|
$ 93,380
|
1.40
|
|
|
$ 57,820
|
$ 82,500
|
$115,460
|
hourly | |
$ 44.89
|
  |
|
|
$ 27.80
|
$ 39.66
|
$ 55.51
|
Hydrologists
|
19-2043
|
3.70
|
$ 79,280
|
1.20
|
|
|
$ 59,260
|
$ 75,690
|
$ 94,280
|
hourly | |
$ 38.11
|
  |
|
|
$ 28.49
|
$ 36.39
|
$ 45.33
|
Physical Scientists, All Other
|
19-2099
|
2.40
|
$ 95,780
|
1.60
|
|
|
$ 68,130
|
$ 94,780
|
$121,300
|
hourly | |
$ 46.05
|
  |
|
|
$ 32.75
|
$ 45.57
|
$ 58.32
|
Economists
|
19-3011
|
2.60
|
$ 99,350
|
1.90
|
|
|
$ 63,790
|
$ 89,450
|
$122,760
|
hourly | |
$ 47.77
|
  |
|
|
$ 30.67
|
$ 43.00
|
$ 59.02
|
Survey Researchers
|
19-3022
|
3.60
|
$ 43,450
|
4.00
|
|
|
$ 23,900
|
$ 36,050
|
$ 55,780
|
hourly | |
$ 20.89
|
  |
|
|
$ 11.49
|
$ 17.33
|
$ 26.82
|
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists
|
19-3031
|
1.40
|
$ 72,540
|
0.70
|
|
|
$ 50,360
|
$ 66,810
|
$ 86,250
|
hourly | |
$ 34.87
|
  |
|
|
$ 24.21
|
$ 32.12
|
$ 41.47
|
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
|
19-3032
|
14.30
|
$114,040
|
11.10
|
|
|
$ 67,370
|
$ 87,330
|
$138,420
|
hourly | |
$ 54.82
|
  |
|
|
$ 32.39
|
$ 41.99
|
$ 66.55
|
Psychologists, All Other
|
19-3039
|
3.30
|
$ 86,510
|
1.50
|
|
|
$ 64,710
|
$ 89,900
|
$106,090
|
hourly | |
$ 41.59
|
  |
|
|
$ 31.11
|
$ 43.22
|
$ 51.00
|
Sociologists
|
19-3041
|
8.50
|
$ 80,130
|
2.40
|
|
|
$ 55,520
|
$ 72,360
|
$ 97,010
|
hourly | |
$ 38.53
|
  |
|
|
$ 26.69
|
$ 34.79
|
$ 46.64
|
Urban and Regional Planners
|
19-3051
|
2.10
|
$ 66,020
|
0.60
|
|
|
$ 49,960
|
$ 63,040
|
$ 78,890
|
hourly | |
$ 31.74
|
  |
|
|
$ 24.02
|
$ 30.31
|
$ 37.93
|
Anthropologists and Archeologists
|
19-3091
|
3.70
|
$ 58,040
|
1.70
|
|
|
$ 39,110
|
$ 54,230
|
$ 72,820
|
hourly | |
$ 27.90
|
  |
|
|
$ 18.80
|
$ 26.07
|
$ 35.01
|
Geographers
|
19-3092
|
2.60
|
$ 72,890
|
1.00
|
|
|
$ 56,960
|
$ 72,800
|
$ 88,260
|
hourly | |
$ 35.05
|
  |
|
|
$ 27.38
|
$ 35.00
|
$ 42.43
|
Historians
|
19-3093
|
8.30
|
$ 57,840
|
2.20
|
|
|
$ 34,310
|
$ 53,520
|
$ 76,870
|
hourly | |
$ 27.81
|
  |
|
|
$ 16.49
|
$ 25.73
|
$ 36.95
|
Political Scientists
|
19-3094
|
3.60
|
$107,930
|
3.00
|
|
|
$ 71,800
|
$107,420
|
$136,770
|
hourly | |
$ 51.89
|
  |
|
|
$ 34.52
|
$ 51.65
|
$ 65.75
|
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
|
19-3099
|
2.10
|
$ 77,890
|
1.10
|
|
|
$ 57,420
|
$ 74,620
|
$ 93,550
|
hourly | |
$ 37.45
|
  |
|
|
$ 27.61
|
$ 35.88
|
$ 44.98
|
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians
|
19-4011
|
3.60
|
$ 35,140
|
0.80
|
|
|
$ 26,170
|
$ 32,760
|
$ 41,790
|
hourly | |
$ 16.89
|
  |
|
|
$ 12.58
|
$ 15.75
|
$ 20.09
|
Biological Technicians
|
19-4021
|
2.50
|
$ 41,740
|
0.60
|
|
|
$ 30,730
|
$ 39,020
|
$ 50,120
|
hourly | |
$ 20.07
|
  |
|
|
$ 14.77
|
$ 18.76
|
$ 24.10
|
Chemical Technicians
|
19-4031
|
1.90
|
$ 44,200
|
0.60
|
|
|
$ 32,490
|
$ 42,040
|
$ 54,100
|
hourly | |
$ 21.25
|
  |
|
|
$ 15.62
|
$ 20.21
|
$ 26.01
|
Geological and Petroleum Technicians
|
19-4041
|
5.40
|
$ 60,410
|
2.80
|
|
|
$ 38,990
|
$ 54,020
|
$ 73,910
|
hourly | |
$ 29.04
|
  |
|
|
$ 18.75
|
$ 25.97
|
$ 35.53
|
Nuclear Technicians
|
19-4051
|
5.20
|
$ 67,330
|
1.60
|
|
|
$ 53,740
|
$ 68,090
|
$ 79,850
|
hourly | |
$ 32.37
|
  |
|
|
$ 25.84
|
$ 32.73
|
$ 38.39
|
Social Science Research Assistants
|
19-4061
|
2.70
|
$ 40,090
|
2.10
|
|
|
$ 27,910
|
$ 37,230
|
$ 47,480
|
hourly | |
$ 19.28
|
  |
|
|
$ 13.42
|
$ 17.90
|
$ 22.83
|
|