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 |
$ 67,798 |
0.40 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 42,349 |
$ 59,771 |
$ 84,494 |
hourly | |
$ 32.60 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 20.36 |
$ 28.74 |
$ 40.62 |
Animal Scientists |
19-1011 |
5.70 |
$ 69,615 |
2.60 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 43,820 |
$ 59,485 |
$ 88,365 |
hourly | |
$ 33.46 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 21.07 |
$ 28.59 |
$ 42.48 |
Food Scientists and Technologists |
19-1012 |
4.00 |
$ 66,766 |
1.10 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 45,137 |
$ 61,456 |
$ 83,759 |
hourly | |
$ 32.10 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 21.70 |
$ 29.54 |
$ 40.27 |
Soil and Plant Scientists |
19-1013 |
3.70 |
$ 63,927 |
0.80 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 45,331 |
$ 58,556 |
$ 76,212 |
hourly | |
$ 30.73 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 21.79 |
$ 28.15 |
$ 36.64 |
Biochemists and Biophysicists |
19-1021 |
4.10 |
$ 88,416 |
1.30 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 57,739 |
$ 81,073 |
$108,666 |
hourly | |
$ 42.51 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 27.76 |
$ 38.98 |
$ 52.24 |
Microbiologists |
19-1022 |
6.20 |
$ 73,557 |
2.10 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 48,946 |
$ 67,318 |
$ 92,511 |
hourly | |
$ 35.36 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 23.53 |
$ 32.36 |
$ 44.47 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
19-1023 |
2.20 |
$ 62,967 |
0.70 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 46,424 |
$ 58,648 |
$ 74,241 |
hourly | |
$ 30.27 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 22.31 |
$ 28.20 |
$ 35.69 |
Biological Scientists, All Other |
19-1029 |
1.60 |
$ 72,822 |
1.20 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 53,307 |
$ 69,666 |
$ 85,199 |
hourly | |
$ 35.01 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 25.63 |
$ 33.50 |
$ 40.96 |
Conservation Scientists |
19-1031 |
1.50 |
$ 62,498 |
0.40 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 46,107 |
$ 60,567 |
$ 76,171 |
hourly | |
$ 30.04 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 22.17 |
$ 29.11 |
$ 36.62 |
Foresters |
19-1032 |
2.70 |
$ 56,973 |
0.40 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 44,627 |
$ 55,696 |
$ 67,920 |
hourly | |
$ 27.39 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 21.46 |
$ 26.78 |
$ 32.65 |
Epidemiologists |
19-1041 |
6.90 |
$ 69,728 |
1.50 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 52,010 |
$ 64,346 |
$ 80,195 |
hourly | |
$ 33.53 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 25.01 |
$ 30.93 |
$ 38.56 |
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists |
19-1042 |
3.20 |
$ 88,548 |
1.30 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 55,002 |
$ 78,326 |
$107,767 |
hourly | |
$ 42.57 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 26.44 |
$ 37.65 |
$ 51.81 |
Life Scientists, All Other |
19-1099 |
4.20 |
$ 73,649 |
1.80 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 47,741 |
$ 63,662 |
$ 92,756 |
hourly | |
$ 35.41 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 22.95 |
$ 30.61 |
$ 44.60 |
Astronomers |
19-2011 |
10.90 |
$ 95,319 |
3.10 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 59,015 |
$ 89,110 |
$128,927 |
hourly | |
$ 45.83 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 28.37 |
$ 42.84 |
$ 61.99 |
Physicists |
19-2012 |
7.20 |
$114,395 |
1.80 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 81,400 |
$108,625 |
$142,008 |
hourly | |
$ 55.00 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 39.13 |
$ 52.22 |
$ 68.27 |
Atmospheric and Space Scientists |
19-2021 |
3.90 |
$ 89,876 |
1.60 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 65,561 |
$ 89,641 |
$110,188 |
hourly | |
$ 43.21 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 31.52 |
$ 43.09 |
$ 52.98 |
Chemists |
19-2031 |
1.90 |
$ 74,793 |
0.60 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 51,070 |
$ 69,768 |
$ 94,318 |
hourly | |
$ 35.96 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 24.55 |
$ 33.55 |
$ 45.34 |
Materials Scientists |
19-2032 |
5.00 |
$ 88,130 |
1.10 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 64,111 |
$ 86,516 |
$110,402 |
hourly | |
$ 42.37 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 30.82 |
$ 41.59 |
$ 53.08 |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health |
19-2041 |
2.10 |
$ 69,248 |
1.00 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 47,813 |
$ 63,008 |
$ 83,739 |
hourly | |
$ 33.29 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 22.99 |
$ 30.29 |
$ 40.26 |
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers |
19-2042 |
3.10 |
$ 95,360 |
1.40 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 59,046 |
$ 84,249 |
$117,908 |
hourly | |
$ 45.84 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 28.39 |
$ 40.50 |
$ 56.69 |
Hydrologists |
19-2043 |
3.70 |
$ 80,961 |
1.20 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 60,516 |
$ 77,295 |
$ 96,279 |
hourly | |
$ 38.92 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 29.09 |
$ 37.16 |
$ 46.29 |
Physical Scientists, All Other |
19-2099 |
2.40 |
$ 97,811 |
1.60 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 69,574 |
$ 96,789 |
$123,872 |
hourly | |
$ 47.03 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 33.44 |
$ 46.54 |
$ 59.56 |
Economists |
19-3011 |
2.60 |
$101,456 |
1.90 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 65,142 |
$ 91,346 |
$125,363 |
hourly | |
$ 48.78 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 31.32 |
$ 43.91 |
$ 60.27 |
Survey Researchers |
19-3022 |
3.60 |
$ 44,371 |
4.00 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 24,407 |
$ 36,814 |
$ 56,963 |
hourly | |
$ 21.33 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 11.73 |
$ 17.70 |
$ 27.39 |
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists |
19-3031 |
1.40 |
$ 74,078 |
0.70 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 51,428 |
$ 68,226 |
$ 88,079 |
hourly | |
$ 35.61 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 24.72 |
$ 32.80 |
$ 42.35 |
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists |
19-3032 |
14.30 |
$116,458 |
11.10 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 68,798 |
$ 89,182 |
$141,355 |
hourly | |
$ 55.98 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 33.08 |
$ 42.88 |
$ 67.96 |
Psychologists, All Other |
19-3039 |
3.30 |
$ 88,344 |
1.50 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 66,082 |
$ 91,806 |
$108,339 |
hourly | |
$ 42.47 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 31.77 |
$ 44.14 |
$ 52.08 |
Sociologists |
19-3041 |
8.50 |
$ 81,829 |
2.40 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 56,697 |
$ 73,894 |
$ 99,067 |
hourly | |
$ 39.35 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 27.26 |
$ 35.53 |
$ 47.63 |
Urban and Regional Planners |
19-3051 |
2.10 |
$ 67,420 |
0.60 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 51,019 |
$ 64,377 |
$ 80,563 |
hourly | |
$ 32.41 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 24.53 |
$ 30.95 |
$ 38.73 |
Anthropologists and Archeologists |
19-3091 |
3.70 |
$ 59,271 |
1.70 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 39,939 |
$ 55,380 |
$ 74,364 |
hourly | |
$ 28.49 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 19.20 |
$ 26.62 |
$ 35.75 |
Geographers |
19-3092 |
2.60 |
$ 74,435 |
1.00 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 58,168 |
$ 74,343 |
$ 90,131 |
hourly | |
$ 35.79 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 27.96 |
$ 35.74 |
$ 43.33 |
Historians |
19-3093 |
8.30 |
$ 59,066 |
2.20 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 35,037 |
$ 54,655 |
$ 78,500 |
hourly | |
$ 28.40 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 16.84 |
$ 26.28 |
$ 37.73 |
Political Scientists |
19-3094 |
3.60 |
$110,218 |
3.00 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 73,322 |
$109,697 |
$139,670 |
hourly | |
$ 52.99 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 35.25 |
$ 52.75 |
$ 67.14 |
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other |
19-3099 |
2.10 |
$ 79,541 |
1.10 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 58,637 |
$ 76,202 |
$ 95,533 |
hourly | |
$ 38.24 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 28.20 |
$ 36.64 |
$ 45.93 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
19-4011 |
3.60 |
$ 35,885 |
0.80 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 26,725 |
$ 33,455 |
$ 42,676 |
hourly | |
$ 17.25 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 12.85 |
$ 16.08 |
$ 20.52 |
Biological Technicians |
19-4021 |
2.50 |
$ 42,625 |
0.60 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 31,382 |
$ 39,847 |
$ 51,183 |
hourly | |
$ 20.50 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 15.08 |
$ 19.16 |
$ 24.61 |
Chemical Technicians |
19-4031 |
1.90 |
$ 45,137 |
0.60 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 33,179 |
$ 42,931 |
$ 55,247 |
hourly | |
$ 21.70 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 15.95 |
$ 20.64 |
$ 26.56 |
Geological and Petroleum Technicians |
19-4041 |
5.40 |
$ 61,691 |
2.80 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 39,817 |
$ 55,165 |
$ 75,477 |
hourly | |
$ 29.66 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 19.15 |
$ 26.52 |
$ 36.28 |
Nuclear Technicians |
19-4051 |
5.20 |
$ 68,757 |
1.60 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 54,879 |
$ 69,534 |
$ 81,543 |
hourly | |
$ 33.06 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 26.39 |
$ 33.42 |
$ 39.20 |
Social Science Research Assistants |
19-4061 |
2.70 |
$ 40,940 |
2.10 |
>$145,600 |
>$145,600 |
$ 28,502 |
$ 38,019 |
$ 48,487 |
hourly | |
$ 19.69 |
  |
>$70 |
>$70 |
$ 13.70 |
$ 18.28 |
$ 23.31 |
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