New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions
Economic Research and Analysis Bureau
Occupational Employment Statistics (OES)


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All industries

United States

 

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Mean wage Mean %RSE Entry wage Exp. wage 25th pct Median wage 75th pct
Hydrologists19-2043Annual
Hourly
79,997
38.46
0.80 60,920
29.29
76,561
36.81
95,253
45.80
Physical Scientists, All Other19-2099Annual
Hourly
94,999
45.68
2.20 59,805
28.76
92,891
44.66
124,142
59.68
Economists19-3011Annual
Hourly
100,838
48.48
1.20 68,067
32.72
93,114
44.76
125,581
60.37
Survey Researchers19-3022Annual
Hourly
51,585
24.80
2.90 29,386
14.13
45,665
21.96
69,506
33.42
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists19-3031Annual
Hourly
73,206
35.19
0.60 51,169
24.60
68,574
32.97
89,110
42.85
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists19-3032Annual
Hourly
100,149
48.15
6.20 63,911
30.72
84,721
40.73
117,127
56.31
Psychologists, All Other19-3039Annual
Hourly
87,559
42.10
1.00 66,455
31.95
91,249
43.87
105,967
50.95
Sociologists19-3041Annual
Hourly
81,923
39.39
1.70 57,859
27.81
75,983
36.53
98,172
47.21
Urban and Regional Planners19-3051Annual
Hourly
68,878
33.12
0.60 52,446
25.21
66,121
31.79
82,744
39.79
Anthropologists and Archeologists19-3091Annual
Hourly
61,052
29.35
1.00 43,151
20.75
58,204
27.99
75,639
36.36
Geographers19-3092Annual
Hourly
75,031
36.08
1.40 57,930
27.86
75,781
36.43
90,661
43.59
Historians19-3093Annual
Hourly
59,035
28.38
2.40 35,397
17.02
53,196
25.57
78,416
37.70
Political Scientists19-3094Annual
Hourly
106,028
50.98
2.60 70,885
34.08
103,392
49.71
137,999
66.34
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other19-3099Annual
Hourly
80,646
38.77
0.90 60,931
29.29
77,585
37.30
96,885
46.58
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians19-4011Annual
Hourly
36,887
17.73
0.80 27,389
13.17
34,535
16.60
43,668
20.99
Biological Technicians19-4021Annual
Hourly
43,182
20.76
0.60 31,737
15.26
40,293
19.37
51,929
24.97
Chemical Technicians19-4031Annual
Hourly
46,760
22.48
1.00 33,390
16.06
43,506
20.92
57,494
27.64
Geological and Petroleum Technicians19-4041Annual
Hourly
60,697
29.18
3.00 36,218
17.41
53,419
25.69
78,426
37.71
Nuclear Technicians19-4051Annual
Hourly
70,672
33.98
2.10 56,623
27.23
70,003
33.65
83,424
40.11
Social Science Research Assistants19-4061Annual
Hourly
41,316
19.87
1.60 27,734
13.33
37,647
18.10
49,811
23.95
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