Occupation |
Occ. code |
Est. empl. |
Mean wage |
Entry wage |
Exp. wage |
25th pct |
Median wage |
75th pct |
Foresters | 19-1032 | 8,590 | $60,650 $29.16 | |
| $47,350 $22.76 | $58,230 $28.00 | $70,660 $33.97 |
Geographers | 19-3092 | 1,280 | $74,920 $36.02 | |
| $58,570 $28.16 | $74,260 $35.70 | $89,120 $42.85 |
Geological and Petroleum Technicians | 19-4041 | 16,820 | $60,710 $29.19 | |
| $37,930 $18.23 | $55,610 $26.73 | $76,580 $36.82 |
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | 19-2042 | 31,800 | $105,720 $50.83 | |
| $62,030 $29.82 | $89,700 $43.13 | $127,420 $61.26 |
Historians | 19-3093 | 3,010 | $61,120 $29.38 | |
| $36,760 $17.68 | $55,800 $26.83 | $80,810 $38.85 |
Hydrologists | 19-2043 | 6,580 | $83,440 $40.11 | |
| $62,590 $30.09 | $79,550 $38.24 | $99,900 $48.03 |
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists | 19-3032 | 990 | $92,320 $44.38 | |
| $65,940 $31.70 | $77,350 $37.19 | $110,740 $53.24 |
Life Scientists, All Other | 19-1099 | 9,070 | $79,870 $38.40 | |
| $53,510 $25.73 | $70,550 $33.92 | $98,030 $47.13 |
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other | 19-4099 | 72,020 | $48,360 $23.25 | |
| $33,950 $16.32 | $45,300 $21.78 | $59,530 $28.62 |
Materials Scientists | 19-2032 | 6,790 | $94,940 $45.64 | |
| $66,610 $32.03 | $91,000 $43.75 | $119,220 $57.32 |
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 19-1042 | 104,440 | $93,730 $45.06 | |
| $57,640 $27.71 | $82,240 $39.54 | $116,430 $55.98 |
Microbiologists | 19-1022 | 21,210 | $76,230 $36.65 | |
| $48,980 $23.55 | $67,550 $32.47 | $96,900 $46.59 |
Nuclear Technicians | 19-4051 | 6,500 | $78,850 $37.91 | |
| $63,830 $30.69 | $80,260 $38.59 | $93,160 $44.79 |
Physical Scientists, All Other | 19-2099 | 21,130 | $98,240 $47.23 | |
| $66,360 $31.90 | $97,130 $46.70 | $123,580 $59.41 |
Physicists | 19-2012 | 15,650 | $118,500 $56.97 | |
| $80,670 $38.79 | $111,580 $53.65 | $148,020 $71.16 |
Political Scientists | 19-3094 | 3,910 | $103,210 $49.62 | |
| $66,670 $32.05 | $99,730 $47.95 | $138,870 $66.77 |
Psychologists, All Other | 19-3039 | 12,400 | $93,050 $44.73 | |
| $70,180 $33.74 | $94,590 $45.47 | $108,500 $52.16 |
Social Science Research Assistants | 19-4061 | 28,060 | $45,760 $22.00 | |
| $32,080 $15.42 | $42,480 $20.42 | $55,810 $26.83 |
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other | 19-3099 | 34,160 | $80,650 $38.78 | |
| $59,690 $28.70 | $76,380 $36.72 | $97,800 $47.02 |
Sociologists | 19-3041 | 2,620 | $82,100 $39.47 | |
| $51,380 $24.70 | $73,760 $35.46 | $103,300 $49.66 |
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