Occupation (SOC code) |
Employment | (Hourly) Mean Wage | (Annual) Mean Wage |
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations(190000) | 46,620 | $41.48 | $86,280 |
Food Scientists and Technologists(191012) | 280 | $43.07 | $89,580 |
Soil and Plant Scientists(191013) | 350 | $41.57 | $86,470 |
Biochemists and Biophysicists(191021) | 4,370 | $50.67 | $105,400 |
Microbiologists(191022) | 440 | $40.77 | $84,800 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists(191023) | 110 | $36.32 | $75,550 |
Biological Scientists, All Other(191029) | 4,070 | $41.24 | $85,790 |
Conservation Scientists(191031) | 180 | $33.82 | $70,340 |
Epidemiologists(191041) | 210 | $51.42 | $106,960 |
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists(191042) | 12,860 | $44.40 | $92,350 |
Life Scientists, All Other(191099) | 380 | $56.90 | $118,340 |
Physicists(192012) | 350 | $71.39 | $148,500 |
Atmospheric and Space Scientists(192021) | 260 | $49.54 | $103,050 |
Chemists(192031) | 2,670 | $45.75 | $95,150 |
Materials Scientists(192032) | 470 | $47.31 | $98,410 |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health(192041) | 1,600 | $41.29 | $85,870 |
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers(192042) | 300 | $41.85 | $87,050 |
Hydrologists(192043) | 80 | $32.23 | $67,040 |
Physical Scientists, All Other(192099) | 320 | $55.13 | $114,680 |
Economists(193011) | 1,130 | $56.38 | $117,280 |
Survey Researchers(193022) | 690 | $31.78 | $66,100 |
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists(193031) | 2,530 | $41.60 | $86,520 |
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists(193032) | 60 | $41.17 | $85,620 |
Psychologists, All Other(193039) | 760 | $42.78 | $88,980 |
Sociologists(193041) | 120 | $53.90 | $112,110 |
Urban and Regional Planners(193051) | 1,000 | $39.91 | $83,020 |
Historians(193093) | 30 | $32.59 | $67,790 |
Political Scientists(193094) | 40 | $44.64 | $92,860 |
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other(193099) | 350 | $38.79 | $80,690 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians(194011) | 270 | $26.21 | $54,530 |
Biological Technicians(194021) | 5,050 | $30.46 | $63,350 |
Chemical Technicians(194031) | 1,400 | $26.91 | $55,970 |
Nuclear Technicians(194051) | 150 | $46.73 | $97,200 |
Social Science Research Assistants(194061) | 1,830 | $26.96 | $56,070 |
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health(194091) | 300 | $29.58 | $61,530 |
Forensic Science Technicians(194092) | 60 | $41.43 | $86,180 |
Forest and Conservation Technicians(194093) | 50 | $23.49 | $48,850 |
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other(194099) | 1,280 | $30.70 | $63,850 |
— Bureau of Labor Statistics