Comparative Occupational Wages 2009 (4th Quarter)
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Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Est. empl. Empl %RSE Mean wage Mean %RSE Entry wage Exp. wage 10th pct 25th pct Median wage 75th pct 90th pct
LIFE, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS 19-0000 1,296,840 0.70 65,806 0.40 n/a n/a 31,009 41,584 58,579 82,473 110,882
      31.63   n/a n/a 14.91 19.99 28.16 39.65 53.31
Animal Scientists 19-1011 2,760 5.50 63,104 1.80 n/a n/a 33,845 44,994 57,360 78,470 101,330
      30.34   n/a n/a 16.28 21.63 27.58 37.72 48.72
Food Scientists and Technologists 19-1012 10,510 5.70 66,144 1.60 n/a n/a 34,592 44,635 60,933 83,271 107,002
      31.80   n/a n/a 16.64 21.46 29.29 40.04 51.44
Soil and Plant Scientists 19-1013 10,790 4.70 65,632 1.70 n/a n/a 35,073 45,198 59,776 79,934 107,841
      31.55   n/a n/a 16.86 21.73 28.74 38.43 51.85
Biochemists and Biophysicists 19-1021 22,230 6.10 90,550 1.50 n/a n/a 45,372 60,667 84,807 111,537 142,751
      43.54   n/a n/a 21.82 29.17 40.78 53.62 68.63
Microbiologists 19-1022 15,750 4.10 71,816 1.70 n/a n/a 39,148 49,478 65,878 89,107 113,943
      34.53   n/a n/a 18.83 23.78 31.67 42.84 54.78
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 19-1023 17,780 4.00 60,217 1.40 n/a n/a 34,347 44,082 56,603 72,174 93,007
      28.95   n/a n/a 16.51 21.19 27.21 34.69 44.72
Biological Scientists, All Other 19-1029 28,290 1.30 69,645 1.10 n/a n/a 36,466 51,914 66,625 82,125 103,429
      33.49   n/a n/a 17.54 24.96 32.03 39.49 49.72
Conservation Scientists 19-1031 15,830 1.90 61,599 0.50 n/a n/a 36,026 46,396 60,114 75,020 88,974
      29.62   n/a n/a 17.32 22.31 28.90 36.07 42.77
Foresters 19-1032 10,160 4.40 56,347 0.50 n/a n/a 35,534 44,001 55,026 66,543 80,210
      27.09   n/a n/a 17.09 21.15 26.45 31.99 38.56
Epidemiologists 19-1041 4,370 4.70 66,032 1.10 n/a n/a 41,441 50,655 62,817 78,531 94,973
      31.75   n/a n/a 19.92 24.35 30.20 37.76 45.66
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-1042 99,750 3.80 83,814 1.40 n/a n/a 40,817 52,866 74,314 103,695 137,970
      40.29   n/a n/a 19.63 25.42 35.73 49.86 66.34
Life Scientists, All Other 19-1099 12,030 4.60 70,659 1.50 n/a n/a 37,141 47,082 62,909 87,008 118,519
      33.97   n/a n/a 17.85 22.63 30.25 41.83 56.98
Astronomers 19-2011 1,280 9.80 102,098 3.20 n/a n/a 46,406 65,120 103,705 136,803 >$145,600
      49.09   n/a n/a 22.31 31.31 49.86 65.77 >$70
Physicists 19-2012 14,810 9.30 108,967 1.90 n/a n/a 58,517 81,940 105,333 134,090 >$145,600
      52.39   n/a n/a 28.13 39.39 50.64 64.47 >$70
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 19-2021 8,860 5.00 84,029 3.40 n/a n/a 39,916 56,449 83,220 103,746 130,118
      40.40   n/a n/a 19.18 27.14 40.01 49.88 62.56
Chemists 19-2031 83,080 1.90 72,758 0.60 n/a n/a 38,738 49,785 67,803 91,789 115,765
      34.98   n/a n/a 18.62 23.94 32.60 44.13 55.66
Materials Scientists 19-2032 9,650 5.70 83,538 1.40 n/a n/a 44,707 60,585 82,135 104,606 126,955
      40.16   n/a n/a 21.50 29.13 39.49 50.30 61.04
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 19-2041 80,120 1.60 66,830 1.00 n/a n/a 37,172 46,417 61,169 80,855 105,046
      32.14   n/a n/a 17.86 22.32 29.40 38.87 50.50
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 19-2042 31,260 3.30 91,420 1.60 n/a n/a 42,690 55,763 81,040 116,082 >$145,600
      43.95   n/a n/a 20.53 26.81 38.96 55.81 >$70
Hydrologists 19-2043 7,590 4.40 75,286 1.30 n/a n/a 45,464 56,214 73,147 91,318 107,503
      36.20   n/a n/a 21.86 27.03 35.17 43.90 51.69
Physical Scientists, All Other 19-2099 22,900 2.30 94,031 1.70 n/a n/a 47,266 68,601 93,673 120,730 142,567
      45.21   n/a n/a 22.73 32.99 45.03 58.05 68.54
Economists 19-3011 12,600 3.00 92,987 2.50 n/a n/a 45,096 60,800 85,575 116,287 >$145,600
      44.71   n/a n/a 21.68 29.23 41.14 55.91 >$70
Market Research Analysts 19-3021 230,070 1.10 68,939 0.80 n/a n/a 34,572 45,035 62,520 87,540 115,079
      33.14   n/a n/a 16.63 21.65 30.06 42.09 55.32
Survey Researchers 19-3022 21,100 4.20 43,059 2.90 n/a n/a 18,069 22,819 37,080 55,774 77,743
      20.70   n/a n/a 8.69 10.96 17.83 26.81 37.38
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 19-3031 97,880 1.50 71,857 0.80 n/a n/a 38,800 49,856 65,663 84,766 109,377
      34.54   n/a n/a 18.65 23.98 31.57 40.76 52.59
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 19-3032 1,460 18.00 88,513 7.30 n/a n/a 39,609 55,385 78,839 118,468 >$145,600
      42.56   n/a n/a 19.04 26.63 37.91 56.95 >$70
Psychologists, All Other 19-3039 9,870 3.60 92,608 2.90 n/a n/a 40,295 63,001 88,165 105,569 >$145,600
      44.52   n/a n/a 19.37 30.29 42.39 50.76 >$70
Sociologists 19-3041 4,390 6.90 77,252 3.20 n/a n/a 41,687 52,324 70,198 94,410 125,030
      37.14   n/a n/a 20.04 25.15 33.74 45.39 60.11
Urban and Regional Planners 19-3051 37,120 1.60 63,882 0.60 n/a n/a 38,861 48,167 61,230 77,426 93,693
      30.71   n/a n/a 18.68 23.16 29.43 37.22 45.04
Anthropologists and Archeologists 19-3091 5,230 6.10 58,661 1.80 n/a n/a 32,913 40,131 55,190 72,665 91,615
      28.20   n/a n/a 15.83 19.30 26.54 34.93 44.04
Geographers 19-3092 1,120 3.60 68,417 1.30 n/a n/a 39,701 52,610 68,181 84,551 99,856
      32.89   n/a n/a 19.08 25.29 32.78 40.64 48.01
Historians 19-3093 3,700 8.80 58,538 3.20 n/a n/a 26,280 34,367 55,825 79,125 98,822
      28.14   n/a n/a 12.63 16.52 26.84 38.04 47.51
Political Scientists 19-3094 3,530 4.40 101,678 2.90 n/a n/a 48,341 75,798 106,602 127,446 >$145,600
      48.88   n/a n/a 23.24 36.45 51.25 61.27 >$70
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 19-3099 28,680 2.20 73,433 1.50 n/a n/a 38,186 53,122 70,352 89,178 110,872
      35.31   n/a n/a 18.36 25.54 33.82 42.87 53.31
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 19-4011 18,930 4.40 37,336 1.10 n/a n/a 22,717 28,071 34,797 44,144 55,159
      17.95   n/a n/a 10.92 13.49 16.73 21.22 26.53
Biological Technicians 19-4021 72,200 2.50 41,871 0.60 n/a n/a 25,112 30,845 39,312 50,491 63,738
      20.14   n/a n/a 12.07 14.83 18.90 24.27 30.64
Chemical Technicians 19-4031 65,830 2.20 44,748 0.60 n/a n/a 26,791 33,456 43,120 54,525 66,185
      21.52   n/a n/a 12.88 16.08 20.73 26.22 31.82
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 19-4041 14,570 6.80 58,435 2.50 n/a n/a 27,262 36,507 54,627 73,638 99,692
      28.09   n/a n/a 13.10 17.55 26.26 35.40 47.93
Nuclear Technicians 19-4051 6,360 4.20 68,499 2.00 n/a n/a 41,267 55,620 69,502 81,746 95,567
      32.93   n/a n/a 19.84 26.74 33.42 39.30 45.95
Social Science Research Assistants 19-4061 18,120 3.30 38,820 2.30 n/a n/a 21,243 28,317 36,496 47,031 59,950
      18.66   n/a n/a 10.22 13.62 17.55 22.61 28.82
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 19-4091 33,370 2.70 44,205 0.90 n/a n/a 26,443 32,432 41,185 54,330 66,113
      21.25   n/a n/a 12.71 15.59 19.80 26.12 31.79
Forensic Science Technicians 19-4092 11,990 2.20 54,217 0.90 n/a n/a 31,726 39,476 51,044 65,438 82,237
      26.06   n/a n/a 15.25 18.98 24.54 31.46 39.54
Forest and Conservation Technicians 19-4093 30,850 0.80 36,159 0.20 n/a n/a 23,075 27,334 32,760 44,277 53,040
      17.38   n/a n/a 11.10 13.13 15.76 21.28 25.50
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 19-4099 58,070 2.80 43,929 0.80 n/a n/a 23,259 30,804 41,001 54,381 68,908
      21.12   n/a n/a 11.18 14.81 19.71 26.15 33.13
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