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 6,310 3.62 49,815 2.94 27,883 60,782 25,135 32,239 41,528 60,968 87,104
      23.95   13.40 29.22 12.08 15.50 19.96 29.31 41.88
Soil and Plant Scientists 19-1013 n/a 11.88 76,993 5.48 50,390 90,294 44,902 56,235 66,957 94,732 130,428
      37.02   24.22 43.41 21.59 27.04 32.19 45.55 62.70
Microbiologists 19-1022 70 3.28 44,565 6.04 26,572 53,561 24,225 29,889 37,386 49,300 83,059
      21.43   12.78 25.75 11.65 14.37 17.98 23.70 39.94
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 19-1023 130 0.03 48,899 1.22 32,125 57,286 28,957 35,696 45,011 58,000 80,065
      23.51   15.45 27.54 13.92 17.16 21.64 27.89 38.49
Biological Scientists, All Other 19-1029 190 14.78 65,415 3.55 51,695 72,275 48,161 56,408 63,833 76,062 87,854
      31.45   24.86 34.75 23.16 27.12 30.69 36.57 42.24
Conservation Scientists 19-1031 70 2.74 70,095 1.59 48,266 81,010 44,459 51,783 68,626 82,823 101,828
      33.70   23.21 38.94 21.38 24.90 33.00 39.82 48.96
Foresters 19-1032 180 11.21 48,166 5.14 30,372 57,064 27,015 33,951 41,449 63,077 77,803
      23.16   14.60 27.44 12.99 16.32 19.93 30.32 37.41
Epidemiologists 19-1041 40 17.09 51,427 7.54 37,435 58,423 35,022 37,518 41,678 55,191 66,965
      24.72   18.00 28.09 16.84 18.04 20.03 26.54 32.20
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-1042 40 16.16 93,675 4.56 45,560 117,732 30,437 63,975 103,322 126,112 >$145,600
      45.03   21.91 56.60 14.63 30.75 49.67 60.63 >$70
Life Scientists, All Other 19-1099 30 17.01 n/a 15.94 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
      n/a   n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Physicists 19-2012 20 9.50 116,090 9.93 80,456 133,906 74,319 85,620 99,497 122,781 n/a
      55.81   38.68 64.37 35.73 41.16 47.84 59.03 n/a
Chemists 19-2031 430 8.34 61,480 5.89 41,152 71,645 38,212 43,973 51,924 74,488 103,471
      29.56   19.79 34.45 18.38 21.14 24.96 35.81 49.74
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 19-2041 540 5.58 47,887 3.42 30,866 56,397 28,194 34,597 43,218 56,679 78,792
      23.02   14.84 27.12 13.55 16.64 20.78 27.25 37.88
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 19-2042 310 19.74 76,321 5.97 38,849 95,058 35,090 44,944 69,569 96,594 129,862
      36.69   18.67 45.70 16.87 21.61 33.45 46.44 62.44
Hydrologists 19-2043 20 14.86 97,141 7.03 69,883 110,771 61,322 81,157 93,407 103,827 >$145,600
      46.70   33.60 53.26 29.48 39.01 44.91 49.92 >$70
Physical Scientists, All Other 19-2099 110 9.52 89,852 3.49 54,595 107,481 46,354 67,270 91,646 108,265 131,802
      43.20   26.25 51.67 22.29 32.34 44.06 52.05 63.37
Economists 19-3011 70 1.31 45,405 1.87 26,800 54,707 24,696 28,371 33,668 53,780 93,095
      21.83   12.89 26.30 11.88 13.64 16.19 25.86 44.76
Market Research Analysts 19-3021 220 16.39 42,149 3.65 23,948 51,249 21,036 27,818 38,980 49,897 69,220
      20.26   11.52 24.64 10.11 13.37 18.74 23.99 33.28
Survey Researchers 19-3022 n/a 63.87 22,307 6.62 15,452 25,736 14,649 15,331 16,467 28,848 34,981
      10.73   7.43 12.38 7.04 7.37 7.91 13.87 16.82
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 19-3031 500 9.50 50,751 3.07 32,512 59,872 29,587 37,218 46,471 59,832 80,824
      24.40   15.63 28.79 14.22 17.90 22.34 28.77 38.86
Psychologists, All Other 19-3039 60 10.81 84,923 4.72 60,144 97,311 58,475 76,114 90,359 100,511 108,927
      40.83   28.91 46.79 28.11 36.59 43.44 48.32 52.36
Urban and Regional Planners 19-3051 130 7.06 49,925 2.35 34,309 57,734 32,640 38,321 47,538 60,470 72,292
      24.01   16.49 27.75 15.69 18.43 22.85 29.07 34.76
Anthropologists and Archeologists 19-3091 30 47.85 45,719 2.23 33,341 51,909 30,469 35,880 44,550 51,924 68,952
      21.98   16.03 24.96 14.65 17.25 21.42 24.96 33.15
Historians 19-3093 20 7.87 36,128 3.57 24,898 41,742 21,077 27,786 33,166 39,962 48,749
      17.37   11.97 20.07 10.14 13.36 15.95 19.22 23.43
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 19-3099 750 1.86 41,176 1.56 31,349 46,089 28,654 33,428 37,426 41,411 65,975
      19.80   15.07 22.15 13.78 16.07 18.00 19.91 31.72
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 19-4011 90 46.22 32,344 2.21 25,160 35,936 23,093 27,037 31,392 37,442 42,444
      15.55   12.10 17.28 11.10 13.00 15.09 18.00 20.40
Biological Technicians 19-4021 240 5.75 34,904 2.45 22,424 41,143 20,268 25,195 31,807 43,948 55,895
      16.78   10.78 19.78 9.75 12.11 15.29 21.13 26.87
Chemical Technicians 19-4031 720 12.25 36,675 4.51 23,276 43,374 20,809 26,300 33,657 43,639 59,405
      17.63   11.19 20.85 10.00 12.64 16.19 20.98 28.56
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 19-4041 270 47.04 n/a 13.37 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
      n/a   n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Social Science Research Assistants 19-4061 n/a 25.97 36,128 6.07 26,853 40,767 25,677 30,153 35,853 43,124 49,585
      17.37   12.91 19.59 12.35 14.50 17.24 20.73 23.84
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 19-4091 230 25.80 30,058 4.24 20,053 35,061 18,517 21,446 28,812 36,604 42,458
      14.46   9.64 16.86 8.91 10.31 13.85 17.60 20.41
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 19-4099 290 16.77 37,286 2.10 26,608 42,625 24,589 28,837 34,960 44,043 53,193
      17.93   12.80 20.50 11.82 13.86 16.81 21.17 25.57
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