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Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates 2021

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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
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations19-00007,5104.5671,598
34.42
1.0440,164
19.31
87,315
41.98
37,819
18.18
48,141
23.14
62,533
30.06
82,217
39.53
Life Scientists19-10002,2107.6385,580
41.14
1.6955,122
26.50
100,809
48.47
48,870
23.50
62,533
30.06
79,804
38.37
100,809
48.47
Food Scientists and Technologists19-10124023.4881,781
39.32
6.1948,050
23.10
98,647
47.43
37,319
17.94
62,317
29.96
79,426
38.19
98,683
47.44
Biochemists and Biophysicists19-102110025.8280,017
38.47
5.6553,333
25.64
93,358
44.88
46,431
22.32
59,040
28.38
75,323
36.21
94,238
45.31
Microbiologists19-102215016.4476,431
36.75
3.6759,995
28.84
84,649
40.70
60,995
29.32
62,317
29.96
71,651
34.45
90,296
43.41
Biological Scientists, All Other19-102936015.12107,056
51.47
2.5267,313
32.36
126,928
61.02
60,112
28.90
72,779
34.99
101,733
48.91
128,232
61.65
Epidemiologists19-1041 25.0488,622
42.61
6.3861,025
29.34
102,421
49.24
62,533
30.06
64,246
30.89
79,804
38.37
101,920
49.00
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-10421,22010.7380,307
38.61
3.2353,656
25.80
93,633
45.02
48,870
23.50
62,533
30.06
73,118
35.15
79,804
38.37
Life Scientists, All Other19-109911027.6995,807
46.06
5.8361,621
29.63
112,900
54.28
50,794
24.42
75,171
36.14
100,809
48.47
101,920
49.00
Physical Scientists19-20009509.6795,081
45.71
2.3156,931
27.37
114,156
54.88
50,393
24.23
64,246
30.89
81,687
39.27
119,180
57.30
Physicists19-20123025.76174,049
83.68
7.55106,368
51.14
207,889
99.95
79,594
38.27
131,758
63.35
168,373
80.95
214,995
103.36
Chemists19-203116017.1480,090
38.50
4.9051,646
24.83
94,312
45.34
48,895
23.51
60,361
29.02
75,451
36.27
95,357
45.84
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health19-204129014.6378,221
37.61
3.1953,652
25.79
90,505
43.51
50,230
24.15
62,317
29.96
79,426
38.19
81,910
39.38
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers19-204210024.4878,864
37.92
5.0655,350
26.61
90,621
43.57
50,732
24.39
64,669
31.09
74,869
35.99
94,570
45.47
Physical Scientists, All Other19-20999023.66117,321
56.40
5.2571,315
34.29
140,325
67.46
54,761
26.33
90,106
43.32
116,866
56.19
165,393
79.52
Social Scientists and Related Workers19-30007707.0491,259
43.87
1.6256,668
27.24
108,554
52.19
49,150
23.63
64,669
31.09
82,407
39.62
105,441
50.69
Economists19-30113024.1685,890
41.29
7.1849,585
23.84
104,043
50.02
34,788
16.72
64,669
31.09
82,217
39.53
110,448
53.10
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists19-303317011.4799,240
47.71
3.8657,447
27.62
120,136
57.76
59,095
28.41
64,669
31.09
101,292
48.70
129,380
62.20
School Psychologists19-30347012.4087,442
42.04
3.1362,475
30.04
99,926
48.04
62,687
30.14
64,888
31.20
79,502
38.22
103,390
49.71
Psychologists, All Other19-303912025.24109,468
52.63
3.7169,901
33.61
129,251
62.14
51,667
24.84
94,578
45.47
113,360
54.50
130,361
62.67
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Last updated April 2022