Comparative Occupational Wages 2008 (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 1,255,670 0.70 64,887 0.40 n/a n/a 31,303 41,347 57,856 81,250 108,808
      31.20   n/a n/a 15.04 19.88 27.82 39.07 52.31
Animal Scientists 19-1011 4,210 9.20 56,800 2.50 n/a n/a 33,375 40,248 50,596 66,435 90,363
      27.31   n/a n/a 16.05 19.34 24.32 31.94 43.44
Food Scientists and Technologists 19-1012 9,910 5.90 65,473 1.60 n/a n/a 33,573 42,498 60,545 82,893 106,684
      31.48   n/a n/a 16.14 20.43 29.11 39.85 51.30
Soil and Plant Scientists 19-1013 10,270 5.10 65,881 2.40 n/a n/a 36,220 45,867 60,681 78,749 105,460
      31.68   n/a n/a 17.42 22.05 29.18 37.86 50.70
Biochemists and Biophysicists 19-1021 19,490 5.80 89,233 1.70 n/a n/a 44,642 59,928 82,934 109,435 142,193
      42.91   n/a n/a 21.47 28.81 39.87 52.61 68.36
Microbiologists 19-1022 14,610 3.10 69,501 1.80 n/a n/a 38,899 48,158 63,485 85,749 109,216
      33.42   n/a n/a 18.70 23.15 30.52 41.22 52.51
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 19-1023 17,830 4.90 61,183 1.40 n/a n/a 36,095 45,155 57,647 73,476 93,836
      29.41   n/a n/a 17.36 21.71 27.71 35.33 45.11
Biological Scientists, All Other 19-1029 27,070 1.90 69,302 1.00 n/a n/a 38,397 52,249 66,268 81,909 103,127
      33.32   n/a n/a 18.46 25.12 31.86 39.38 49.58
Conservation Scientists 19-1031 16,570 2.70 59,865 0.80 n/a n/a 34,264 44,559 58,746 73,424 85,874
      28.78   n/a n/a 16.47 21.43 28.25 35.30 41.28
Foresters 19-1032 10,510 4.80 56,528 0.70 n/a n/a 36,189 44,151 54,864 66,592 80,287
      27.18   n/a n/a 17.40 21.23 26.38 32.01 38.60
Epidemiologists 19-1041 3,960 4.50 66,540 1.10 n/a n/a 41,996 50,418 62,784 78,352 96,807
      31.99   n/a n/a 20.19 24.24 30.18 37.66 46.54
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-1042 87,440 3.60 77,588 1.60 n/a n/a 38,428 48,681 67,168 96,201 130,234
      37.30   n/a n/a 18.48 23.40 32.30 46.25 62.62
Life Scientists, All Other 19-1099 12,470 4.60 70,024 1.70 n/a n/a 36,639 46,233 61,738 85,613 117,460
      33.67   n/a n/a 17.62 22.23 29.68 41.16 56.46
Astronomers 19-2011 1,520 8.20 102,739 2.70 n/a n/a 46,547 66,509 103,597 137,704 n/a
      49.39   n/a n/a 22.38 31.97 49.81 66.21 n/a
Physicists 19-2012 13,980 5.70 104,518 1.40 n/a n/a 54,268 77,138 101,327 129,324 n/a
      50.25   n/a n/a 26.09 37.09 48.71 62.18 n/a
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 19-2021 8,750 4.90 82,610 3.20 n/a n/a 38,742 54,320 82,014 103,043 128,926
      39.71   n/a n/a 18.62 26.11 39.43 49.54 61.98
Chemists 19-2031 79,860 2.10 71,687 0.60 n/a n/a 38,512 49,225 66,425 89,934 113,631
      34.46   n/a n/a 18.52 23.67 31.93 43.24 54.63
Materials Scientists 19-2032 9,740 8.40 81,532 1.40 n/a n/a 45,176 59,656 79,681 101,829 124,815
      39.20   n/a n/a 21.72 28.69 38.31 48.95 60.01
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 19-2041 80,070 2.90 66,822 1.20 n/a n/a 37,277 46,463 61,079 81,219 103,911
      32.13   n/a n/a 17.92 22.34 29.37 39.05 49.96
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 19-2042 31,390 3.70 87,988 1.40 n/a n/a 42,916 55,701 79,304 110,931 >$145,600
      42.30   n/a n/a 20.63 26.77 38.12 53.34 >$70
Hydrologists 19-2043 7,670 4.90 73,497 1.20 n/a n/a 44,412 54,906 71,290 89,923 105,951
      35.33   n/a n/a 21.35 26.40 34.27 43.23 50.94
Physical Scientists, All Other 19-2099 23,300 2.50 92,288 1.80 n/a n/a 46,358 66,435 91,712 118,349 140,634
      44.37   n/a n/a 22.28 31.94 44.10 56.89 67.61
Economists 19-3011 12,740 3.10 90,708 2.40 n/a n/a 45,553 60,692 83,928 111,109 >$145,600
      43.61   n/a n/a 21.90 29.18 40.35 53.42 >$70
Market Research Analysts 19-3021 220,740 1.10 70,076 0.80 n/a n/a 34,850 45,343 63,087 89,724 118,632
      33.69   n/a n/a 16.75 21.80 30.33 43.14 57.03
Survey Researchers 19-3022 22,140 4.30 44,862 2.60 n/a n/a 18,037 23,540 38,522 58,683 81,648
      21.57   n/a n/a 8.67 11.32 18.52 28.22 39.25
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 19-3031 95,120 1.50 71,300 1.20 n/a n/a 39,024 50,125 65,086 84,033 109,352
      34.27   n/a n/a 18.76 24.11 31.29 40.39 52.57
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 19-3032 1,240 18.40 90,614 7.30 n/a n/a 40,709 59,468 84,556 116,319 143,166
      43.56   n/a n/a 19.57 28.59 40.65 55.92 68.83
Psychologists, All Other 19-3039 9,470 4.40 87,475 3.10 n/a n/a 37,873 59,426 83,248 102,436 134,576
      42.06   n/a n/a 18.20 28.57 40.03 49.25 64.70
Sociologists 19-3041 3,680 9.90 70,442 2.60 n/a n/a 38,438 47,624 63,966 86,722 113,285
      33.87   n/a n/a 18.48 22.89 30.75 41.69 54.47
Urban and Regional Planners 19-3051 35,040 1.90 63,276 0.60 n/a n/a 38,658 47,865 60,650 76,490 92,685
      30.42   n/a n/a 18.58 23.02 29.16 36.77 44.56
Anthropologists and Archeologists 19-3091 5,250 6.40 58,055 1.60 n/a n/a 32,569 40,217 55,534 72,493 88,657
      27.91   n/a n/a 15.66 19.33 26.70 34.85 42.62
Geographers 19-3092 1,010 3.90 69,511 1.40 n/a n/a 42,194 53,724 68,727 85,173 101,610
      33.42   n/a n/a 20.29 25.83 33.04 40.95 48.85
Historians 19-3093 3,600 6.70 57,155 3.00 n/a n/a 25,695 34,222 53,138 77,557 98,272
      27.47   n/a n/a 12.36 16.46 25.55 37.29 47.25
Political Scientists 19-3094 3,940 6.60 94,213 3.70 n/a n/a 39,715 61,916 95,813 123,779 >$145,600
      45.29   n/a n/a 19.09 29.77 46.07 59.51 >$70
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 19-3099 30,410 2.10 72,943 1.20 n/a n/a 39,934 54,142 70,306 88,846 107,678
      35.07   n/a n/a 19.20 26.03 33.80 42.72 51.77
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 19-4011 19,280 3.90 37,162 1.00 n/a n/a 22,818 28,217 35,185 43,764 53,891
      17.87   n/a n/a 10.97 13.57 16.92 21.04 25.92
Biological Technicians 19-4021 69,110 2.60 42,100 0.60 n/a n/a 25,486 31,334 39,558 50,658 63,579
      20.24   n/a n/a 12.25 15.07 19.02 24.36 30.56
Chemical Technicians 19-4031 64,450 2.30 44,381 0.60 n/a n/a 26,553 33,270 42,623 54,038 65,483
      21.33   n/a n/a 12.76 16.00 20.49 25.98 31.48
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 19-4041 13,060 6.00 57,888 4.10 n/a n/a 26,323 35,917 53,305 71,970 97,383
      27.83   n/a n/a 12.66 17.26 25.63 34.60 46.82
Nuclear Technicians 19-4051 5,920 4.20 68,894 1.90 n/a n/a 42,393 55,900 69,197 82,286 96,912
      33.12   n/a n/a 20.38 26.88 33.27 39.56 46.59
Social Science Research Assistants 19-4061 16,070 5.40 39,882 1.60 n/a n/a 22,954 29,953 37,528 47,488 60,671
      19.18   n/a n/a 11.04 14.40 18.04 22.83 29.17
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 19-4091 33,950 2.90 44,140 0.90 n/a n/a 26,250 32,046 41,190 54,697 66,613
      21.22   n/a n/a 12.62 15.41 19.81 26.29 32.02
Forensic Science Technicians 19-4092 12,030 2.90 52,636 0.90 n/a n/a 30,518 38,250 49,884 64,040 79,974
      25.31   n/a n/a 14.68 18.39 23.98 30.79 38.45
Forest and Conservation Technicians 19-4093 26,900 1.20 37,424 0.30 n/a n/a 24,544 28,803 35,070 45,040 53,399
      18.00   n/a n/a 11.80 13.85 16.87 21.66 25.67
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 19-4099 59,910 2.70 43,136 0.90 n/a n/a 23,080 30,498 39,893 52,793 67,764
      20.74   n/a n/a 11.10 14.66 19.18 25.38 32.58
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