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Snapshot of Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in 2010

1,064,510

Total Employment

4.60 %

Unemployment Rate

$66,390

Average Annual Salary

#5 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by future employment growth.
#5 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by lowest annual unemployment rate.
#7 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by average annual wages.
#11 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by percentage of women employed.
#18 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by average annual wages growth from the previous year.
#20 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by future job openings.
#20 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by total employment.
#22 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by total employment growth from the previous year.

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

VIEW ALL LIFE, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS HERE

HIGHEST PAYING OCCUPATIONS

1. Industrial-Organizational Psychologists: $114,040

2. Physicists: $112,020

3. Political Scientists: $107,930

4. Economists: $99,350

5. Physical Scientists, All Other: $95,780

Table 1. Highest Paying Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

FASTEST GROWING SALARIES

1. Industrial-Organizational Psychologists: 0.11 %

2. Political Scientists: 0.07 %

3. Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other: 0.06 %

4. Animal Scientists: 0.06 %

5. Sociologists: 0.05 %

Table 2. Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations with the Fastest Growing Salaries

POPULAR OCCUPATIONS

1. Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists: 9.46 %

2. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists: 8.79 %

3. Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health: 7.67 %

4. Chemists: 7.53 %

5. Biological Technicians: 6.85 %

Table 3. Popular Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)

FASTEST GROWING EMPLOYMENT

1. Astronomers: 0.48 %

2. Physicists: 0.24 %

3. Social Science Research Assistants: 0.19 %

4. Microbiologists: 0.13 %

5. Political Scientists: 0.13 %

Table 4. Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations with the Fastest Growing Employment

Employment Information for Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Total Employment for Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in 2010

Figure 1. Total Employment

Total Employment by Gender for Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in 2010

Figure 2. Employment by Gender

Employment Percent Change for Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in 2010

Figure 3. Employment Percent Change

Unemployment Rate for Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in 2010

Figure 4. Unemployment Rate

Figure 5. Diversity of Employment

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

National Estimates

Total Employment

1,064,510

127,097,160

Total Employment Amount Change from 2009 to 2010

-243,870

-3,550,450

Total Employment Percent Change from 2009 to 2010

-0.19 %

-0.03 %

Percent of Women Employed

46.50 %

47.20 %

Percent of Men Employed

53.50 %

52.80 %

Unemployment Rate

4.60 %

9.60 %

Unemployment Rate Amongst Women

5.40 %

8.60 %

Unemployment Rate Amongst Men

3.90 %

10.50 %

Table 5. Employment Information for Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

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Salary Information for Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Annual Salary Distribution for Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in 2010

Figure 6. Annual Salary Distribution

Hourly Wage Distribution for Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in 2010

Figure 7. Hourly Wage Distribution

Average Annual Salary for Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in 2010

Figure 8. Average Annual Salary

Average Hourly Wage for Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in 2010

Figure 9. Average Hourly Wage

Figure 10. Average Annual Wage Percent Change

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

National Estimates

Average Annual Salary

$66,390

$44,410

Average Hourly Wage

$31.92

$21.35

Average Annual Salary Change from 2009 to 2010

0.01 %

0.02 %

Table 6. Salary Information for Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

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Projections for Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Projected Employment Growth for Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (2008-2018)

Figure 11. Projected Employment Growth (2008-2018)

Replacement Needs Rate for Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (2008-2018)

Figure 12. Projected Replacement Needs^{( 1 )} Rate (2008-2018)

Projected Job Openings for Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (2008-2018)

Figure 13. Contributions of Employment Growth and Replacement Needs¹ to Projected Job Openings, estimated to be 714,600 by 2018.

LARGEST EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

1. Market and survey researchers: 77,200

2. Market research analysts: 70,100

3. Medical scientists: 44,900

4. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists: 44,200

5. Environmental scientists and geoscientists: 31,300

Table 7. Occupations with the Largest Projected Employment Growth (2008 - 2018)

FASTEST GROWING OCCUPATIONS

1. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists: 40.36%

2. Medical scientists: 39.3%

3. Biochemists and biophysicists: 37.42%

4. Survey researchers: 30.36%

5. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health: 28.91%

Table 8. Occupations with the Fastest Growing Employment Rates (2008 - 2018)

SMALLEST EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

1. Chemical technicians: -500

2. Geological and petroleum technicians: 200

3. Astronomers: 200

4. Geographers: 300

5. Historians: 500

Table 9. Occupations with the Smallest Projected Employment Growth or Largest Projected Employment Decline (2008 - 2018)

LARGEST NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS

1. Market and survey researchers: 150,700

2. Market research analysts: 137,300

3. Other life, physical, and social science technicians: 87,100

4. Psychologists: 68,000

5. Medical scientists: 67,900

Table 10. Occupations with the Largest Number of Job Openings due to Employment Growth and Replacement Needs (2008 - 2018)

1. Replacement needs are an estimate of job openings resulting from workers retiring from or permanently leaving an occupation.

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Industry Information for Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

HIGHEST PAYING INDUSTRIES

1. Finance and Insurance: $90,890

2. Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction: $90,150

3. Management of Companies and Enterprises: $85,460

4. Information: $78,920

5. Health Care and Social Assistance: $74,080

Table 11. Highest Paying Industries

INDUSTRIES WITH HIGHEST CONCENTRATION

1. Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 41.09

2. Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation): 30.87

3. Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction: 28.84

4. Utilities: 15.22

5. Educational Services: 12.96

Table 12. Industries with the Highest Concentration (Jobs Per Thousand Available in the Industry)

POPULAR INDUSTRIES

1. Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation): 28.79 %

2. Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 28.51 %

3. Educational Services: 15.62 %

4. Health Care and Social Assistance: 7.66 %

5. Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction: 1.69 %

Table 13. Popular Industries
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)

FASTEST GROWING INDUSTRIES

1. Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation): 0.01 %

2. Educational Services: -0.02 %

3. Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction: -0.08 %

4. Health Care and Social Assistance: -0.10 %

5. Utilities: -0.14 %

Table 14. Industries with the Fastest Growing Employment

U.S. States Information for Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

HIGHEST PAYING STATES

1. District of Columbia: $98,440

2. Maryland: $83,140

3. New Jersey: $77,890

4. Virginia: $77,130

5. Illinois: $73,990

Table 15. States with the Highest Salaries

STATES WITH HIGHEST CONCENTRATION

1. District of Columbia: 29.36

2. Alaska: 20.29

3. Montana: 18.58

4. New Mexico: 16.56

5. Idaho: 15.94

Table 16. States with the Highest Concentration (Jobs Per Thousand Available in the State)

POPULAR STATES

1. California: 14.88 %

2. Texas: 7.08 %

3. New York: 6.14 %

4. Massachusetts: 4.09 %

5. Pennsylvania: 3.89 %

Table 17. States with Largest Employment
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)

FASTEST GROWING STATES

1. New Mexico: 0.01 %

2. South Dakota: -0.01 %

3. Alaska: -0.03 %

4. Alabama: -0.05 %

5. Montana: -0.05 %

Table 18. States with the Fastest Growing Employment

U.S. Metro Areas Information for Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

HIGHEST PAYING METRO AREAS

1. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC: $95,570

2. Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg, MD: $91,070

3. Lake County-Kenosha County, IL: $88,400

4. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA: $86,370

5. Greeley, CO: $85,830

Table 19. Metro Areas with the Highest Salaries

METRO AREAS WITH HIGHEST CONCENTRATION

1. Durham, NC: 39.03

2. College Station-Bryan, TX: 36.64

3. Ames, IA: 36.26

4. Fairbanks, AK: 34.38

5. Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA: 32.51

Table 20. Metro Areas with the Highest Concentration (Jobs Per Thousand Available in the Metro Area)

POPULAR METRO AREAS

1. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC: 3.51 %

2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA: 2.88 %

3. New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY: 2.86 %

4. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA: 2.81 %

5. San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA: 2.30 %

Table 21. Metro Areas with Largest Employment
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)

FASTEST GROWING METRO AREAS

1. Lynchburg, VA: 0.55 %

2. Fond du Lac, WI: 0.50 %

3. Lima, OH: 0.42 %

4. Decatur, AL: 0.41 %

5. Joplin, MO: 0.41 %

Table 22. Metro Areas with the Fastest Growing Employment

Further Information for Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor