| Occupation |
Occ. code |
Est. empl. |
Mean wage |
Entry wage |
Exp. wage |
Median wage |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | 19-0000 | 2,010 | 77,439 37.25 | 42,295 20.25 | 95,011 45.75 | 71,514 34.50 |
| Food Scientists and Technologists | 19-1012 | |
65,509 31.50 | 35,367 17.00 | 80,579 38.75 | 65,149 31.25 |
| Soil and Plant Scientists | 19-1013 | |
55,805 26.75 | 50,534 24.25 | 58,440 28.00 | 54,102 26.00 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 19-1021 | 30 | 78,244 37.50 | 58,353 28.00 | 88,189 42.50 | 80,743 38.75 |
| Microbiologists | 19-1022 | 20 | 98,689 47.50 | 66,321 32.00 | 114,874 55.25 | 101,336 48.75 |
| Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists | 19-1023 | 40 | 91,162 43.75 | 63,864 30.75 | 104,811 50.50 | 86,346 41.50 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 19-1029 | 70 | 69,842 33.50 | 44,386 21.25 | 82,570 39.75 | 73,439 35.25 |
| Conservation Scientists | 19-1031 | 100 | 64,412 31.00 | 44,574 21.50 | 74,331 35.75 | 56,878 27.25 |
| Physicists | 19-2012 | |
124,200 59.75 | 103,851 50.00 | 134,374 64.50 | 130,759 62.75 |
| Chemists | 19-2031 | 90 | 89,798 43.25 | 60,150 29.00 | 104,622 50.25 | 90,226 43.25 |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 19-2041 | 390 | 70,450 33.75 | 44,736 21.50 | 83,307 40.00 | 61,908 29.75 |
| Physical Scientists, All Other | 19-2099 | 80 | 131,511 63.25 | 73,615 35.50 | 160,459 77.25 | 111,642 53.75 |
| Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists | 19-3031 | 140 | 81,072 39.00 | 32,930 15.75 | 105,143 50.50 | 100,161 48.25 |
| Urban and Regional Planners | 19-3051 | 120 | 68,819 33.00 | 52,115 25.00 | 77,173 37.00 | 67,695 32.50 |
| Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other | 19-3099 | 430 | 100,522 48.25 | 78,705 37.75 | 111,430 53.50 | 101,350 48.75 |
| Biological Technicians | 19-4021 | 110 | 39,659 19.00 | 25,958 12.50 | 46,510 22.25 | 36,866 17.75 |
| Chemical Technicians | 19-4031 | 50 | 47,008 22.50 | 33,223 16.00 | 53,900 26.00 | 48,444 23.25 |
| Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health | 19-4091 | 30 | 46,540 22.50 | 35,455 17.00 | 52,081 25.00 | 46,845 22.50 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other | 19-4099 | 40 | 48,629 23.50 | 39,787 19.25 | 53,050 25.50 | 47,694 23.00 |
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