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2016 - 2026 Connecticut Employment Projections for Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
  Life, Physical, Social Science Occupations - Employment Projections (2016-2026)
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Click for a list of related Life, Physical, and Social Science OccupationsLife, Physical, and Social Science Occupations14,11015,3361,2268.7%3738601231,356$36.63$76,191
Life Scientists3,3323,6493179.5%6822432324
Soil and Plant Scientists job descriptionSoil and Plant Scientists929311.1%2709$39.12$81,359Bachelors
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Biochemists and Biophysicists job descriptionBiochemists and Biophysicists4214654410.4%928441 Doctoral Professional
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Microbiologists job descriptionMicrobiologists5385945610.4%1236654$33.40$69,458Bachelors
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Biological Scientists, All Other job descriptionBiological Scientists, All Other149163149.4%310114$43.61$90,712Bachelors
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Foresters job descriptionForesters656723.1%1405$36.13$75,145Bachelors
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Epidemiologists job descriptionEpidemiologists979700.0%2608$42.61$88,620Masters
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Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists job descriptionMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists1,6831,86718410.9%3311318164$48.78$101,466Doctoral Professional
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Life Scientists, All Other job descriptionLife Scientists, All Other153166138.5%310114$30.36$63,162Bachelors
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Physical Scientists2,6472,93328610.8%6617929274
Physicists job descriptionPhysicists10311187.8%2619 Doctoral Professional
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Chemists job descriptionChemists1,4381,5571198.3%389412144$42.55$88,498Bachelors
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Materials Scientists job descriptionMaterials Scientists606558.3%2406$61.65$128,233Bachelors
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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health job descriptionEnvironmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health76487611214.7%18561185$35.81$74,485Bachelors
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Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers job descriptionGeoscientists, Except Hydrologists and GeographersTop Occupation by Growth1351562115.6%310215$34.07$70,849Bachelors
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Physical Scientists, All Other job descriptionPhysical Scientists, All Other657169.2%1416$48.70$101,293Bachelors
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Social Scientists and Related Workers4,7195,0773587.6%12121436371
Economists job descriptionEconomists180178-2-1.1%210012$48.74$101,384Masters
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Survey Researchers job descriptionSurvey Researchers233255229.4%715224$21.62$44,955Masters
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Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists job descriptionClinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists2,6992,8971987.3%7010720197$42.45$88,285Doctoral Professional
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Psychologists, All Other job descriptionPsychologists, All Other6877728512.4%1828854$49.38$102,704Masters
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Residency
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Urban and Regional Planners job descriptionUrban and Regional Planners356386308.4%722332$37.25$77,480Masters
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Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other job descriptionSocial Scientists and Related Workers, All Other344359154.4%1022234$39.94$83,075Bachelors
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Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians3,4123,6772657.8%11824326387
Biological Technicians job descriptionBiological Technicians1,1641,262988.4%318210123$24.84$51,667Bachelors
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Chemical Technicians job descriptionChemical Technicians788845577.2%2748681$23.91$49,727Associates
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Nuclear Technicians job descriptionNuclear TechniciansTop Occupation by Growth1341582417.9%611219$36.24$75,378Associates
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Social Science Research Assistants job descriptionSocial Science Research Assistants116106-10-8.6%48-111$20.80$43,259Bachelors
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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health job descriptionEnvironmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health317345288.8%1325341$20.09$41,766Associates
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Forensic Science Technicians job descriptionForensic Science Technicians889244.6%47011$36.54$75,987Bachelors
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Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other job descriptionLife, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other730792628.5%3057693$27.67$57,567Associates
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