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10 Year Change Net / Percent |
Exits |
Transfers |
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 | Life, Physical, and Social Science | 12,854 | 14,466 | 1,612 | 12.5 | 275 | 808 | 161 | 1,244 | $ 42.78 | $ 88,989 |
 | Soil and Plant Scientists | 84 | 89 | 5 | 5.9% | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | $52.59 | $109,398 | Bachelor's |  |  |  |
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 | Biochemists and Biophysicists |  | 387 | 443 | 56 | 14.5% | 7 | 23 | 6 | 36 |  | | Doctoral or Professional degree Internship/residency |  |  |  |
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 | Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |  | 70 | 77 | 7 | 10.0% | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | $37.87 | $78,770 | Bachelor's Internship/residency |  |  |  |
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 | Biological Scientists, All Other |  | 428 | 499 | 71 | 16.6% | 8 | 26 | 7 | 41 | $54.60 | $113,570 | Bachelor's |  |  |  |
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 | Conservation Scientists |  | 79 | 87 | 8 | 10.1% | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | $49.69 | $103,350 | Bachelor's |  |  |  |
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 | Foresters | 52 | 54 | 2 | 3.8% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | $37.98 | $79,006 | Bachelor's Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists |  | 1,830 | 2,155 | 325 | 17.8% | 23 | 77 | 32 | 132 | $62.01 | $128,982 | Doctoral or Professional degree |  |  |  |
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 | Life Scientists, All Other |  | 113 | 132 | 19 | 16.8% | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | $36.09 | $75,061 | Bachelor's Moderate |  |  |  |
Physical Scientists | 2,186 | 2,374 | 188 | 8.6% | 35 | 127 | 19 | 181 |  |
 | Physicists | 57 | 62 | 5 | 8.8% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | $81.91 | $170,365 | Doctoral or Professional degree |  |  |  |
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 | Chemists | 1,072 | 1,151 | 79 | 7.4% | 17 | 58 | 8 | 83 | $47.05 | $97,870 | Bachelor's Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Materials Scientists |  | 59 | 65 | 6 | 10.2% | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |  | | Bachelor's |  |  |  |
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 | Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 744 | 815 | 71 | 9.5% | 12 | 48 | 7 | 67 | $40.82 | $84,889 | Bachelor's Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers |  | 99 | 111 | 12 | 12.1% | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | $39.76 | $82,695 | Bachelor's |  |  |  |
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 | Physical Scientists, All Other | 122 | 134 | 12 | 9.8% | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 | $51.60 | $107,337 | Bachelor's |  |  |  |
Social Scientists and Related Workers | 3,496 | 3,828 | 332 | 9.5% | 79 | 160 | 33 | 272 |  |
 | Economists | 153 | 161 | 8 | 5.2% | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 | $54.75 | $113,869 | Master's Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Survey Researchers | 287 | 300 | 13 | 4.5% | 5 | 18 | 1 | 24 | $30.82 | $64,120 | Master's |  |  |  |
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 | Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | 545 | 595 | 50 | 9.2% | 12 | 15 | 5 | 32 |  | | Doctoral or Professional degree |  |  |  |
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 | School Psychologists |  | 966 | 1,021 | 55 | 5.7% | 17 | 46 | 6 | 69 | $47.50 | $98,797 | Master's |  |  |  |
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 | Psychologists, All Other |  | 814 | 932 | 118 | 14.5% | 26 | 29 | 12 | 67 | $62.71 | $130,434 | Master's |  |  |  |
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 | Urban and Regional Planners |  | 362 | 400 | 38 | 10.5% | 9 | 20 | 4 | 33 | $46.71 | $97,148 | Master's Internship/residency |  |  |  |
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 | Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other |  | 156 | 173 | 17 | 10.9% | 3 | 10 | 2 | 15 | $49.17 | $102,279 | Bachelor's Internship/residency |  |  |  |
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians | 2,781 | 3,084 | 303 | 10.9% | 78 | 266 | 30 | 374 |  |
 | Biological Technicians |  | 1,094 | 1,213 | 119 | 10.9% | 37 | 104 | 12 | 153 | $31.05 | $64,584 | Bachelor's |  |  |  |
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 | Chemical Technicians | 630 | 683 | 53 | 8.4% | 14 | 62 | 5 | 81 | $24.21 | $50,356 | Associate's |  |  |  |
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 | Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health | 129 | 133 | 4 | 3.1% | 2 | 11 | 0 | 13 | $31.29 | $65,068 | Associate's Short |  |  |  |
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 | Social Science Research Assistants |  | 133 | 152 | 19 | 14.3% | 4 | 13 | 2 | 19 | $30.51 | $63,471 | Bachelor's Short |  |  |  |
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 | Forensic Science Technicians |  | 82 | 97 | 15 | 18.3% | 2 | 8 | 2 | 12 | $42.38 | $88,155 | Bachelor's Short |  |  |  |
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 | Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other | 413 | 448 | 35 | 8.5% | 12 | 40 | 4 | 56 | $31.40 | $65,305 | Associate's |  |  |  |
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists and Technicians | 1,090 | 1,330 | 240 | 22.0% | 34 | 93 | 24 | 151 |  |
 | Occupational Health and Safety Specialists |  | 1,000 | 1,228 | 228 | 22.8% | 31 | 85 | 23 | 139 | $42.81 | $89,020 | Bachelor's Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Occupational Health and Safety Technicians |  | 90 | 102 | 12 | 13.3% | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | $28.69 | $59,680 | High school or equivalent |  |  |  |