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2022 - 2032 Connecticut Employment Projections for Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
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Click for a list of related Life, Physical, and Social Science OccupationsLife, Physical, and Social Science12,85414,4661,61212.52758081611,244$ 42.78 $ 88,989
Soil and Plant Scientists job descriptionSoil and Plant Scientists848955.9%1506$52.59 $109,398Bachelor's Available training programs for Soil and Plant ScientistsSearch for employers using Data AxelSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Biochemists and Biophysicists job descriptionBiochemists and BiophysicistsTop Occupation by Growth3874435614.5%723636Doctoral or
Professional degree
Internship/residency		Available training programs for Biochemists and BiophysicistsSearch for employers using Data AxelSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists job descriptionZoologists and Wildlife BiologistsTop Occupation by Growth7077710.0%1416$37.87 $78,770Bachelor's
Internship/residency		Available training programs for Zoologists and Wildlife BiologistsSearch for employers using Data AxelSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Biological Scientists, All Other job descriptionBiological Scientists, All OtherTop Occupation by Growth4284997116.6%826741$54.60 $113,570Bachelor's Available training programs for Biological Scientists, All OtherSearch for employers using Data AxelSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Conservation Scientists job descriptionConservation ScientistsTop Occupation by Growth7987810.1%2518$49.69 $103,350Bachelor's Available training programs for Conservation ScientistsSearch for employers using Data AxelSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Foresters job descriptionForesters525423.8%1304$37.98 $79,006Bachelor's
Moderate		Available training programs for ForestersSearch for employers using Data AxelSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists job descriptionMedical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsTop Occupation by Growth1,8302,15532517.8%237732132$62.01 $128,982Doctoral or
Professional degree		Available training programs for Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsSearch for employers using Data AxelSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Life Scientists, All Other job descriptionLife Scientists, All OtherTop Occupation by Growth1131321916.8%1528$36.09 $75,061Bachelor's
Moderate		Available training programs for Life Scientists, All OtherSearch for employers using Data AxelSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Physical Scientists2,1862,3741888.6%3512719181
Physicists job descriptionPhysicists576258.8%1203$81.91 $170,365Doctoral or
Professional degree		Available training programs for PhysicistsSearch for employers using Data AxelSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Chemists job descriptionChemists1,0721,151797.4%1758883$47.05 $97,870Bachelor's
Moderate		Available training programs for ChemistsSearch for employers using Data AxelSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Materials Scientists job descriptionMaterials ScientistsTop Occupation by Growth5965610.2%1315Bachelor's Available training programs for Materials ScientistsSearch for employers using Data AxelSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health job descriptionEnvironmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health744815719.5%1248767$40.82 $84,889Bachelor's
Moderate		Available training programs for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthSearch for employers using Data AxelSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers job descriptionGeoscientists, Except Hydrologists and GeographersTop Occupation by Growth991111212.1%1719$39.76 $82,695Bachelor's Available training programs for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and GeographersSearch for employers using Data AxelSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Physical Scientists, All Other job descriptionPhysical Scientists, All Other122134129.8%27110$51.60 $107,337Bachelor's Available training programs for Physical Scientists, All OtherSearch for employers using Data AxelSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Social Scientists and Related Workers3,4963,8283329.5%7916033272
Economists job descriptionEconomists15316185.2%27110$54.75 $113,869Master's
Moderate		Available training programs for EconomistsSearch for employers using Data AxelSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Survey Researchers job descriptionSurvey Researchers287300134.5%518124$30.82 $64,120Master's Available training programs for Survey ResearchersSearch for employers using Data AxelSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists job descriptionClinical and Counseling Psychologists545595509.2%1215532Doctoral or
Professional degree		Available training programs for Clinical and Counseling PsychologistsSearch for employers using Data AxelSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
School Psychologists job descriptionSchool PsychologistsTop Occupation by Openings9661,021555.7%1746669$47.50 $98,797Master's Available training programs for School PsychologistsSearch for employers using Data AxelSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Psychologists, All Other job descriptionPsychologists, All OtherTop Occupation by Growth81493211814.5%26291267$62.71 $130,434Master's Available training programs for Psychologists, All OtherSearch for employers using Data AxelSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Urban and Regional Planners job descriptionUrban and Regional PlannersTop Occupation by Growth3624003810.5%920433$46.71 $97,148Master's
Internship/residency		Available training programs for Urban and Regional PlannersSearch for employers using Data AxelSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other job descriptionSocial Scientists and Related Workers, All OtherTop Occupation by Growth1561731710.9%310215$49.17 $102,279Bachelor's
Internship/residency		Available training programs for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All OtherSearch for employers using Data AxelSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians2,7813,08430310.9%7826630374
Biological Technicians job descriptionBiological TechniciansTop Occupation by Growth1,0941,21311910.9%3710412153$31.05 $64,584Bachelor's Available training programs for Biological TechniciansSearch for employers using Data AxelSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Chemical Technicians job descriptionChemical Technicians630683538.4%1462581$24.21 $50,356Associate's Available training programs for Chemical TechniciansSearch for employers using Data AxelSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health job descriptionEnvironmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health12913343.1%211013$31.29 $65,068Associate's
Short		Available training programs for Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including HealthSearch for employers using Data AxelSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Social Science Research Assistants job descriptionSocial Science Research AssistantsTop Occupation by Growth1331521914.3%413219$30.51 $63,471Bachelor's
Short		Available training programs for Social Science Research AssistantsSearch for employers using Data AxelSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Forensic Science Technicians job descriptionForensic Science TechniciansTop Occupation by Growth82971518.3%28212$42.38 $88,155Bachelor's
Short		Available training programs for Forensic Science TechniciansSearch for employers using Data AxelSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other job descriptionLife, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other413448358.5%1240456$31.40 $65,305Associate's Available training programs for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All OtherSearch for employers using Data AxelSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists and Technicians1,0901,33024022.0%349324151
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists job descriptionOccupational Health and Safety SpecialistsTop Occupation by Growth1,0001,22822822.8%318523139$42.81 $89,020Bachelor's
Moderate		Available training programs for Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsSearch for employers using Data AxelSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians job descriptionOccupational Health and Safety TechniciansTop Occupation by Growth901021213.3%37111$28.69 $59,680High school or equivalentAvailable training programs for Occupational Health and Safety TechniciansSearch for employers using Data AxelSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
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