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Estimated employment120
Mean wage33.93
Entry wage24.14
10th percentile wage21.46
50th percentile wage32.48
90th percentile wage52.86
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Public Adminsitration7063.3%
Professional & Business Services4031.4%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Public Adminsitration7035.36
Professional & Business Services4031.65
Soil and Plant Scientists (19-1013)
Conduct research in breeding, physiology, production, yield, and management of crops and agricultural plants, their growth in soils, and control of pests; or study the chemical, physical, biological, and mineralogical composition of soils as they relate to plant or crop growth. May classify and map soils and investigate effects of alternative practices on soil and crop productivity.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$33.93 $40.16  -$6.23
2014$33.77+.5%$39.96 +.5%-$6.19
2013$33.13+1.9%$39.22 +1.9%-$6.08
2012$32.50+1.9%$38.47 +1.9%-$5.96
2011$31.87+2.0%$37.72 +2.0%-$5.85
2010$31.37+1.6%$37.13 +1.6%-$5.76
2009$30.82+1.8%$36.48 +1.8%-$5.65
2008$30.49+1.1%$36.09 +1.1%-$5.59
2007$29.59+3.1%$35.02 +3.1%-$5.43
2006$28.60+3.5%$33.85 +3.5%-$5.25
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$33.93 $26.98  $6.95
2014$33.77+.5%$26.76 +.8%$7.01
2013$33.13+1.9%$26.19 +2.2%$6.94
2012$32.50+1.9%$25.66 +2.1%$6.84
2011$31.87+2.0%$25.22 +1.7%$6.65
2010$31.37+1.6%$24.82 +1.6%$6.55
2009$30.82+1.8%$24.41 +1.7%$6.42
2008$30.49+1.1%$24.08 +1.4%$6.42
2007$29.59+3.1%$23.46 +2.6%$6.13
2006$28.60+3.5%$22.71 +3.3%$5.89

Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2015

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