| Occupation | 
Occ. code | 
Estabs. reporting occupation | 
Est. empl. | 
Mean wage | 
Entry wage | 
Exp. wage | 
25th pct | 
Median wage | 
75th pct | 
 
| LIFE, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS | 
19-0000 | 
     51    | 
    1,580  | 
46,727 | 
31,798 | 
54,191 | 
36,070 | 
45,387 | 
55,984 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
22.46 | 
15.29 | 
26.05 | 
17.34 | 
21.82 | 
26.92 | 
 
| Soil and Plant Scientists | 
19-1013 | 
     14    | 
       40  | 
46,543 | 
28,984 | 
55,323 | 
31,665 | 
41,776 | 
59,781 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
22.38 | 
13.93 | 
26.60 | 
15.22 | 
20.08 | 
28.74 | 
 
| Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists | 
19-1023 | 
     23    | 
      250  | 
44,712 | 
32,021 | 
51,057 | 
35,828 | 
43,082 | 
53,040 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
21.50 | 
15.39 | 
24.55 | 
17.23 | 
20.71 | 
25.50 | 
 
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 
19-1029 | 
     20    | 
      160  | 
54,383 | 
39,214 | 
61,967 | 
45,497 | 
55,125 | 
65,163 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
26.15 | 
18.85 | 
29.79 | 
21.87 | 
26.50 | 
31.33 | 
 
| Conservation Scientists | 
19-1031 | 
     23    | 
      140  | 
55,492 | 
41,190 | 
62,642 | 
45,487 | 
56,373 | 
65,498 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
26.68 | 
19.80 | 
30.12 | 
21.87 | 
27.10 | 
31.49 | 
 
| Foresters | 
19-1032 | 
     20    | 
       60  | 
50,065 | 
40,191 | 
55,001 | 
42,949 | 
49,551 | 
55,816 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
24.07 | 
19.32 | 
26.44 | 
20.65 | 
23.82 | 
26.83 | 
 
| Epidemiologists | 
19-1041 | 
      5    | 
       20  | 
41,993 | 
38,429 | 
43,775 | 
37,852 | 
40,954 | 
44,055 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
20.19 | 
18.48 | 
21.05 | 
18.20 | 
19.69 | 
21.18 | 
 
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 
19-2041 | 
     16    | 
      140  | 
48,006 | 
38,863 | 
52,577 | 
43,910 | 
48,938 | 
53,528 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
23.08 | 
18.68 | 
25.28 | 
21.11 | 
23.53 | 
25.73 | 
 
| Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | 
19-2042 | 
     12    | 
       30  | 
64,826 | 
50,920 | 
71,780 | 
56,082 | 
65,591 | 
76,570 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
31.17 | 
24.48 | 
34.51 | 
26.96 | 
31.53 | 
36.81 | 
 
| Hydrologists | 
19-2043 | 
     17    | 
       90  | 
47,166 | 
37,920 | 
51,788 | 
39,281 | 
44,720 | 
53,587 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
22.68 | 
18.23 | 
24.90 | 
18.89 | 
21.50 | 
25.76 | 
 
| Physical Scientists, All Other | 
19-2099 | 
      9    | 
       20  | 
53,828 | 
33,118 | 
64,182 | 
39,260 | 
57,623 | 
67,519 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
25.88 | 
15.92 | 
30.86 | 
18.88 | 
27.70 | 
32.46 | 
 
| Economists | 
19-3011 | 
      4    | 
       30  | 
51,081 | 
42,892 | 
55,176 | 
45,072 | 
50,348 | 
55,625 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
24.56 | 
20.62 | 
26.53 | 
21.67 | 
24.21 | 
26.74 | 
 
| Urban and Regional Planners | 
19-3051 | 
     20    | 
       60  | 
45,532 | 
35,144 | 
50,726 | 
37,761 | 
43,359 | 
52,767 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
21.89 | 
16.90 | 
24.39 | 
18.15 | 
20.85 | 
25.37 | 
 
| Anthropologists and Archeologists | 
19-3091 | 
     18    | 
       50  | 
53,122 | 
40,230 | 
59,568 | 
43,049 | 
53,263 | 
63,426 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
25.54 | 
19.34 | 
28.64 | 
20.70 | 
25.61 | 
30.49 | 
 
| Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other | 
19-3099 | 
     13    | 
       40  | 
53,496 | 
39,690 | 
60,399 | 
43,550 | 
54,505 | 
64,220 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
25.72 | 
19.08 | 
29.04 | 
20.94 | 
26.20 | 
30.88 | 
 
| Biological Technicians | 
19-4021 | 
     20    | 
       90  | 
31,116 | 
24,055 | 
34,646 | 
25,887 | 
30,304 | 
34,854 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
14.96 | 
11.57 | 
16.66 | 
12.45 | 
14.57 | 
16.76 | 
 
| Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health | 
19-4091 | 
      6    | 
       10  | 
30,767 | 
22,943 | 
34,679 | 
24,322 | 
30,095 | 
38,008 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
14.79 | 
11.03 | 
16.67 | 
11.69 | 
14.47 | 
18.27 | 
 
| Forensic Science Technicians | 
19-4092 | 
      5    | 
       20  | 
27,970 | 
19,559 | 
32,175 | 
24,626 | 
30,830 | 
33,488 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
13.45 | 
9.40 | 
15.47 | 
11.84 | 
14.82 | 
16.10 | 
 
| Forest and Conservation Technicians | 
19-4093 | 
     25    | 
      160  | 
34,874 | 
26,669 | 
38,977 | 
28,465 | 
33,890 | 
40,986 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
16.77 | 
12.82 | 
18.74 | 
13.69 | 
16.29 | 
19.70 | 
 
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other | 
19-4099 | 
     14    | 
       80  | 
38,081 | 
24,569 | 
44,836 | 
27,090 | 
37,030 | 
47,338 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
18.31 | 
11.81 | 
21.56 | 
13.02 | 
17.80 | 
22.76 | 
 
 
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