2002 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
SOC major groups
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia.
These and other data elements, including the 10th, 25th, 75th, and 90th percentile wages are available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).
Click on the SOC Code Number to view an occupational profile.
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Wage Estimates |
| SOC Code Number |
Occupation Title |
Employment (1) |
Median Hourly |
Mean Hourly |
Mean Annual (2) |
Mean RSE (3) |
| 19-0000 |
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
1,078,630 |
$22.29 |
$25.19 |
$52,380 |
0.5 % |
| 19-1010 |
Agricultural and Food Scientists |
14,920 |
$23.40 |
$25.38 |
$52,800 |
1.1 % |
| 19-1021 |
Biochemists and Biophysicists |
15,190 |
$29.03 |
$31.55 |
$65,620 |
2.1 % |
| 19-1022 |
Microbiologists |
14,730 |
$24.53 |
$26.78 |
$55,700 |
1.8 % |
| 19-1023 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
12,970 |
$22.95 |
$23.68 |
$49,250 |
0.9 % |
| 19-1031 |
Conservation Scientists |
13,600 |
$24.20 |
$24.43 |
$50,820 |
0.6 % |
| 19-1032 |
Foresters |
9,760 |
$22.47 |
$23.11 |
$48,060 |
0.6 % |
| 19-1041 |
Epidemiologists |
3,760 |
$25.89 |
$27.98 |
$58,190 |
2.5 % |
| 19-1042 |
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists |
53,840 |
$27.40 |
$31.83 |
$66,200 |
2.4 % |
| 19-2011 |
Astronomers |
900 |
$39.27 |
$38.71 |
$80,510 |
1.8 % |
| 19-2012 |
Physicists |
11,480 |
$40.88 |
$42.08 |
$87,530 |
1.6 % |
| 19-2021 |
Atmospheric and Space Scientists |
7,210 |
$28.94 |
$29.33 |
$61,000 |
1.5 % |
| 19-2031 |
Chemists |
82,050 |
$25.43 |
$27.72 |
$57,670 |
1.0 % |
| 19-2032 |
Materials Scientists |
7,090 |
$31.05 |
$32.33 |
$67,240 |
1.8 % |
| 19-2041 |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health |
60,380 |
$22.88 |
$24.51 |
$50,970 |
0.8 % |
| 19-2042 |
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers |
26,130 |
$32.44 |
$37.83 |
$78,690 |
8.3 % |
| 19-2043 |
Hydrologists |
7,390 |
$27.18 |
$28.28 |
$58,820 |
1.0 % |
| 19-3011 |
Economists |
13,290 |
$32.96 |
$36.62 |
$76,180 |
2.8 % |
| 19-3021 |
Market Research Analysts |
122,000 |
$25.87 |
$28.97 |
$60,260 |
1.2 % |
| 19-3022 |
Survey Researchers |
18,350 |
$10.67 |
$14.60 |
$30,360 |
3.7 % |
| 19-3031 |
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists |
100,560 |
$24.60 |
$27.18 |
$56,540 |
1.2 % |
| 19-3032 |
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists |
1,360 |
$30.63 |
$33.49 |
$69,670 |
2.1 % |
| 19-3041 |
Sociologists |
2,630 |
$25.56 |
$27.17 |
$56,520 |
4.1 % |
| 19-3051 |
Urban and Regional Planners |
30,460 |
$23.98 |
$24.98 |
$51,960 |
0.7 % |
| 19-3091 |
Anthropologists and Archeologists |
4,410 |
$18.57 |
$20.38 |
$42,380 |
2.1 % |
| 19-3092 |
Geographers |
740 |
$25.68 |
$26.10 |
$54,290 |
1.2 % |
| 19-3093 |
Historians |
2,110 |
$20.21 |
$21.68 |
$45,090 |
2.9 % |
| 19-3094 |
Political Scientists |
5,300 |
$38.73 |
$38.48 |
$80,040 |
3.2 % |
| 19-4011 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
15,990 |
$13.74 |
$14.91 |
$31,010 |
1.0 % |
| 19-4021 |
Biological Technicians |
45,630 |
$15.73 |
$16.65 |
$34,630 |
0.6 % |
| 19-4031 |
Chemical Technicians |
67,230 |
$18.00 |
$18.70 |
$38,890 |
0.7 % |
| 19-4041 |
Geological and Petroleum Technicians |
10,690 |
$18.96 |
$19.94 |
$41,470 |
1.7 % |
| 19-4051 |
Nuclear Technicians |
5,620 |
$28.84 |
$29.43 |
$61,220 |
1.6 % |
| 19-4091 |
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health |
26,380 |
$16.98 |
$17.96 |
$37,370 |
0.7 % |
| 19-4092 |
Forensic Science Technicians |
7,830 |
$19.73 |
$20.81 |
$43,280 |
0.9 % |
| 19-4093 |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
17,160 |
$14.90 |
$15.72 |
$32,700 |
0.3 % |
About 2002 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
Estimates for residual, "All Other", occupations are not available.
(1) Data for detailed occupations does not sum to the totals because the totals include data for occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
National OES estimates by SOC major group
- 00-0000 All Occupations
- 11-0000 Management Occupations
- 13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations
- 15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Science Occupations
- 17-0000 Architecture and Engineering Occupations
- 19-0000 Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
- 21-0000 Community and Social Services Occupations
- 23-0000 Legal Occupations
- 25-0000 Education, Training, and Library Occupations
- 27-0000 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
- 29-0000 Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Occupations
- 31-0000 Healthcare Support Occupations
- 33-0000 Protective Service Occupations
- 35-0000 Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
- 37-0000 Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
- 39-0000 Personal Care and Service Occupations
- 41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations
- 43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations
- 45-0000 Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
- 47-0000 Construction and Extraction Occupations
- 49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
- 51-0000 Production Occupations
- 53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
2002 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
2002 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
2002 Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
2002 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order
List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order
Download 2002 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates in Zipped Excel files
Technical notes
Last Modified Date: November 26, 2003
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