Life, Physical, and Social Sciences Occupations - Washington DC Metro Area
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| data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||||
| Life, Physical, and Social Sciences Occupations |
Total Employment |
Jobs per 1000 |
Location Quotient |
Median Annual Earnings |
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| Life Scientists | |||||||
| Animal Scientists | N/A | N/A |  |
N/A | |
$101,850 | |
| Food Scientists and Technologists | 90 | 0.0 | |
0.3 | |
$76,030 | |
| Soil and Plant Scientists | 200 | 0.1 | |
0.6 | |
$84,050 | |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 1,130 | 0.4 | |
1.8 | |
$86,670 | |
| Microbiologists | 1,900 | 0.6 | |
4.0 | |
$94,860 | |
| Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists | 500 | 0.2 | |
1.3 | |
$93,820 | |
| Other Biological Scientists | 3,590 | 1.2 | |
4.7 | |
$94,920 | |
| Conservation Scientists | 810 | 0.3 | |
1.8 | |
$80,140 | |
| Foresters | 70 | 0.0 | |
0.4 | |
$63,010 | |
| Epidemiologists | 150 | 0.0 | |
1.2 | |
$94,780 | |
| Medical Scientists | 3,450 | 1.1 | |
1.5 | |
$108,430 | |
| Other Life Scientist | 180 | 0.1 | |
1.1 | |
$94,200 | |
| Physical Scientists | |||||||
| Astronomers | 320 | 0.1 | |
8.0 | |
$140,890 | |
| Physicists | 1,700 | 0.6 | |
4.7 | |
$138,290 | |
| Atmospheric and Space Scientists | 720 | 0.2 | |
3.4 | |
$110,580 | |
| Chemists | 3,030 | 1.0 | |
1.6 | |
$118,750 | |
| Materials Scientists | 230 | 0.1 | |
1.4 | |
$105,050 | |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists | 3,270 | 1.1 | |
1.8 | |
$101,380 | |
| Geoscientists | 450 | 0.1 | |
0.7 | |
$115,700 | |
| Hydrologists | 140 | 0.0 | |
1.0 | |
$96,530 | |
| Other Physical Scientists | 2,480 | 0.8 | |
6.0 | |
$130,680 | |
| Social Scientists and Related | |||||||
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| Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians | |||||||
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