Maryland

Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates 2021

All industries Montgomery Workforce Region   Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Est. empl. Empl %RSE Mean wage Mean %RSE Entry wage Exp. wage 10th pct 25th pct Median wage 75th pct Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 19-0000 15,230 3.66 110,693 53.22 0.40 64,542 31.03 133,769 64.31 58,679 28.21 77,743 37.38 105,303 50.63 135,416 65.10 Life Scientists 19-1000 7,730 5.17 115,249 55.41 0.52 73,554 35.36 136,096 65.43 64,883 31.19 82,998 39.90 106,038 50.98 135,416 65.10 Animal Scientists 19-1011 30 37.98 112,421 54.05 5.99 69,320 33.33 133,972 64.41 61,909 29.76 87,194 41.92 117,499 56.49 142,938 68.72 Food Scientists and Technologists 19-1012 40 22.85 109,455 52.62 4.15 78,818 37.89 124,773 59.99 71,330 34.29 84,934 40.83 108,208 52.02 138,090 66.39 Biochemists and Biophysicists 19-1021 440 10.91 84,418 40.59 2.28 59,326 28.52 96,964 46.62 57,589 27.69 65,074 31.29 80,832 38.86 101,903 48.99 Microbiologists 19-1022 1,160 8.20 107,635 51.75 1.47 64,344 30.93 129,281 62.15 59,492 28.60 75,171 36.14 99,201 47.69 134,763 64.79 Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 19-1023 60 28.05 116,646 56.08 4.61 71,432 34.34 139,252 66.95 74,463 35.80 74,465 35.80 115,586 55.57 149,989 72.11 Biological Scientists, All Other 19-1029 3,040 9.27 113,425 54.53 0.72 72,688 34.95 133,794 64.32 62,462 30.03 83,637 40.21 106,891 51.39 133,182 64.03 Conservation Scientists 19-1031 50 26.86 115,106 55.34 6.39 58,183 27.97 143,568 69.02 53,471 25.71 61,909 29.76 125,017 60.10 159,266 76.57 Epidemiologists 19-1041 50 19.59 148,206 71.25 5.78 92,331 44.39 176,144 84.68 87,468 42.05 101,903 48.99 130,397 62.69 166,981 80.28 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-1042 2,620 6.92 126,270 60.71 1.01 87,754 42.19 145,527 69.97 82,949 39.88 97,733 46.99 119,820 57.61 147,014 70.68 Life Scientists, All Other 19-1099 220 15.28 107,923 51.89 3.23 71,094 34.18 126,338 60.74 62,533 30.06 79,804 38.37 101,920 49.00 130,361 62.67 Physical Scientists 19-2000 3,360 6.53 131,295 63.12 0.59 86,884 41.77 153,500 73.80 74,625 35.88 105,248 50.60 131,359 63.15 159,266 76.57 Physicists 19-2012 480 28.68 146,637 70.50 1.24 105,105 50.53 167,403 80.48 91,312 43.90 124,134 59.68 157,206 75.58 172,494 82.93 Atmospheric and Space Scientists 19-2021 130 20.46 103,908 49.96 3.05 63,744 30.65 123,991 59.61 62,317 29.96 62,320 29.96 101,296 48.70 134,784 64.80 Chemists 19-2031 1,530 13.10 134,263 64.55 0.75 96,953 46.61 152,918 73.52 88,670 42.63 113,859 54.74 134,763 64.79 158,538 76.22 Materials Scientists 19-2032 50 23.47 87,907 42.26 8.09 56,514 27.17 103,603 49.81 57,701 27.74 57,714 27.75 73,787 35.47 94,141 45.26 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 19-2041 260 11.47 92,080 44.27 2.40 59,707 28.71 108,266 52.05 58,487 28.12 64,126 30.83 81,679 39.27 104,752 50.36 Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 19-2042 140 13.16 103,294 49.66 3.11 62,615 30.10 123,634 59.44 64,883 31.19 64,883 31.19 105,414 50.68 134,396 64.61 Physical Scientists, All Other 19-2099 750 13.94 141,836 68.19 1.26 98,469 47.34 163,519 78.62 95,766 46.04 114,046 54.83 142,938 68.72 172,494 82.93

Maryland Department of Labor
Office of Workforce Information & Performance
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics Program

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Last updated April 2022