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Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates 2021

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All industries

Prince George's 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 Occupations19-00006,1005.60105,006
50.48
0.6160,817
29.24
127,101
61.11
50,952
24.50
72,738
34.97
103,688
49.85
133,814
64.33
Life Scientists19-10001,2608.75100,702
48.41
1.5358,033
27.90
122,037
58.67
50,952
24.50
64,759
31.13
94,578
45.47
129,076
62.06
Animal Scientists19-10113040.2579,031
38.00
16.2648,427
23.28
94,333
45.35
50,952
24.50
50,952
24.50
60,213
28.95
94,578
45.47
Food Scientists and Technologists19-10124033.5689,597
43.08
9.4757,489
27.64
105,651
50.79
50,952
24.50
64,759
31.13
82,088
39.47
108,226
52.03
Soil and Plant Scientists19-1013 28.89102,051
49.06
3.9968,199
32.79
118,977
57.20
64,126
30.83
79,442
38.19
94,578
45.47
129,076
62.06
Biochemists and Biophysicists19-10216029.5665,719
31.60
7.4047,817
22.99
74,669
35.90
50,952
24.50
50,952
24.50
64,759
31.13
82,088
39.47
Microbiologists19-102218018.73115,611
55.58
3.0271,717
34.48
137,558
66.13
72,738
34.97
80,018
38.47
107,141
51.51
144,123
69.29
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists19-10237038.7187,493
42.06
7.9946,893
22.54
107,793
51.82
40,043
19.25
50,952
24.50
72,738
34.97
117,499
56.49
Biological Scientists, All Other19-102938021.0087,411
42.02
3.1350,956
24.50
105,638
50.79
50,329
24.20
60,112
28.90
81,228
39.05
99,641
47.90
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-104222011.19125,783
60.47
2.9179,889
38.41
148,730
71.50
71,007
34.14
90,671
43.59
122,512
58.90
138,861
66.76
Life Scientists, All Other19-10995026.73128,474
61.77
3.8498,426
47.32
143,498
68.99
99,023
47.61
104,752
50.36
133,823
64.34
133,823
64.34
Physical Scientists19-20002,12010.51119,015
57.22
0.9273,236
35.21
141,904
68.22
64,759
31.13
82,712
39.77
120,952
58.15
154,939
74.49
Physicists19-201230031.82112,819
54.24
3.4866,579
32.01
135,940
65.36
65,112
31.30
65,112
31.30
105,120
50.54
149,906
72.07
Atmospheric and Space Scientists19-202136025.94107,710
51.78
2.4570,875
34.07
126,127
60.64
62,319
29.96
82,712
39.77
105,120
50.54
133,801
64.33
Chemists19-203136020.33124,569
59.89
1.5089,171
42.87
142,268
68.40
82,397
39.61
103,688
49.85
120,952
58.15
151,112
72.65
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health19-204116015.8385,010
40.87
3.3555,940
26.89
99,544
47.86
50,952
24.50
64,509
31.01
78,760
37.87
103,956
49.98
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers19-20428019.67114,323
54.96
4.9359,663
28.68
141,653
68.10
64,883
31.19
64,884
31.19
127,370
61.24
159,266
76.57
Physical Scientists, All Other19-2099 26.13132,125
63.52
1.5191,769
44.12
152,303
73.22
80,018
38.47
103,688
49.85
134,763
64.79
159,266
76.57
Social Scientists and Related Workers19-30001,84010.94109,768
52.77
0.8771,656
34.45
128,824
61.93
64,759
31.13
82,712
39.77
107,536
51.70
131,331
63.14
Economists19-301147021.63126,222
60.68
1.5384,099
40.43
147,283
70.81
78,849
37.91
98,051
47.14
122,429
58.86
159,266
76.57
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Last updated April 2022