Physical Scientists, all other

Quick Stats

2004 employment: 29,000
2014 projected employment: 33,000
Change — numeric: 4,000; percent: 14.6%
2004 median annual earnings: $80,150; earnings group: very high
2004 self-employed: 2.7%
2004 part-time employment: very low
2004 unemployment: very low
Typical education and training: Bachelor's degree
Educational attainment — high school: 2.2%; some college: 1.9%; bachelor's degree: 95.9%

source: Employment Matrix; about this section

National Average and Percentile Annual Earnings, May 2005

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

May 2005 Mean Annual Earnings and Employment, wage and salary workers

Physical scientists, all other
— National
U.S.:	$84,380
— by State
AL:	$97,570
AK:	$73,260
AZ:	$57,270
AR:	$49,710
CA:	$95,170
CO:	$69,950
CT:	$73,570
DC:	$99,420
FL:	$62,460
ID:	$81,770
IL:	$80,350
IN:	$63,270
KS:	$72,620
KY:	$62,830
LA:	$55,260
MD:	$98,150
MA:	$85,790
MI:	$71,680
MS:	$72,080
MT:	$65,470
NV:	$78,200
NH:	$67,450
NJ:	$89,510
NY:	$80,430
NC:	$59,130
OH:	$76,260
OK:	$76,680
OR:	$66,080
PA:	$75,180
RI:	$83,460
SC:	$85,990
SD:	$85,620
TN:	$68,040
TX:	$83,960
UT:	$72,080
VA:	$100,060
WA:	$80,210
WV:	$87,820
WI:	$55,650
WY:	$57,100
PR:	$53,060
— by NAICS Industry Sector
21	$72,160
22	$74,140
31-33	$76,730
42	$85,590
51	$88,710
54	$94,100
56	$78,100
61	$58,840
62	$65,120
71	$59,320
92	$85,610
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for physical scientists, all other.

Width of bars indicates mean annual wages; color of bars indicates employment.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

1999 employment and earnings distribution, year-round full-time workers

Physical scientists, all other

	Percentile earnings distribution
	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th
All workers employment: 108,340 average earnings: $59,000	$20,000	$31,000	$50,000	$75,000	$100,000
Men employment: 74,230 average earnings: $59,000	$20,000	$34,000	$57,000	$81,000	$110,000
Women employment: 34,110 average earnings: $46,000	$19,000	$29,000	$41,000	$60,000	$78,000

source: Bureau of the Census; about this section

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