2001 Washington State Employment and Wage Estimates
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Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Occupational title Occ. code Est. empl. Empl %RSE Mean wage Mean %RSE 25th pct Median wage 75th pct
LIFE, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS 19-0000 1,660 7.76 $ 50,406 2.28 $ 39,191 $ 48,822 $ 61,417
      $ 24.23   $ 18.84 $ 23.47 $ 29.53
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 19-4011 30 0.00 $ 35,727 2.01 $ 30,641 $ 35,163 $ 41,471
      $ 17.17   $ 14.73 $ 16.90 $ 19.94
Agricultural and Food Scientists 19-1010 10 0.00 $ 67,010 2.88 $ 57,991 $ 65,983 $ 76,338
      $ 32.22   $ 27.88 $ 31.72 $ 36.70
Biological Technicians 19-4021 120 2.20 $ 39,885 1.90 $ 32,296 $ 39,684 $ 46,572
      $ 19.17   $ 15.53 $ 19.08 $ 22.39
Chemical Technicians 19-4031 90 35.65 $ 34,905 3.65 $ 27,353 $ 35,298 $ 41,756
      $ 16.78   $ 13.15 $ 16.97 $ 20.07
Chemists 19-2031 60 26.11 $ 45,667 6.21 $ 39,017 $ 44,191 $ 52,486
      $ 21.96   $ 18.76 $ 21.24 $ 25.23
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 19-3031 290 16.29 $ 59,776 4.67 $ 50,526 $ 60,427 $ 71,686
      $ 28.73   $ 24.29 $ 29.05 $ 34.47
Economists 19-3011 10 0.00 $ 68,035 3.19 $ 62,578 $ 68,755 $ 74,931
      $ 32.71   $ 30.09 $ 33.06 $ 36.02
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 19-4091 70 28.18 $ 44,047 4.43 $ 37,383 $ 45,875 $ 52,474
      $ 21.17   $ 17.97 $ 22.06 $ 25.23
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 19-2041 230 36.46 $ 53,721 5.74 $ 42,772 $ 51,949 $ 65,719
      $ 25.83   $ 20.57 $ 24.98 $ 31.59
Forensic Science Technicians 19-4092 40 0.00 $ 51,846 2.07 $ 47,633 $ 52,318 $ 57,052
      $ 24.93   $ 22.90 $ 25.15 $ 27.43
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 19-2042 10 28.44 $ 70,633 5.27 $ 55,747 $ 66,529 $ 87,491
      $ 33.95   $ 26.81 $ 31.98 $ 42.06
Hydrologists 19-2043 40 1.83 $ 60,930 2.54 $ 50,385 $ 61,400 $ 70,375
      $ 29.29   $ 24.22 $ 29.52 $ 33.83
Life Scientists, All Other 19-1099   60.32 $ 58,714 3.93 $ 43,151 $ 59,737 $ 71,376
      $ 28.23   $ 20.75 $ 28.72 $ 34.32
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 19-4099 120 15.87 $ 34,327 4.89 $ 24,525 $ 34,883 $ 42,474
      $ 16.51   $ 11.79 $ 16.77 $ 20.42
Market Research Analysts 19-3021 150 10.83 $ 46,566 6.26 $ 34,507 $ 41,480 $ 56,992
      $ 22.38   $ 16.59 $ 19.94 $ 27.40
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-1042   54.55 $ 72,011 17.48 $ 47,567 $ 62,181 $ 83,020
      $ 34.62   $ 22.87 $ 29.89 $ 39.91
Microbiologists 19-1022   57.88 $ 48,861 6.84 $ 40,842 $ 48,619 $ 56,818
      $ 23.49   $ 19.64 $ 23.37 $ 27.32
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 19-3099 90 5.07 $ 52,241 1.89 $ 42,107 $ 51,032 $ 61,337
      $ 25.12   $ 20.24 $ 24.53 $ 29.49
Urban and Regional Planners 19-3051 110 24.61 $ 53,623 2.95 $ 44,773 $ 51,752 $ 61,237
      $ 25.78   $ 21.53 $ 24.88 $ 29.44
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