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Numbers of Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in California

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Year Number
2004 127,040
2005 130,240
2006 132,300
2007 138,960
2008 154,680
2009 159,490
2010 163,490
2011 173,160
2012 178,160
2013 186,970
2014 187,730
2015 183,730
2016 185,090
2017 181,280
2018 186,540
2019 180,260

Individual occupations

Animal Scientists
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 90
2007 0
2008 0
2009 40
2010 60
2011 140
2012 150
2013 0
2014 200
2015 180
2016 140
2017 60
2018 40

Food Scientists and Technologists
Year Number
2004 870
2005 720
2006 820
2007 750
2008 860
2009 970
2010 1,310
2011 1,810
2012 2,080
2013 2,140
2014 2,110
2015 2,200
2016 2,520
2017 2,560
2018 2,240
2019 1,980

Soil and Plant Scientists
Year Number
2004 1,050
2005 1,230
2006 1,520
2007 1,320
2008 1,210
2009 1,080
2010 1,430
2011 1,580
2012 1,670
2013 1,560
2014 2,290
2015 1,870
2016 2,100
2017 2,220
2018 2,270
2019 2,580

Biochemists and Biophysicists
Year Number
2004 3,300
2005 3,390
2006 4,310
2007 3,520
2008 5,000
2009 4,610
2010 5,710
2011 5,790
2012 5,980
2013 5,680
2014 5,140
2015 5,040
2016 4,960
2017 4,480
2018 5,160
2019 5,610

Microbiologists
Year Number
2004 1,740
2005 1,800
2006 1,830
2007 1,810
2008 2,410
2009 2,600
2010 3,530
2011 3,340
2012 3,580
2013 4,360
2014 4,750
2015 4,960
2016 5,070
2017 5,120
2018 4,610
2019 3,470

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Year Number
2004 1,090
2005 1,240
2006 1,570
2007 2,040
2008 2,120
2009 2,360
2010 1,900
2011 2,190
2012 2,310
2013 2,860
2014 3,330
2015 2,260
2016 2,200
2017 1,950
2018 2,240
2019 2,140

Biological Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 3,390
2005 3,580
2006 3,420
2007 3,280
2008 3,410
2009 3,580
2010 4,110
2011 5,050
2012 6,110
2013 8,040
2014 7,710
2015 7,230
2016 7,170
2017 8,050
2018 11,010
2019 10,650

Conservation Scientists
Year Number
2004 1,000
2005 1,050
2006 900
2007 950
2008 1,150
2009 1,470
2010 1,710
2011 1,760
2012 1,510
2013 1,440
2014 1,400
2015 1,180
2016 1,260
2017 1,760
2018 1,990
2019 1,760

Foresters
Year Number
2004 790
2005 1,300
2006 1,000
2007 1,380
2008 1,200
2009 1,010
2010 920
2011 670
2012 1,030
2013 1,190
2014 1,410
2015 940
2016 690
2017 440
2018 430
2019 730

Epidemiologists
Year Number
2004 0
2005 290
2006 480
2007 440
2008 500
2009 480
2010 0
2011 620
2012 700
2013 840
2014 760
2015 700
2016 750
2017 800
2018 760
2019 720

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Year Number
2004 12,930
2005 15,470
2006 16,610
2007 18,090
2008 23,600
2009 24,960
2010 24,260
2011 26,690
2012 25,970
2013 26,800
2014 22,650
2015 22,940
2016 24,260
2017 25,730
2018 26,080
2019 23,460

Life Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,920
2005 1,860
2006 2,070
2007 2,080
2008 2,150
2009 1,980
2010 1,570
2011 1,500
2012 1,100
2013 1,370
2014 1,700
2015 1,870
2016 1,700
2017 1,450
2018 1,610
2019 1,300

Astronomers
Year Number
2009 80
2010 520
2011 750
2012 700
2013 0
2014 130
2015 180
2016 190
2017 240
2018 280
2019 360

Physicists
Year Number
2004 1,830
2005 2,170
2006 1,800
2007 1,700
2008 2,010
2009 1,880
2010 2,890
2011 3,030
2012 3,730
2013 3,320
2014 2,890
2015 2,220
2016 2,860
2017 2,920
2018 3,200
2019 1,950

Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Year Number
2004 610
2005 570
2006 820
2007 890
2008 960
2009 640
2010 650
2011 890
2012 1,030
2013 1,290
2014 1,050
2015 860
2016 700
2017 580
2018 640
2019 830

Chemists
Year Number
2004 9,480
2005 8,600
2006 9,670
2007 9,790
2008 11,500
2009 10,560
2010 10,870
2011 10,640
2012 11,640
2013 13,250
2014 12,750
2015 12,050
2016 11,660
2017 10,550
2018 10,430
2019 10,130

Materials Scientists
Year Number
2004 910
2005 850
2006 800
2007 780
2008 670
2009 710
2010 940
2011 1,200
2012 1,240
2013 1,220
2014 1,120
2015 1,180
2016 1,450
2017 1,150
2018 1,010
2019 670

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Year Number
2004 8,800
2005 8,970
2006 9,460
2007 10,850
2008 12,050
2009 12,470
2010 12,120
2011 12,440
2012 13,270
2013 14,530
2014 15,880
2015 15,300
2016 14,790
2017 12,820
2018 12,750
2019 14,380

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Year Number
2004 3,790
2005 3,750
2006 3,650
2007 3,880
2008 3,720
2009 4,220
2010 3,930
2011 4,360
2012 4,270
2013 5,170
2014 5,070
2015 4,610
2016 3,910
2017 3,650
2018 4,100
2019 4,660

Hydrologists
Year Number
2004 1,040
2005 1,260
2006 980
2007 810
2008 800
2009 750
2010 810
2011 870
2012 960
2013 710
2014 750
2015 780
2016 730
2017 810
2018 730
2019 930

Physical Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 3,400
2005 3,050
2006 2,730
2007 2,450
2008 2,540
2009 3,000
2010 2,370
2011 2,140
2012 1,880
2013 2,300
2014 2,830
2015 2,650
2016 2,410
2017 2,120
2018 2,170
2019 1,850

Economists
Year Number
2004 820
2005 840
2006 800
2007 730
2008 870
2009 1,070
2010 1,530
2011 2,320
2012 2,920
2013 3,050
2014 2,610
2015 2,030
2016 1,540
2017 1,470
2018 1,430
2019 1,810

Survey Researchers
Year Number
2004 2,810
2005 1,990
2006 2,350
2007 2,340
2008 2,160
2009 1,950
2010 1,370
2011 1,630
2012 1,370
2013 1,470
2014 1,570
2015 1,650
2016 1,360
2017 1,120
2018 780
2019 860

Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
Year Number
2004 270
2007 0
2008 80
2012 150
2013 70
2014 40
2015 40
2018 40
2019 40

School Psychologists
Year Number
2004 14,090
2005 13,930
2006 13,520
2007 12,560
2008 13,930
2009 14,530
2010 15,510
2011 15,990
2012 17,550
2013 17,970
2014 18,710
2015 18,720
2016 18,990
2017 18,250
2018 17,310

Psychologists, All Other
Year Number
2004 550
2005 1,110
2006 1,700
2007 2,250
2008 2,110
2009 1,530
2010 1,240
2011 1,030
2012 970
2013 1,010
2014 1,230
2015 1,490
2016 1,800
2017 1,760
2018 2,080
2019 0

Sociologists
Year Number
2004 650
2005 670
2006 530
2007 780
2008 900
2009 1,200
2010 1,040
2011 880
2012 630
2013 510
2014 540
2015 620
2016 1,100
2017 990
2018 1,070
2019 1,020

Urban and Regional Planners
Year Number
2004 4,790
2005 5,080
2006 4,450
2007 5,470
2008 6,210
2009 7,700
2010 8,930
2011 8,880
2012 8,650
2013 7,210
2014 7,430
2015 7,020
2016 6,770
2017 6,590
2018 7,950
2019 7,980

Anthropologists and Archeologists
Year Number
2004 710
2005 680
2006 640
2007 510
2008 580
2009 620
2010 690
2011 740
2012 1,050
2013 1,570
2014 1,960
2015 1,760
2016 1,320
2017 1,290
2018 1,420
2019 1,610

Geographers
Year Number
2004 80
2005 80
2006 80
2007 90
2008 100
2009 90
2010 110
2011 90
2012 130
2013 110
2014 110
2015 80
2016 110
2017 100
2018 120
2019 110

Historians
Year Number
2004 130
2005 290
2006 280
2007 500
2008 460
2009 410
2010 310
2011 280
2012 320
2013 300
2014 350
2015 340
2016 260
2017 220
2018 250
2019 240

Political Scientists
Year Number
2004 280
2005 280
2006 0
2008 60
2009 380
2010 330
2011 390
2012 340
2013 390
2014 330
2015 390
2016 300
2018 160
2019 140

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 2,920
2005 2,770
2006 2,290
2007 2,360
2008 2,350
2009 2,530
2010 2,410
2011 3,420
2012 3,940
2013 3,760
2014 3,760
2015 3,520
2016 4,440
2017 4,330
2018 4,950
2019 4,150

Agricultural Technicians
Year Number
2019 4,170

Food Science Technicians
Year Number
2004 3,940
2005 3,220
2006 2,950
2007 2,860
2008 2,860
2009 2,620
2010 2,210
2011 2,760
2012 2,650
2013 3,100
2014 3,210
2015 2,800
2016 2,840
2017 3,640
2018 3,880

Biological Technicians
Year Number
2004 7,680
2005 8,720
2006 10,100
2007 9,510
2008 10,190
2009 10,310
2010 10,840
2011 10,920
2012 10,630
2013 10,860
2014 11,850
2015 12,510
2016 12,890
2017 12,590
2018 10,990
2019 9,740

Chemical Technicians
Year Number
2004 5,050
2005 4,590
2006 5,220
2007 6,570
2008 7,140
2009 7,180
2010 6,730
2011 6,190
2012 5,360
2013 4,900
2014 5,140
2015 5,890
2016 6,710
2017 6,450
2018 6,100
2019 6,510

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
Year Number
2004 3,380
2005 3,590
2006 3,340
2007 3,360
2008 3,310
2009 3,540
2010 3,330
2011 3,470
2012 3,060
2013 3,690
2014 3,760
2015 4,200
2016 4,560
2017 4,830
2018 5,110
2019 5,830

Hydrologic Technicians
Year Number
2004 1,790
2005 2,380
2006 2,120
2007 2,480
2008 1,510
2009 1,150
2010 1,280
2011 1,870
2012 1,850
2013 1,690
2014 1,320
2015 1,330
2016 1,440
2017 1,590
2018 1,630

Nuclear Technicians
Year Number
2005 410
2007 640
2008 760
2009 750
2010 660
2011 650
2012 940
2013 590
2014 310
2015 250
2016 120
2017 160
2018 210
2019 110

Social Science Research Assistants
Year Number
2004 990
2005 1,220
2006 1,280
2007 2,130
2008 2,430
2009 2,490
2010 2,060
2011 1,910
2012 2,300
2013 2,490
2014 3,070
2015 3,100
2016 2,810
2017 2,310
2018 2,380
2019 2,470

Forest and Conservation Technicians
Year Number
2004 5,380
2005 5,750
2006 5,380
2007 5,550
2008 6,030
2009 6,390
2010 6,740
2011 6,570
2012 7,370
2013 6,820
2014 6,980
2015 7,000
2016 6,960
2017 6,940
2018 6,770
2019 4,060

Forensic Science Technicians
Year Number
2004 1,670
2005 1,820
2006 1,570
2007 1,540
2008 1,460
2009 1,780
2010 1,710
2011 1,670
2012 1,730
2013 1,990
2014 2,050
2015 2,270
2016 2,040
2017 2,050
2018 2,110
2019 2,150

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2004 7,310
2005 5,910
2006 4,850
2007 5,040
2008 5,800
2009 6,800
2010 6,940
2011 7,250
2012 6,360
2013 7,510
2014 8,480
2015 8,910
2016 7,660
2017 6,660
2018 7,000
2019 8,520

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Year Number
2004 3,380
2005 3,450
2006 3,820
2007 4,280
2008 4,880
2009 4,300
2010 5,160
2011 6,000
2012 6,200
2013 6,980
2014 6,020
2015 5,590
2016 6,260
2017 7,050
2018 7,560
2019 8,430

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Year Number
2004 430
2005 310
2006 500
2007 600
2008 640
2009 720
2010 750
2011 790
2012 780
2013 860
2014 980
2015 1,020
2016 1,290
2017 1,430
2018 1,490
2019 1,700