Numbers of Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Year Number
2005 910
2006 500
2007 580
2008 1,340
2009 1,740
2010 1,030
2011 1,250
2012 2,840
2013 2,820
2014 3,050
2015 2,090
2016 2,310
2017 2,400
2018 2,720
2019 1,880

Individual occupations

Animal Scientists

Year Number
2013 0

Food Scientists and Technologists

Year Number
2005 0
2012 140
2013 140
2014 40
2015 30
2016 40
2017 70

Soil and Plant Scientists

Year Number
2008 480
2009 910
2012 1,200
2013 1,160
2014 1,170
2015 640
2016 470
2017 450
2018 470
2019 0

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Year Number
2016 40

Microbiologists

Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2014 30

Biological Scientists, All Other

Year Number
2019 0

Conservation Scientists

Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2012 40
2014 30
2016 30
2017 40
2018 50
2019 60

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Year Number
2008 30
2009 0
2010 0
2013 0
2014 50
2015 30
2019 0

Atmospheric and Space Scientists

Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 50
2012 60
2013 60
2014 50
2015 50
2016 60
2017 50
2018 60
2019 30

Chemists

Year Number
2005 80
2006 80
2007 70
2008 30
2011 40
2012 60
2013 80
2014 70
2015 70
2016 40
2018 70
2019 80

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

Year Number
2005 50
2006 0
2007 0
2008 140
2009 120
2010 130
2011 130
2012 220
2013 250
2014 250
2015 240
2016 220
2017 210
2018 190
2019 210

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

Year Number
2015 30
2016 40
2017 50
2018 30

Economists

Year Number
2005 30
2011 30
2012 0
2013 50
2014 40
2016 40
2017 30
2018 30

School Psychologists

Year Number
2005 180
2006 170
2007 170
2008 150
2009 130
2010 140
2011 110
2012 120
2013 140
2014 160
2015 180
2016 190
2017 200
2018 250

Urban and Regional Planners

Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2007 60
2008 70
2009 110
2010 0
2011 80
2012 60
2013 50
2014 50
2015 60
2016 50
2017 50
2018 30
2019 50

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other

Year Number
2007 0
2008 30
2011 40
2014 40
2015 50
2016 60
2017 80
2018 90
2019 90

Agricultural Technicians

Year Number
2019 160

Food Science Technicians

Year Number
2005 110
2006 0
2007 150
2008 230
2009 250
2010 230
2011 260
2012 240
2013 220
2014 190
2015 130
2016 480
2017 620
2018 640

Biological Technicians

Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 180
2015 140
2016 140
2017 60
2018 50
2019 50

Chemical Technicians

Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2012 80
2013 110
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 120
2018 120
2019 130

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

Year Number
2005 150
2010 190
2011 210
2012 90
2013 80
2017 30
2018 40

Social Science Research Assistants

Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 40
2010 30

Forest and Conservation Technicians

Year Number
2008 40
2009 50
2010 60
2011 40
2019 80

Forensic Science Technicians

Year Number
2005 60
2012 70
2014 80
2019 50

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

Year Number
2005 50
2006 50
2007 40
2008 40
2009 0
2010 110
2011 100
2012 240
2013 260
2014 400
2015 260
2016 260
2017 180
2018 420
2019 460

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

Year Number
2005 80
2006 80
2007 90
2008 100
2009 90
2010 100
2011 120
2012 180
2013 190
2014 180
2015 140
2016 150
2017 160
2018 180
2019 170

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

Year Number
2012 40
2013 30
2014 40
2015 40
2019 40