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Numbers of Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Year Number
2005 6,670
2006 7,850
2007 7,990
2008 11,170
2009 10,100
2010 9,690
2011 9,750
2012 9,210
2013 9,940
2014 8,930
2015 9,130
2016 8,110
2017 9,180
2018 7,820
2019 8,550

Individual occupations

Soil and Plant Scientists
Year Number
2006 270
2009 380
2011 220
2013 30
2015 230
2017 0
2018 0
2019 150

Biochemists and Biophysicists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 330
2008 570
2009 640
2010 460
2011 340
2012 350
2013 360
2014 320
2015 350
2016 330
2017 0
2019 150

Microbiologists
Year Number
2005 140
2006 120
2007 120
2008 450
2009 480
2010 380
2011 200
2012 110
2013 120
2014 90
2015 90
2016 140
2017 150
2018 130
2019 90

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Year Number
2017 40
2018 0
2019 0

Biological Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2005 470
2006 650
2007 690
2008 560
2009 490
2010 510
2011 460
2013 440
2014 410
2015 480
2016 460
2017 490
2019 0

Conservation Scientists
Year Number
2007 30
2008 30
2009 30
2010 30
2011 30
2012 50
2013 90
2014 90
2015 100
2016 50
2017 60
2018 40

Epidemiologists
Year Number
2007 50
2008 50
2009 50
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 30
2018 30

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Year Number
2008 2,210
2009 2,700
2010 2,940
2011 2,870
2012 2,020
2013 2,720
2014 2,530
2015 2,030
2016 1,790
2017 2,160
2018 2,230
2019 2,350

Life Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2005 880
2006 670
2007 440
2008 230
2009 130
2010 440
2011 440
2012 580
2013 770
2014 780
2015 540
2016 0
2017 80
2018 80
2019 50

Physicists
Year Number
2005 30
2008 0
2010 50
2011 90
2012 80
2013 70
2015 150
2016 150
2017 190
2019 100

Chemists
Year Number
2005 990
2006 850
2007 930
2008 1,040
2009 860
2010 1,010
2011 1,080
2012 1,150
2013 1,210
2014 980
2015 1,020
2016 1,060
2017 1,160
2018 1,100
2019 1,180

Materials Scientists
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 50
2012 0
2013 0
2018 70
2019 70

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Year Number
2005 740
2006 550
2007 360
2008 400
2009 370
2010 360
2011 360
2012 930
2013 940
2014 0
2015 300
2016 340
2017 370
2018 330
2019 360

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Year Number
2005 50
2006 0
2014 30

Physical Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2005 360
2006 0
2007 200
2008 220
2009 0
2010 650
2011 660
2012 710
2013 480
2014 470
2015 300
2016 250
2017 270
2018 250
2019 240

Economists
Year Number
2005 40
2006 30
2008 80
2009 80
2012 60
2013 60
2017 130
2018 150

Survey Researchers
Year Number
2006 370
2007 380
2008 360
2009 230
2010 160
2011 160
2012 130
2017 170
2018 200
2019 50

School Psychologists
Year Number
2005 190
2006 170
2007 110
2008 70
2009 150
2010 170
2011 200
2012 210
2013 190
2014 240
2015 340
2016 340
2017 340
2018 290

Psychologists, All Other
Year Number
2006 30
2007 40
2008 40
2013 70
2014 80

Sociologists
Year Number
2008 60
2009 80
2010 50
2011 70
2012 40
2013 40
2014 50
2015 90
2016 170
2017 140
2018 50

Urban and Regional Planners
Year Number
2006 110
2007 110
2008 120
2009 80
2010 70
2011 80
2012 90
2013 90
2014 90
2015 100
2016 120
2017 160
2018 180
2019 180

Anthropologists and Archeologists
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 30
2011 0
2012 60
2016 30
2017 30

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 1,110
2008 1,350
2009 1,370
2014 580
2015 590
2016 520
2017 640
2018 450
2019 590

Agricultural Technicians
Year Number
2019 0

Food Science Technicians
Year Number
2007 40

Biological Technicians
Year Number
2005 1,960
2006 2,610
2007 2,060
2008 1,750
2009 380
2010 570
2011 680
2012 570
2013 420
2014 310
2015 590
2016 640
2017 750
2018 770
2019 780

Chemical Technicians
Year Number
2005 390
2006 300
2007 280
2008 240
2009 150
2010 290
2011 360
2012 530
2013 340
2014 310
2015 150
2016 190
2017 150
2018 0
2019 0

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
Year Number
2005 0
2009 40
2010 40
2011 50
2012 70
2013 90
2014 110
2015 90
2016 80
2017 50
2018 50
2019 30

Social Science Research Assistants
Year Number
2006 760
2007 0
2008 210
2009 180
2010 750
2011 840
2012 800
2013 740
2014 750
2015 770
2016 830
2017 930
2018 1,080
2019 1,510

Forest and Conservation Technicians
Year Number
2012 30
2013 50
2014 50
2015 40

Forensic Science Technicians
Year Number
2015 30
2016 40
2017 40
2018 40
2019 40

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2005 290
2006 220
2007 610
2008 1,010
2009 1,080
2010 580
2011 390
2012 310
2013 300
2014 350
2015 540
2016 350
2017 350

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Year Number
2005 90
2006 80
2007 100
2008 120
2009 100
2010 110
2011 110
2012 250
2013 230
2014 230
2015 150
2016 180
2017 220
2018 230
2019 200

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Year Number
2005 50
2006 60
2007 0
2010 40
2011 60
2012 80
2013 90
2014 80
2015 60
2016 50
2017 80
2018 70
2019 80