Numbers of Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in Knoxville, TN

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Year Number
2005 1,710
2006 1,280
2007 2,040
2008 2,230
2009 2,210
2010 2,020
2011 2,240
2012 1,820
2013 2,270
2014 2,340
2015 2,890
2016 2,630
2017 2,720
2018 3,440
2019 2,380

Individual occupations

Food Scientists and Technologists

Year Number
2012 40
2013 40
2014 40
2018 30

Soil and Plant Scientists

Year Number
2016 40
2018 0
2019 70

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Year Number
2011 40
2019 40

Microbiologists

Year Number
2015 50
2016 120
2018 120

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

Year Number
2013 40
2014 50
2015 50
2019 0

Biological Scientists, All Other

Year Number
2005 50
2008 0
2009 70
2010 90
2011 60
2012 40
2013 90
2015 80
2016 50
2017 50
2018 50
2019 40

Conservation Scientists

Year Number
2019 0

Foresters

Year Number
2005 40
2007 40
2008 50
2009 50
2010 40
2011 30
2016 40
2017 40
2018 40

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Year Number
2008 210
2009 220
2012 30
2013 30
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 300
2018 250
2019 210

Life Scientists, All Other

Year Number
2016 30

Physicists

Year Number
2005 60
2006 60
2007 90
2008 80
2009 60
2010 120
2011 160
2012 170
2013 200
2014 160
2015 180
2016 120
2018 280

Atmospheric and Space Scientists

Year Number
2005 50
2006 50

Chemists

Year Number
2005 150
2006 150
2007 240
2008 200
2009 210
2010 140
2011 140
2012 130
2013 120
2014 130
2015 250
2016 170
2017 230
2018 240
2019 190

Materials Scientists

Year Number
2015 40
2016 80
2017 130
2018 110
2019 60

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

Year Number
2005 320
2006 280
2007 300
2008 280
2009 300
2010 300
2011 330
2012 320
2013 380
2014 360
2015 390
2016 390
2017 440
2018 440
2019 450

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

Year Number
2005 50
2006 60
2007 60
2008 50
2010 50
2011 70
2012 60
2013 50
2014 60
2015 70
2016 60
2017 50
2018 60
2019 70

Physical Scientists, All Other

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

Economists

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0

School Psychologists

Year Number
2005 230
2006 170
2007 180
2008 150
2009 180
2010 170
2011 150
2012 140
2013 150
2014 170
2015 190
2016 250
2017 260
2018 320

Urban and Regional Planners

Year Number
2005 50
2006 40
2007 40
2008 30
2009 50
2010 40
2011 40
2014 30

Anthropologists and Archeologists

Year Number
2007 30
2008 40

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2007 120
2008 110
2009 110
2016 30
2017 30
2018 40

Agricultural Technicians

Year Number
2019 70

Food Science Technicians

Year Number
2014 100
2015 90
2016 30
2017 30
2018 30

Biological Technicians

Year Number
2005 100
2006 0
2010 70
2011 70
2012 70
2013 90
2014 90
2015 110
2016 120
2017 140
2018 140
2019 120

Chemical Technicians

Year Number
2005 110
2006 90
2007 240
2008 250
2009 260
2010 230
2011 230
2012 240
2013 240
2014 250
2015 240
2016 250
2017 300
2018 290
2019 180

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

Year Number
2005 360
2006 310
2007 380
2008 350
2009 290
2010 290
2011 380
2014 110
2015 230
2016 240
2017 0
2018 80
2019 50

Nuclear Technicians

Year Number
2010 110
2011 80
2012 140
2013 100
2014 100
2018 170

Social Science Research Assistants

Year Number
2016 0
2017 90
2019 140

Forest and Conservation Technicians

Year Number
2009 30
2014 30
2015 40
2016 60
2017 60
2018 60
2019 80

Forensic Science Technicians

Year Number
2013 60
2014 60
2015 50
2018 60
2019 0

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 130
2008 170
2009 150
2010 80
2011 90
2012 100
2013 180
2014 130
2015 260
2016 0
2017 120
2018 120
2019 0

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

Year Number
2005 50
2007 150
2008 170
2009 140
2010 180
2011 250
2012 220
2013 230
2014 230
2015 280
2016 340
2017 300
2018 350
2019 280

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

Year Number
2005 50
2006 30
2007 40
2008 50
2009 50
2010 60
2011 60
2012 70
2013 230
2014 240
2015 240
2016 140
2017 90
2018 90
2019 80