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

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Year Number
2004 14,000
2005 15,560
2006 17,070
2007 17,750
2008 16,900
2009 17,020
2010 14,820
2011 16,520
2012 16,620
2013 17,030
2014 17,450
2015 17,460
2016 19,210
2017 18,780
2018 18,800
2019 19,340

Individual occupations

Animal Scientists
Year Number
2006 90
2007 0
2008 110
2009 50
2010 130
2011 150
2012 170
2013 130
2014 80
2015 70
2016 100
2017 120
2018 130
2019 0

Food Scientists and Technologists
Year Number
2004 210
2005 310
2006 400
2007 470
2008 320
2009 240
2010 270
2011 420
2012 530
2013 510
2014 480
2015 330
2016 280
2017 210
2018 200
2019 220

Soil and Plant Scientists
Year Number
2004 210
2005 190
2006 210
2007 170
2008 220
2009 290
2010 150
2011 110
2012 220
2013 370
2014 390
2015 370
2016 320
2017 410
2018 440
2019 290

Biochemists and Biophysicists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 80
2007 150
2008 270
2009 380
2010 500
2011 600
2012 630
2013 1,060
2014 1,160
2015 1,080
2016 0
2017 270
2018 170
2019 170

Microbiologists
Year Number
2004 210
2005 290
2006 230
2007 250
2008 170
2009 200
2010 210
2011 250
2012 210
2013 140
2014 180
2015 220
2016 280
2017 330
2018 390
2019 360

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Year Number
2004 370
2005 400
2006 390
2007 460
2008 390
2009 320
2010 300
2011 300
2012 290
2013 270
2014 300
2015 300
2016 380
2017 360
2018 380
2019 350

Biological Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 260
2005 260
2006 280
2007 0
2008 590
2009 620
2010 500
2011 630
2012 620
2013 460
2014 330
2015 400
2016 390
2017 440
2018 510
2019 460

Conservation Scientists
Year Number
2004 560
2005 740
2006 1,010
2007 710
2008 560
2009 590
2010 660
2011 640
2012 630
2013 540
2014 510
2015 480
2016 520
2017 500
2018 560
2019 440

Foresters
Year Number
2004 150
2005 140
2006 150
2007 140
2008 140
2009 130
2010 160
2011 150
2012 160
2013 130
2014 130
2015 120
2016 160
2017 150
2018 170
2019 420

Epidemiologists
Year Number
2004 130
2005 250
2006 180
2007 100
2008 100
2009 80
2010 80
2011 120
2012 140
2013 170
2014 80
2015 90
2016 110
2017 120
2018 110
2019 100

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Year Number
2004 2,050
2005 1,940
2006 1,470
2007 2,130
2008 2,000
2009 2,180
2010 460
2011 670
2012 450
2013 620
2014 740
2015 600
2016 2,100
2017 1,500
2018 1,830
2019 2,160

Life Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 0
2005 40
2006 40
2007 50
2009 110
2010 0
2011 0
2012 230
2013 120
2014 150
2015 110
2016 100
2017 60
2018 40

Physicists
Year Number
2004 0
2005 50
2006 90
2007 100
2008 90
2009 90
2010 120
2011 110
2012 130
2013 110
2014 170
2015 120
2016 120
2017 60
2018 70
2019 70

Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Year Number
2004 120
2005 130
2006 130
2007 170
2008 160
2009 170
2010 110
2012 110
2013 130
2014 130
2015 130
2016 140
2017 140
2018 260
2019 210

Chemists
Year Number
2004 2,320
2005 2,300
2006 1,980
2007 1,580
2008 1,390
2009 1,480
2010 1,970
2011 2,100
2012 2,030
2013 2,120
2014 2,180
2015 2,080
2016 1,880
2017 2,050
2018 1,920
2019 1,510

Materials Scientists
Year Number
2006 50
2007 120
2008 120
2009 130
2010 80
2011 140
2012 130
2013 180
2014 160
2015 180
2016 120
2017 80
2018 90
2019 50

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Year Number
2004 890
2005 1,030
2006 1,050
2007 1,200
2008 1,310
2009 1,310
2010 1,120
2011 1,100
2012 980
2013 1,390
2014 1,220
2015 1,260
2016 940
2017 960
2018 810
2019 710

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Year Number
2004 140
2005 140
2006 130
2007 140
2008 160
2009 180
2010 180
2011 160
2012 160
2013 160
2014 150
2015 130
2016 210
2017 240
2018 230
2019 180

Hydrologists
Year Number
2004 80
2005 70
2006 70
2007 60
2008 60
2009 60
2010 70
2011 80
2012 100
2013 100
2014 80
2015 70
2016 80
2019 40

Physical Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2010 150
2011 150
2012 160
2013 120
2014 120
2015 110
2016 110
2017 100
2018 100
2019 100

Economists
Year Number
2004 170
2005 160
2006 130
2007 170
2008 170
2009 160
2010 150
2011 160
2012 200
2013 230
2014 240
2015 250
2016 280
2017 290
2018 250
2019 150

Survey Researchers
Year Number
2004 0
2005 400
2006 360
2007 250
2008 130
2009 140
2010 260
2011 340
2012 340
2013 250
2014 150
2015 110
2016 160
2017 150
2018 160
2019 130

Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
Year Number
2009 60
2010 50
2016 50
2017 40

School Psychologists
Year Number
2004 1,460
2005 1,500
2006 1,340
2007 1,230
2008 1,300
2009 1,310
2010 1,490
2011 1,520
2012 1,500
2013 1,210
2014 1,270
2015 1,370
2016 1,540
2017 1,580
2018 1,330

Psychologists, All Other
Year Number
2004 110
2005 110
2006 120
2007 110
2008 100
2009 130
2010 160
2011 180
2012 160
2013 170
2014 170
2015 160
2016 190
2017 210
2018 190
2019 170

Urban and Regional Planners
Year Number
2004 510
2005 400
2006 450
2007 530
2008 450
2009 250
2010 280
2011 390
2012 360
2013 420
2014 380
2015 370
2016 280
2017 250
2018 260
2019 240

Anthropologists and Archeologists
Year Number
2004 60
2005 80
2006 50
2007 30
2010 40
2011 50
2012 90
2013 50
2014 70
2015 0
2016 130
2017 130
2018 170

Geographers
Year Number
2011 30
2012 30
2013 30
2014 40
2015 30
2016 40
2017 40
2018 40
2019 30

Historians
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2007 50
2008 30
2009 60
2010 60
2011 50
2012 50
2013 40
2014 30
2015 40
2016 80
2017 70
2018 80
2019 70

Political Scientists
Year Number
2010 0

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 320
2005 560
2006 860
2007 460
2008 0
2009 220
2010 200
2011 230
2012 190
2013 190
2014 190
2016 200
2017 220
2018 270
2019 250

Agricultural Technicians
Year Number
2019 600

Food Science Technicians
Year Number
2007 780
2008 810
2009 820
2010 390
2011 720
2012 1,030
2013 1,080
2014 820
2015 720
2016 450
2017 590
2018 630

Biological Technicians
Year Number
2006 1,790
2007 1,700
2008 1,480
2009 1,350
2010 490
2011 540
2012 500
2013 530
2014 760
2015 900
2016 1,210
2017 1,310
2018 1,160
2019 930

Chemical Technicians
Year Number
2004 1,020
2005 930
2006 730
2007 680
2008 700
2009 710
2010 900
2011 1,150
2012 1,110
2013 1,030
2014 870
2015 1,060
2016 1,200
2017 970
2018 910
2019 860

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
Year Number
2004 240
2005 230
2006 260
2007 300
2008 320
2009 320
2010 360
2011 360
2012 400
2013 300
2014 310
2015 430
2016 450
2017 450
2018 380
2019 360

Hydrologic Technicians
Year Number
2004 30
2005 30
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 70
2015 0
2016 50
2017 60
2018 60

Nuclear Technicians
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2014 0
2015 60
2016 90
2017 40

Social Science Research Assistants
Year Number
2006 0
2007 210
2008 0
2009 150
2010 0
2011 350
2012 0
2013 60
2014 120
2015 170
2016 190
2017 200
2018 310
2019 1,000

Forest and Conservation Technicians
Year Number
2004 230
2005 530
2006 460
2007 500
2008 590
2009 300
2010 340
2011 310
2012 290
2013 230
2014 230
2016 180
2017 210
2018 230
2019 270

Forensic Science Technicians
Year Number
2004 180
2005 190
2006 190
2007 210
2008 270
2009 280
2010 330
2011 310
2012 320
2013 270
2014 280
2015 240
2016 300
2017 290
2018 320
2019 350

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,290
2005 1,290
2006 1,280
2007 930
2008 720
2009 610
2010 780
2011 710
2012 800
2013 900
2014 1,080
2015 1,350
2016 1,830
2017 1,700
2018 1,650
2019 2,440

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Year Number
2004 680
2005 870
2006 1,020
2007 1,180
2008 1,210
2009 1,090
2010 1,130
2011 1,060
2012 1,000
2013 950
2014 1,280
2015 1,540
2016 1,560
2017 1,460
2018 1,580
2019 1,560

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Year Number
2007 430
2008 460
2009 450
2010 190
2011 180
2012 170
2013 260
2014 350
2015 410
2016 410
2017 420
2018 410
2019 330