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Numbers of Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Year Number
2005 6,410
2006 7,610
2007 10,810
2008 10,700
2009 9,790
2010 8,840
2011 10,010
2012 10,810
2013 10,520
2014 10,310
2015 10,140
2016 11,230
2017 10,430
2018 10,950
2019 12,640

Individual occupations

Food Scientists and Technologists
Year Number
2005 40
2006 60
2007 60
2008 50
2009 40
2010 40
2011 70
2012 110
2013 130
2014 130
2015 140
2016 140
2017 120
2018 120
2019 160

Soil and Plant Scientists
Year Number
2005 210
2006 220
2007 270
2008 220
2009 170
2010 210
2011 240
2012 260
2013 270
2014 180
2015 200
2016 0
2017 200
2018 180
2019 170

Biochemists and Biophysicists
Year Number
2008 50
2009 50
2010 50
2013 40
2014 60
2015 80
2016 120
2017 30
2019 30

Microbiologists
Year Number
2005 50
2006 60
2007 50
2008 60
2009 70
2010 70
2011 70
2012 70
2013 170
2014 140
2015 130
2016 60
2017 100
2018 80
2019 130

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Year Number
2006 830
2007 1,030
2008 930
2009 710
2010 640
2011 620
2012 660
2013 520
2014 410
2015 320
2016 310
2017 310
2018 280
2019 300

Biological Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2005 310
2006 260
2007 270
2008 450
2009 430
2010 380
2011 370
2012 380
2013 380
2014 260
2015 300
2016 350
2017 230
2018 190
2019 210

Conservation Scientists
Year Number
2005 250
2006 0
2007 110
2008 120
2009 160
2010 160
2011 190
2012 170
2013 190
2014 240
2015 410
2016 480
2017 340
2018 230
2019 270

Foresters
Year Number
2005 140
2006 100
2007 90
2008 140
2009 120
2010 110
2011 90
2012 100
2013 110
2014 80
2015 50
2016 40
2017 60
2018 70
2019 80

Epidemiologists
Year Number
2005 30
2006 70
2007 90
2008 80
2009 40
2010 40
2011 30
2012 30
2017 70
2018 70
2019 80

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Year Number
2007 1,460
2008 1,080
2009 970
2010 0
2011 500
2012 490
2013 440
2014 1,050
2015 1,150
2016 1,810
2017 1,410
2018 1,610
2019 1,730

Life Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2005 50
2006 120
2007 100
2008 120
2009 100
2010 60
2011 50
2012 60
2013 60
2014 60
2015 50
2016 50
2017 50
2018 80
2019 270

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

Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Year Number
2006 30
2007 70
2008 80
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 60
2014 50
2015 50
2016 50
2018 80
2019 90

Chemists
Year Number
2005 250
2006 250
2007 220
2008 360
2009 280
2010 530
2011 610
2012 700
2013 490
2014 320
2015 380
2016 370
2017 420
2018 370
2019 380

Materials Scientists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2010 30
2011 50
2012 40
2014 30
2017 70
2018 70
2019 70

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Year Number
2005 620
2006 670
2007 670
2008 840
2009 750
2010 730
2011 600
2012 730
2013 750
2014 790
2015 690
2016 680
2017 730
2018 760
2019 850

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Year Number
2005 170
2006 190
2007 190
2008 190
2009 160
2010 230
2011 310
2012 360
2013 310
2014 270
2015 310
2016 280
2017 260
2018 230
2019 250

Hydrologists
Year Number
2005 120
2006 140
2007 120
2008 140
2009 130
2010 150
2011 140
2012 140
2013 130
2014 130
2015 130
2016 120
2017 120
2018 120
2019 120

Physical Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2005 170
2006 140
2007 130
2008 130
2011 290
2012 340
2013 430
2014 380
2015 230
2016 220
2017 170
2018 190
2019 170

Economists
Year Number
2005 160
2006 210
2007 170
2008 130
2009 110
2010 90
2011 90
2012 90
2013 120
2014 140
2015 120
2016 110
2017 100
2018 120
2019 120

Survey Researchers
Year Number
2005 250
2006 220
2007 180
2008 100
2009 0
2010 60
2011 100
2012 110
2013 110
2014 90
2015 70
2016 60
2017 80
2018 110
2019 160

School Psychologists
Year Number
2005 580
2006 720
2007 710
2008 670
2009 760
2010 830
2011 790
2012 810
2013 820
2014 700
2015 580
2016 640
2017 630
2018 650

Psychologists, All Other
Year Number
2005 60
2006 60
2007 70
2008 80
2009 90
2010 100
2011 150
2012 150
2013 140
2014 90
2015 100
2016 100
2018 100
2019 100

Urban and Regional Planners
Year Number
2005 820
2006 960
2007 890
2008 970
2009 840
2010 680
2011 640
2012 680
2013 720
2014 630
2015 560
2016 550
2017 550
2018 560
2019 670

Anthropologists and Archeologists
Year Number
2005 80
2006 70
2007 120
2008 80
2009 100
2010 120
2011 140
2012 160
2013 160
2014 190
2015 230
2016 180
2017 120
2018 100
2019 220

Geographers
Year Number
2009 30
2011 40
2012 40
2013 40
2014 30
2016 30

Historians
Year Number
2015 40
2016 30

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 160
2006 170
2007 220
2008 200
2009 240
2010 190
2011 290
2012 340
2013 310
2014 190
2015 150
2016 190
2017 230
2018 260
2019 230

Agricultural Technicians
Year Number
2019 390

Food Science Technicians
Year Number
2005 50
2006 100
2007 70
2008 130
2009 120
2010 110
2011 120
2012 160
2013 150
2014 200
2015 270
2016 300
2017 230
2018 190

Biological Technicians
Year Number
2005 700
2006 720
2007 670
2008 1,220
2009 1,250
2010 1,190
2011 860
2012 1,010
2013 950
2014 1,310
2015 1,130
2016 1,670
2017 1,540
2018 1,630
2019 1,730

Chemical Technicians
Year Number
2005 120
2006 150
2007 140
2008 180
2009 180
2010 230
2011 210
2012 220
2013 160
2014 160
2015 180
2016 190
2017 150
2018 170
2019 280

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
Year Number
2005 200
2006 220
2007 270
2008 240
2009 240
2010 240
2011 210
2012 180
2013 210
2014 200
2015 170
2016 170
2017 200
2018 240
2019 220

Hydrologic Technicians
Year Number
2008 40
2009 40

Social Science Research Assistants
Year Number
2005 90
2006 170
2007 220
2008 210
2009 150
2010 130
2011 250
2012 270
2013 240
2014 210
2015 200
2016 140
2017 70
2018 80
2019 70

Forest and Conservation Technicians
Year Number
2005 190
2006 190
2007 170
2008 210
2009 190
2010 180
2011 190
2012 190
2013 170
2014 170
2015 200
2016 220
2017 220
2018 180
2019 100

Forensic Science Technicians
Year Number
2005 130
2006 140
2007 140
2008 150
2009 150
2010 150
2011 130
2012 140
2013 140
2014 130
2015 140
2016 150
2017 150
2018 100
2019 170

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2007 1,390
2008 460
2009 450
2010 520
2011 880
2012 950
2013 970
2014 650
2015 770
2016 750
2017 730
2018 850
2019 850

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Year Number
2005 280
2006 240
2007 330
2008 430
2009 520
2010 550
2011 590
2012 550
2013 520
2014 510
2015 500
2016 530
2017 620
2018 720
2019 880

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Year Number
2005 100
2006 100
2007 90
2008 100
2009 100
2010 40
2011 40
2012 50
2013 50
2014 80
2015 70
2016 70
2017 80
2018 120
2019 200