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Numbers of Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in Puerto Rico

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Year Number
2004 7,780
2005 8,610
2006 9,030
2007 9,070
2008 8,140
2009 8,720
2010 7,560
2011 6,510
2012 6,550
2013 6,330
2014 7,400
2015 6,180
2016 6,140
2017 5,770
2018 6,200
2019 6,360

Individual occupations

Food Scientists and Technologists
Year Number
2006 30
2007 100
2008 0
2009 90
2010 30
2012 270
2013 260
2014 60
2017 40

Soil and Plant Scientists
Year Number
2005 300
2006 400
2007 420
2009 360
2010 480
2011 270
2014 410
2016 210
2017 220
2019 190

Biochemists and Biophysicists
Year Number
2004 80
2005 110
2009 50
2010 50
2011 60
2013 40
2014 30
2015 50
2016 50
2018 50

Microbiologists
Year Number
2004 290
2005 320
2006 260
2007 260
2008 340
2009 300
2010 280
2011 230
2012 210
2013 230
2014 210
2015 220
2016 210
2017 220
2018 250
2019 240

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Year Number
2018 40
2019 30

Biological Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 300
2005 290
2006 310
2007 330
2008 300
2009 330
2010 310
2011 270
2012 240
2015 280
2019 200

Conservation Scientists
Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2009 40
2010 30
2011 30
2012 30
2013 30
2015 0
2016 40
2017 40
2018 30

Epidemiologists
Year Number
2004 30
2005 30
2006 30
2007 30
2008 40
2009 40
2010 60
2011 60
2012 60
2013 50
2014 60
2015 60
2016 60
2017 50
2018 60
2019 70

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Year Number
2004 100
2005 250
2006 160
2008 0
2009 50
2010 50
2011 70
2012 120
2013 150
2014 120
2015 120
2016 60
2017 70
2018 70
2019 80

Life Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 230
2005 340
2006 330
2007 180
2008 220
2009 200
2010 180
2011 90
2012 190
2013 190
2014 170
2015 0
2016 40
2017 40
2018 50
2019 0

Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Year Number
2014 30

Chemists
Year Number
2004 2,000
2005 2,160
2006 2,350
2007 2,510
2008 2,430
2009 2,140
2010 1,520
2011 1,170
2012 1,520
2013 1,540
2014 1,460
2015 1,190
2016 1,160
2017 1,090
2018 1,120
2019 1,110

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Year Number
2004 400
2005 460
2006 680
2007 820
2008 750
2009 770
2010 500
2011 570
2012 500
2013 470
2014 510
2015 480
2016 460
2017 430
2018 610
2019 630

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2007 30
2010 40
2011 40
2012 70
2013 0
2014 60
2015 80
2016 0

Physical Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 220
2005 180
2006 350
2007 450
2008 440
2009 340
2010 310
2011 230
2012 180
2013 160
2014 160
2015 70
2016 110
2017 110
2018 100
2019 70

Economists
Year Number
2005 90
2006 90
2007 100
2008 100
2009 90
2010 130
2012 90
2013 90
2014 90
2015 90
2016 80
2017 70
2018 60
2019 70

Survey Researchers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2011 70

School Psychologists
Year Number
2004 210
2005 250
2006 290
2007 290
2008 280
2009 200
2010 190
2011 170
2012 250
2013 260
2014 230
2015 220
2016 280
2017 350
2018 440

Psychologists, All Other
Year Number
2004 50
2005 50
2006 50
2007 100
2008 110
2009 160
2010 160
2011 170
2012 170
2013 190
2014 270
2015 210
2016 160
2017 100
2018 90
2019 90

Urban and Regional Planners
Year Number
2005 170
2006 0
2007 50
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2012 30
2016 70
2017 60
2018 60
2019 50

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 130
2005 130
2006 300
2007 300
2008 300
2009 260
2010 240
2011 240
2012 260
2013 240
2014 210
2016 180
2017 180
2018 160
2019 170

Agricultural Technicians
Year Number
2019 160

Food Science Technicians
Year Number
2005 80
2006 80
2007 170
2008 120
2009 100
2014 480
2017 40
2018 110

Biological Technicians
Year Number
2004 420
2005 440
2006 400
2007 310
2008 290
2009 310
2010 250
2011 280
2012 270
2013 310
2014 320
2015 530
2016 530
2017 480
2018 460
2019 440

Chemical Technicians
Year Number
2004 1,150
2005 1,180
2006 1,150
2007 850
2008 750
2009 1,020
2010 1,050
2011 990
2012 730
2013 790
2014 1,070
2015 1,160
2016 1,170
2017 940
2018 910
2019 820

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
Year Number
2004 300
2005 240
2006 200
2007 150
2008 160
2009 130
2010 130
2011 100
2012 150
2013 120
2014 140
2015 80
2016 70
2017 50
2018 110
2019 110

Hydrologic Technicians
Year Number
2014 0

Social Science Research Assistants
Year Number
2005 60

Forest and Conservation Technicians
Year Number
2014 50
2015 50

Forensic Science Technicians
Year Number
2015 130

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,430
2005 1,030
2006 1,130
2007 1,150
2008 1,050
2009 1,050
2010 780
2011 650
2012 560
2013 550
2014 590
2015 460
2016 470
2017 410
2018 450
2019 500

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Year Number
2004 310
2005 300
2006 320
2007 430
2008 420
2009 540
2010 600
2011 550
2012 560
2013 610
2014 610
2015 640
2016 690
2017 750
2018 930
2019 960

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Year Number
2004 130
2005 90
2006 40
2007 40
2008 40
2009 110
2010 150
2011 160
2012 90
2013 50
2014 60
2015 60
2016 40
2017 30
2018 40
2019 30