Numbers of Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Year Number
2005 6,610
2006 6,170
2007 8,120
2008 10,480
2009 11,940
2010 10,070
2011 11,340
2012 11,370
2013 9,630
2014 10,270
2015 9,330
2016 10,170
2017 9,220
2018 10,710
2019 11,390

Individual occupations

Food Scientists and Technologists

Year Number
2013 50
2014 50
2015 240
2016 240
2017 390
2018 0
2019 0

Soil and Plant Scientists

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 40
2008 50
2009 30
2013 140
2014 130
2015 140
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Year Number
2005 160
2006 0
2007 320
2008 610
2009 690
2010 670
2011 670
2012 850
2013 800
2014 690
2015 530
2016 600
2017 540
2018 550
2019 670

Microbiologists

Year Number
2005 160
2006 150
2007 80
2008 140
2009 130
2010 100
2011 70
2012 90
2013 170
2014 210
2015 220
2019 230

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

Year Number
2005 60
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 100
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Biological Scientists, All Other

Year Number
2005 280
2006 0
2007 0
2008 380
2009 420
2010 450
2011 580
2012 600
2013 250
2014 90
2015 100
2016 200
2017 440
2018 760
2019 830

Conservation Scientists

Year Number
2008 70
2009 90
2010 100
2013 0
2014 0
2019 0

Epidemiologists

Year Number
2017 0
2018 40
2019 40

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Year Number
2005 1,210
2006 1,420
2007 1,900
2008 2,740
2009 3,140
2010 2,090
2011 2,140
2012 2,110
2013 1,910
2014 1,510
2015 1,350
2016 1,830
2017 1,660
2018 2,250
2019 1,900

Life Scientists, All Other

Year Number
2005 230
2006 220
2007 0
2008 70
2009 50
2011 280
2012 290
2013 0
2014 240
2015 240
2016 240

Astronomers

Year Number
2017 70
2018 80

Physicists

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 130
2008 90
2009 210
2010 0
2011 600
2012 610
2013 830
2014 740
2015 0
2016 200
2017 210
2018 220
2019 220

Atmospheric and Space Scientists

Year Number
2010 110
2011 160
2012 170
2015 70

Chemists

Year Number
2005 790
2006 990
2007 1,210
2008 1,390
2009 1,210
2010 860
2011 930
2012 1,220
2013 1,140
2014 990
2015 790
2016 800
2017 610
2018 550
2019 620

Materials Scientists

Year Number
2005 210
2006 130
2007 170
2008 80
2009 100
2010 240
2011 400
2012 440
2013 340
2014 200
2015 160
2016 240
2017 0
2018 250
2019 130

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

Year Number
2005 310
2006 330
2007 420
2008 390
2009 360
2010 410
2011 510
2012 590
2013 600
2014 620
2015 660
2016 600
2017 420
2018 290
2019 430

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

Year Number
2005 150
2006 190
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 200
2012 0
2013 0
2014 170
2015 180
2016 130
2017 120
2018 110
2019 100

Hydrologists

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2017 70
2018 30
2019 40

Physical Scientists, All Other

Year Number
2005 300
2006 360
2007 280
2008 400
2009 440
2010 400
2011 400
2012 370
2014 230
2015 270
2016 360
2017 310
2018 300
2019 250

Economists

Year Number
2005 30
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 60
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 310
2015 250
2016 0
2017 110
2018 120
2019 110

Survey Researchers

Year Number
2005 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2011 30
2012 30

School Psychologists

Year Number
2005 600
2006 550
2007 460
2008 550
2009 540
2010 670
2011 570
2012 800
2013 720
2014 690
2015 560
2016 590
2017 660
2018 610

Psychologists, All Other

Year Number
2005 110
2006 110
2007 120
2008 100
2009 80
2010 90
2011 110
2012 120
2013 120
2014 80
2015 100
2016 110
2017 130
2019 90

Sociologists

Year Number
2015 0
2018 40
2019 60

Urban and Regional Planners

Year Number
2005 330
2006 0
2007 150
2008 250
2009 610
2010 590
2011 600
2012 330
2013 280
2014 210
2015 220
2016 240
2017 270
2018 370
2019 340

Political Scientists

Year Number
2013 50
2014 40

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 200
2006 250
2007 250
2008 210
2009 130
2010 130
2011 90
2012 110
2013 80
2017 0
2018 0
2019 270

Agricultural Technicians

Year Number
2019 490

Food Science Technicians

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 50
2008 70
2009 60
2010 50
2011 50
2012 60
2013 80
2014 0
2015 0
2016 310
2017 570
2018 500

Biological Technicians

Year Number
2005 840
2006 910
2007 960
2008 1,030
2009 970
2010 1,130
2011 970
2012 890
2013 600
2014 740
2015 810
2016 950
2017 960
2018 1,110
2019 1,390

Chemical Technicians

Year Number
2005 360
2006 310
2007 510
2008 580
2009 680
2010 460
2011 500
2012 340
2013 410
2014 430
2015 610
2016 700
2017 520
2018 640
2019 820

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

Year Number
2005 140
2006 90
2007 140
2008 170
2009 280
2010 210
2011 200
2012 110
2013 110
2014 190
2015 130
2016 240
2017 320
2018 420
2019 390

Hydrologic Technicians

Year Number
2017 0
2018 40

Social Science Research Assistants

Year Number
2009 470
2011 0
2012 0
2013 90
2014 80
2015 70
2016 0
2017 190
2018 330
2019 0

Forest and Conservation Technicians

Year Number
2007 0
2008 0

Forensic Science Technicians

Year Number
2005 0
2009 50
2010 50
2011 50
2013 50
2014 60
2015 90
2016 100
2017 90
2018 50
2019 60

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

Year Number
2007 700
2008 880
2009 960
2010 970
2011 970
2012 940
2013 500
2014 1,100
2015 1,210
2016 1,090
2017 450
2018 520
2019 640

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

Year Number
2005 140
2006 160
2007 190
2008 190
2009 190
2010 180
2011 220
2012 260
2013 280
2014 320
2015 330
2016 300
2017 0
2018 450
2019 540

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

Year Number
2007 40
2008 40
2009 50
2010 50
2011 40
2012 40
2013 30
2014 50
2015 0
2016 100
2017 110
2018 80
2019 70