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Numbers of Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Year Number
2005 15,200
2006 14,990
2007 17,030
2008 17,870
2009 17,630
2010 18,540
2011 18,940
2012 19,030
2013 18,710
2014 17,900
2015 18,400
2016 17,750
2017 18,750

Individual occupations

Food Scientists and Technologists
Year Number
2005 90
2006 60
2007 60
2008 0
2009 130
2010 110
2011 80
2012 80
2013 90
2014 70
2015 60
2016 70
2017 40

Soil and Plant Scientists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 30
2010 30
2016 0
2017 0

Biochemists and Biophysicists
Year Number
2006 270
2007 330
2008 240
2009 170
2010 140
2011 130
2012 200
2013 330
2014 300
2015 330
2016 230
2017 260

Microbiologists
Year Number
2005 170
2006 220
2007 240
2008 250
2009 240
2010 240
2011 250
2012 330
2013 390
2014 360
2015 270
2016 170
2017 200

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Year Number
2005 720
2006 660
2007 800
2008 990
2009 900
2010 900
2011 740
2012 890
2013 750
2014 710
2015 720
2016 760
2017 950

Biological Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2005 330
2006 590
2007 870
2008 850
2009 740
2010 800
2011 780
2012 810
2013 630
2014 660
2015 600
2016 660
2017 690

Conservation Scientists
Year Number
2005 320
2006 0
2007 210
2008 0
2009 100
2010 100
2011 100
2012 100
2013 110
2014 100
2015 90
2016 90
2017 90

Foresters
Year Number
2005 100
2006 110
2007 60
2008 60
2009 110
2010 100
2011 90
2012 90
2013 60
2014 60
2015 60
2016 70
2017 70

Epidemiologists
Year Number
2006 150
2007 150
2008 170
2009 140
2010 100
2011 150
2012 190
2013 260
2014 200
2016 170

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Year Number
2005 2,650
2006 3,050
2007 3,200
2008 3,250
2009 3,610
2010 3,990
2011 4,020
2012 3,870
2013 3,660
2014 3,730
2015 3,840
2016 4,240
2017 4,810

Life Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2007 310
2008 270
2009 0
2010 180
2011 210
2012 290
2013 100
2014 120
2015 110
2016 120
2017 120

Physicists
Year Number
2007 190
2008 160
2009 190
2010 400
2011 410
2012 400
2013 310
2014 260
2015 330
2016 130
2017 140

Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Year Number
2006 160
2007 140
2008 130
2010 160
2011 160
2012 170
2013 140
2014 130
2015 130
2016 190
2017 190

Chemists
Year Number
2005 490
2006 650
2007 730
2008 760
2009 590
2010 640
2011 630
2012 730
2013 770
2014 640
2015 850
2016 710
2017 780

Materials Scientists
Year Number
2007 50
2008 60
2009 50

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Year Number
2005 1,570
2006 1,640
2007 1,830
2008 1,990
2009 1,980
2010 2,000
2011 2,110
2012 1,910
2013 2,130
2014 2,090
2015 2,360
2016 1,800
2017 1,630

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Year Number
2005 540
2006 590
2007 580
2008 600
2009 600
2010 560
2011 630
2012 640
2013 800
2014 700
2015 770
2016 750
2017 710

Hydrologists
Year Number
2005 180
2006 180
2007 160
2008 150
2009 160
2010 160
2011 190
2012 150
2013 200
2014 150
2015 180
2016 170
2017 210

Physical Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2005 560
2006 0
2007 0
2008 140
2009 220
2010 260
2011 270
2012 210
2013 190
2014 180
2015 180
2016 150
2017 160

Economists
Year Number
2005 240
2006 170
2007 140
2008 150
2009 160
2010 110
2011 120
2012 130
2013 130
2014 160
2015 130
2016 120
2017 200

Survey Researchers
Year Number
2005 90
2006 0
2007 0
2008 90
2009 90
2010 70
2011 80
2012 100
2013 90
2014 140
2015 150
2016 140
2017 120

School Psychologists
Year Number
2005 810
2006 710
2007 660
2008 700
2009 700
2010 740
2011 780
2012 650
2013 570
2014 630
2015 730
2016 850
2017 830

Psychologists, All Other
Year Number
2005 70
2006 110
2007 130
2008 120
2009 120
2010 130
2011 180
2012 170
2013 200
2014 210
2015 180
2016 190
2017 170

Sociologists
Year Number
2011 110
2012 120
2013 110
2014 60
2016 50
2017 50

Urban and Regional Planners
Year Number
2005 1,370
2006 1,370
2007 1,280
2008 1,530
2009 1,610
2010 1,450
2011 1,540
2012 1,450
2013 1,290
2014 1,080
2015 1,100
2016 1,060
2017 1,030

Anthropologists and Archeologists
Year Number
2005 90
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 70
2011 100
2012 90
2013 60
2014 50
2015 100
2016 90
2017 100

Geographers
Year Number
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0

Historians
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0

Political Scientists
Year Number
2005 70
2006 80
2007 0
2008 90
2009 100
2010 40
2011 90
2012 80
2013 80
2014 80
2015 100
2016 80
2017 90

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 600
2006 430
2007 440
2008 400
2009 440
2010 410
2011 410
2012 360
2013 330
2014 360
2015 340
2016 420
2017 460

Food Science Technicians
Year Number
2005 80
2006 0
2007 80
2008 70
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2012 50
2013 40
2016 0
2017 0

Biological Technicians
Year Number
2005 1,870
2006 1,790
2007 1,710
2008 1,810
2009 1,980
2010 2,160
2011 2,080
2012 1,980
2013 2,070
2014 1,910
2015 1,840
2016 1,740
2017 1,850

Chemical Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 280
2007 240
2008 290
2009 190
2010 330
2011 350
2012 400
2013 320
2014 330
2015 400
2016 250
2017 230

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
Year Number
2005 190
2006 210
2007 290
2008 270
2009 260
2010 270
2011 420
2012 520
2013 490
2014 430
2015 310
2016 180
2017 270

Hydrologic Technicians
Year Number
2011 60
2012 50
2013 40

Social Science Research Assistants
Year Number
2005 500
2006 540
2007 560
2008 510
2009 410
2010 300
2011 290
2012 260
2013 220
2014 230
2015 280
2016 240
2017 250

Forest and Conservation Technicians
Year Number
2005 380
2006 0
2007 290
2008 220
2009 150
2010 160
2011 140
2012 160
2013 150
2015 110
2016 130
2017 150

Forensic Science Technicians
Year Number
2010 70
2012 70
2013 130
2014 150
2015 160
2016 170
2017 210

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2005 400
2006 300
2007 580
2008 610
2009 670
2010 520
2011 500
2012 400
2013 390
2014 420
2015 460
2016 560
2017 630

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Year Number
2005 630
2006 590
2007 620
2008 790
2009 640
2010 720
2011 660
2012 870
2013 1,020
2014 1,110
2015 1,030
2016 900
2017 980

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Year Number
2005 90
2006 80
2007 100
2008 150
2009 110
2010 80
2011 40
2012 60
2013 60
2014 90
2015 100
2016 100
2017 80