Numbers of Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Year Number
2005 4,410
2006 4,600
2007 4,070
2008 3,980
2009 3,970
2010 3,960
2011 3,740
2012 5,120
2013 5,330
2014 4,410
2015 4,800
2016 4,840
2017 4,130
2018 4,950
2019 5,250

Individual occupations

Soil and Plant Scientists

Year Number
2018 40
2019 30

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Year Number
2012 50
2013 60
2017 40

Microbiologists

Year Number
2005 40
2006 50
2013 40
2014 60
2015 60
2016 0
2017 0
2018 60
2019 90

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

Year Number
2005 90
2006 90
2007 100
2008 100
2009 90
2010 100
2011 100
2012 100
2013 70
2014 70
2015 140
2016 140
2017 140
2018 120
2019 130

Biological Scientists, All Other

Year Number
2005 120
2006 120
2007 140
2008 130
2009 140
2010 190
2011 190
2012 180
2013 100
2014 110
2015 110
2019 120

Conservation Scientists

Year Number
2005 50
2006 80
2007 0
2017 40
2018 50
2019 40

Epidemiologists

Year Number
2016 30
2017 30
2018 40

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Year Number
2005 110
2006 110
2007 0
2008 70
2009 70
2010 110
2011 80
2012 80
2013 70
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Life Scientists, All Other

Year Number
2005 80
2006 100
2007 0
2012 50
2013 60
2014 60

Physicists

Year Number
2005 200
2006 260
2007 230
2008 250
2009 220
2010 200
2011 230
2012 260
2013 280
2014 270
2015 310
2016 290
2017 310
2019 300

Atmospheric and Space Scientists

Year Number
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2014 170
2015 200
2016 190
2018 0
2019 50

Chemists

Year Number
2005 210
2006 200
2007 210
2008 300
2009 220
2010 210
2011 250
2012 280
2013 290
2014 210
2015 170
2016 170
2017 210
2018 210
2019 190

Materials Scientists

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2016 40
2017 0
2018 0

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

Year Number
2005 510
2006 550
2007 490
2008 430
2009 330
2010 390
2011 390
2012 380
2013 410
2014 410
2015 340
2016 430
2017 410
2018 390
2019 410

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

Year Number
2005 80
2006 110
2007 0
2008 60
2009 60
2010 50
2011 50
2012 60
2013 70
2014 40

Hydrologists

Year Number
2005 0

Physical Scientists, All Other

Year Number
2005 140
2006 190
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2012 290
2013 320
2014 200
2015 180
2016 190
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Economists

Year Number
2009 40
2010 40
2016 30
2017 30
2018 40
2019 40

Survey Researchers

Year Number
2005 0
2016 0

School Psychologists

Year Number
2005 620
2006 510
2007 520
2008 420
2009 420
2010 420
2011 460
2012 520
2013 490
2014 350
2015 450
2016 440
2017 550
2018 530

Psychologists, All Other

Year Number
2005 30
2006 30
2009 50
2010 60
2011 60
2012 70
2013 80
2015 70
2016 70
2017 0
2018 110
2019 120

Urban and Regional Planners

Year Number
2005 310
2006 280
2007 280
2008 310
2009 320
2010 320
2011 280
2012 230
2013 220
2014 220
2015 200
2016 210
2017 230
2018 310
2019 310

Anthropologists and Archeologists

Year Number
2005 40
2006 0
2009 50
2010 50
2011 50
2014 30
2015 50
2016 60
2017 30
2018 40
2019 60

Historians

Year Number
2005 0
2006 40
2016 30
2017 30

Political Scientists

Year Number
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 50
2016 60
2017 30
2018 50
2019 60

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 400
2006 320
2007 420
2008 410
2009 310
2011 390
2012 360
2013 420
2014 440
2015 450
2016 450
2017 0
2018 600
2019 590

Agricultural Technicians

Year Number
2019 0

Food Science Technicians

Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2018 0

Biological Technicians

Year Number
2005 120
2006 130
2007 0
2008 40
2009 50
2010 70
2011 110
2012 140
2013 120
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 80
2019 0

Chemical Technicians

Year Number
2005 80
2006 100
2007 100
2008 100
2009 120
2010 110
2011 160
2012 210
2013 290
2014 230
2015 260
2016 230
2017 200
2018 150
2019 150

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

Year Number
2005 150
2006 0
2007 60
2008 50
2009 70
2010 90
2011 120
2012 110
2013 90
2014 90
2015 120
2016 140
2017 140
2018 150
2019 110

Nuclear Technicians

Year Number
2007 0
2008 0

Social Science Research Assistants

Year Number
2005 30
2006 50
2007 100
2008 220
2009 240
2010 210
2011 0
2012 220
2013 290
2014 0
2015 170
2016 90
2018 190
2019 200

Forensic Science Technicians

Year Number
2005 70
2006 50
2007 70
2008 80
2009 90
2010 80
2011 80
2012 80
2013 80
2014 80
2015 90
2016 80
2017 90
2018 100
2019 100

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

Year Number
2005 540
2006 750
2007 810
2008 460
2009 370
2010 530
2012 780
2013 750
2014 610
2015 610
2016 720
2017 820
2018 860
2019 760

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

Year Number
2005 350
2006 450
2007 510
2008 550
2009 620
2010 630
2011 630
2012 590
2013 660
2014 690
2015 700
2016 680
2017 720
2018 760
2019 770

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

Year Number
2005 40
2006 30
2007 30
2009 90
2010 100
2011 110
2012 80
2013 70
2014 70
2015 70
2016 70
2017 80
2018 70
2019 80