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Numbers of Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in Wisconsin

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Year Number
2004 20,060
2005 21,790
2006 21,840
2007 20,050
2008 20,000
2009 22,620
2010 19,840
2011 19,570
2012 21,650
2013 21,770
2014 21,180
2015 20,800
2016 21,060
2017 20,530
2018 20,190
2019 22,110

Individual occupations

Animal Scientists
Year Number
2004 120
2005 130
2006 140
2007 210
2008 200
2009 250
2010 200
2011 270
2012 220
2013 170
2014 140
2015 280
2016 310
2017 360
2018 280
2019 400

Food Scientists and Technologists
Year Number
2004 320
2005 460
2006 430
2007 450
2008 450
2009 460
2010 600
2011 630
2012 780
2013 710
2014 630
2015 610
2016 630
2017 660
2018 500
2019 500

Soil and Plant Scientists
Year Number
2004 490
2005 420
2006 410
2007 360
2008 340
2009 380
2010 480
2011 470
2012 510
2013 430
2014 370
2015 410
2016 450
2017 500
2018 490
2019 560

Biochemists and Biophysicists
Year Number
2004 240
2005 430
2006 490
2007 500
2008 310
2009 270
2010 180
2011 180
2012 380
2013 540
2014 480
2015 530
2016 440
2017 330
2018 410
2019 490

Microbiologists
Year Number
2004 390
2005 520
2006 560
2007 780
2008 780
2009 760
2010 420
2011 370
2012 440
2013 420
2014 390
2015 310
2016 340
2017 290
2018 270
2019 290

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Year Number
2004 280
2005 320
2006 300
2007 310
2008 320
2009 300
2010 270
2011 330
2012 340
2013 360
2014 360
2015 350
2016 360
2017 330
2018 310
2019 310

Biological Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 430
2005 450
2006 490
2007 0
2008 810
2009 880
2010 460
2011 510
2012 480
2013 530
2014 480
2015 490
2016 530
2017 470
2018 540
2019 610

Conservation Scientists
Year Number
2004 680
2005 690
2006 620
2007 720
2008 760
2009 750
2010 700
2011 710
2012 730
2013 710
2014 740
2015 760
2016 720
2017 710
2018 670
2019 750

Foresters
Year Number
2004 480
2005 510
2006 680
2007 840
2008 820
2009 610
2010 400
2011 390
2012 440
2013 450
2014 430
2015 430
2016 430
2017 460
2018 460
2019 500

Epidemiologists
Year Number
2004 40
2005 40
2006 40
2007 40
2008 90
2009 90
2010 90
2011 50
2012 50
2013 40
2014 70
2015 0
2016 0
2017 100
2018 120
2019 120

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Year Number
2004 1,650
2005 1,360
2006 1,590
2008 0
2009 2,480
2010 2,660
2011 2,000
2012 2,280
2013 2,210
2014 1,500
2015 1,190
2016 1,000
2017 940
2018 1,470
2019 1,900

Life Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 0
2005 80
2006 70
2007 80
2008 70
2009 70
2010 40
2014 40
2015 40
2016 40

Physicists
Year Number
2004 370
2005 390
2006 390
2007 390
2008 210
2009 230
2010 210
2011 230
2012 240
2013 230
2014 170
2015 300
2016 350
2017 270
2018 90

Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Year Number
2004 170
2005 230
2006 240
2007 240
2008 0
2009 160
2010 180
2011 190
2012 190
2013 190
2014 80
2015 90
2016 100
2017 90
2018 70
2019 80

Chemists
Year Number
2004 2,020
2005 1,970
2006 2,030
2007 1,800
2008 1,640
2009 1,600
2010 1,290
2011 1,310
2012 1,320
2013 1,370
2014 1,440
2015 2,280
2016 2,580
2017 2,520
2018 1,970
2019 2,170

Materials Scientists
Year Number
2004 140
2005 240
2006 470
2007 630
2008 530
2009 0
2010 50
2011 40
2012 40
2014 30
2015 70
2016 70
2017 0

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Year Number
2004 1,000
2005 1,040
2006 1,080
2007 1,100
2008 1,070
2009 1,010
2010 1,080
2011 1,190
2012 1,040
2013 960
2014 930
2015 1,050
2016 950
2017 900
2018 860
2019 990

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Year Number
2004 200
2005 380
2006 460
2007 420
2009 100
2010 170
2011 250
2012 230
2013 190
2014 160
2015 180
2016 0
2017 80
2018 80
2019 70

Hydrologists
Year Number
2004 370
2005 320
2006 300
2007 310
2008 290
2009 260
2010 230
2011 240
2012 180
2013 180
2014 180
2015 170
2016 180
2017 160
2018 150
2019 170

Physical Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 360
2005 490
2006 380
2008 1,010
2009 1,590
2010 1,170
2011 0
2012 190
2013 230
2014 110
2015 130
2016 90
2017 80
2018 50
2019 60

Economists
Year Number
2004 280
2005 180
2006 210
2007 200
2008 110
2009 110
2010 100
2011 170
2012 150
2013 240
2014 310
2015 280
2016 400
2017 270
2018 240
2019 280

Survey Researchers
Year Number
2004 0
2006 230
2007 0
2008 0
2009 100
2010 110
2011 130
2012 130
2013 90
2014 70
2015 60
2016 50
2017 70
2018 80
2019 80

School Psychologists
Year Number
2004 2,380
2005 2,230
2006 2,150
2007 1,980
2008 2,120
2009 2,180
2010 2,120
2011 2,140
2012 2,110
2013 2,280
2014 2,280
2015 1,980
2016 2,150
2017 2,620
2018 3,060

Psychologists, All Other
Year Number
2004 210
2005 110
2006 120
2007 130
2008 100
2009 110
2010 230
2011 250
2012 200
2013 130
2014 140
2015 140
2016 180
2017 190
2018 200
2019 220

Sociologists
Year Number
2004 150
2005 140
2006 150
2007 150
2008 80
2009 70
2010 50
2011 70
2012 70
2013 80
2014 100
2015 130
2016 140
2017 0
2018 0
2019 60

Urban and Regional Planners
Year Number
2004 460
2005 740
2006 690
2007 670
2008 760
2009 740
2010 690
2011 650
2012 650
2013 570
2014 600
2015 480
2016 470
2017 390
2018 410
2019 680

Anthropologists and Archeologists
Year Number
2004 30
2005 30
2006 40
2007 30
2008 50
2009 40
2010 40
2011 70
2012 80
2013 90
2014 110
2015 90
2016 0
2018 30
2019 40

Geographers
Year Number
2004 40

Historians
Year Number
2004 50
2005 50
2006 80
2007 140
2008 120
2009 80
2010 40
2011 40
2012 40
2013 50
2014 40
2015 40
2016 50
2017 0

Political Scientists
Year Number
2004 60
2005 30
2007 100
2008 90
2009 0

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 0
2005 540
2006 380
2007 0
2008 520
2009 550
2010 430
2011 380
2012 340
2013 350
2014 250
2015 230
2016 210
2017 260
2018 250
2019 250

Agricultural Technicians
Year Number
2019 1,140

Food Science Technicians
Year Number
2004 790
2005 740
2006 790
2007 670
2008 560
2009 480
2010 0
2011 990
2012 1,140
2013 1,040
2014 1,010
2015 1,070
2016 1,120
2017 1,220
2018 1,050

Biological Technicians
Year Number
2004 1,020
2005 1,150
2006 950
2007 1,040
2008 1,140
2009 1,380
2010 1,090
2011 880
2012 1,570
2013 1,650
2014 1,710
2015 1,030
2016 1,050
2017 1,140
2018 1,160
2019 1,140

Chemical Technicians
Year Number
2004 1,010
2005 1,310
2006 1,220
2007 1,750
2008 1,640
2009 1,450
2010 1,100
2011 860
2012 990
2013 1,030
2014 1,480
2015 1,670
2016 1,800
2017 1,440
2018 1,350
2019 1,380

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
Year Number
2004 350
2005 390
2006 430
2007 450
2008 430
2009 420
2010 390
2011 450
2012 640
2013 670
2014 660
2015 550
2016 510
2017 470
2018 490
2019 540

Social Science Research Assistants
Year Number
2004 160
2005 530
2006 550
2007 520
2008 0
2009 100
2010 100
2011 120
2012 250
2013 320
2014 580
2015 350
2016 380
2017 160
2018 0
2019 0

Forest and Conservation Technicians
Year Number
2004 420
2005 460
2006 520
2007 490
2008 490
2009 460
2010 500
2011 650
2012 710
2013 690
2014 640
2015 610
2016 570
2017 610
2018 760
2019 670

Forensic Science Technicians
Year Number
2004 50
2005 50
2007 100
2008 120
2009 130
2010 110
2011 100
2012 130
2013 140
2014 140
2015 150
2016 170
2017 210
2018 190
2019 250

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,960
2005 1,850
2006 1,340
2007 1,570
2008 1,030
2009 1,050
2010 840
2011 1,070
2012 1,020
2013 1,100
2014 1,040
2015 950
2016 870
2017 830
2018 820
2019 720

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Year Number
2004 740
2005 690
2006 700
2007 760
2008 800
2009 780
2010 780
2011 860
2012 990
2013 1,020
2014 990
2015 1,030
2016 1,110
2017 1,110
2018 1,020
2019 1,020

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Year Number
2004 150
2005 100
2006 120
2007 120
2008 140
2009 140
2010 240
2011 330
2012 360
2013 310
2014 300
2015 290
2016 260
2017 290
2018 290
2019 380