Average Salary
2001 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates from the US Bureau Of
Labor Statistics
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all
industry divisions in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and
the District of Columbia. These and other data elements, including the 10th,
25th, 75th, and 90th percentile wages are available in the downloadable
excel files. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
Click on the SOC Code Number to view that occupation's definition, additional
wage estimates, and relative standard error (RSE) estimates.
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Wage Estimates |
| SOC Code Number |
Occupation Title |
Employment (1) |
Median Hourly |
Mean Hourly |
Mean Annual (2) |
Mean RSE (3) |
| 19-0000 |
Life, Physical, and Other Occupations |
1,067,730 |
$21.53 |
$23.90 |
$49,710 |
0.5 % |
| 19-1010 |
Agricultural and Food Scientists |
13,470 |
$23.28 |
$25.15 |
$52,310 |
1.2 % |
| 19-1021 |
Biochemists and Biophysicists |
16,130 |
$27.45 |
$29.66 |
$61,680 |
1.7 % |
| 19-1022 |
Microbiologists |
15,520 |
$23.98 |
$26.20 |
$54,500 |
1.7 % |
| 19-1023 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
12,950 |
$22.22 |
$22.79 |
$47,400 |
1.5 % |
| 19-1031 |
Conservation Scientists |
12,750 |
$23.54 |
$23.78 |
$49,460 |
0.6 % |
| 19-1032 |
Foresters |
10,480 |
$22.16 |
$22.65 |
$47,110 |
0.8 % |
| 19-1041 |
Epidemiologists |
3,970 |
$25.34 |
$26.72 |
$55,590 |
1.8 % |
| 19-1042 |
Medical Scientists, Except
Epidemiologists |
46,430 |
$26.90 |
$30.12 |
$62,650 |
2.8 % |
| 19-2011 |
Astronomers |
900 |
$37.29 |
$36.73 |
$76,390 |
1.9 % |
| 19-2012 |
Physicists |
10,880 |
$40.23 |
$40.26 |
$83,750 |
2.1 % |
| 19-2021 |
Atmospheric and Space Scientists |
6,770 |
$29.58 |
$29.55 |
$61,470 |
1.1 % |
| 19-2031 |
Chemists |
84,870 |
$24.93 |
$26.86 |
$55,880 |
1.1 % |
| 19-2032 |
Materials Scientists |
8,360 |
$30.17 |
$31.18 |
$64,850 |
1.9 % |
| 19-2041 |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists,
Including Health |
57,430 |
$22.75 |
$24.38 |
$50,700 |
0.6 % |
| 19-2042 |
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and
Geographers |
23,030 |
$28.01 |
$30.83 |
$64,120 |
1.1 % |
| 19-2043 |
Hydrologists |
7,340 |
$27.11 |
$28.16 |
$58,570 |
1.1 % |
| 19-4011 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
17,310 |
$13.24 |
$14.30 |
$29,750 |
1.4 % |
| 19-4021 |
Biological Technicians |
43,560 |
$15.52 |
$16.36 |
$34,030 |
0.6 % |
| 19-4031 |
Chemical Technicians |
71,000 |
$17.40 |
$18.20 |
$37,850 |
0.8 % |
| 19-4041 |
Geological and Petroleum Technicians |
11,930 |
$18.53 |
$19.85 |
$41,300 |
2.1 % |
| 19-4051 |
Nuclear Technicians |
5,230 |
$28.70 |
$29.56 |
$61,490 |
2.2 % |
| 19-4091 |
Environmental Science and Protection
Technicians, Including Health |
25,750 |
$16.68 |
$17.62 |
$36,650 |
0.7 % |
| 19-4092 |
Forensic Science Technicians |
6,730 |
$18.45 |
$19.38 |
$40,300 |
0.8 % |
| 19-4093 |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
16,430 |
$14.64 |
$15.44 |
$32,110 |
0.3 % |
About 2001 National, State,
and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
Estimates for residual, "All Other", occupations are not available.
(1) Data for detailed occupations does not sum to the totals because the
totals include data for occupations not shown separately.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by
a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those
occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage
has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a
survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the
estimate.
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