STANDARD OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-0000
Explore Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in the Standard Occupational Classification. BLS projects employment in this group to grow by 7.6% from 2024 to 2034, from 1,628,500 to 1,751,800 jobs. The group includes 48 detailed occupations and is projected to have 141,700 annual openings across them. Annual openings include replacement needs; they are estimates, not current vacancies or freelance project demand. Compare individual profiles for occupation-specific outlooks, wages, preparation, and O*NET skills. Group wage figures are employment-weighted averages of occupation-level median annual wages, using base-year employment as the weight. This derived comparison is not a BLS median for the group or a pay estimate for a typical worker.
10 Year Growth
7.6%
Current Employment
1.6M
Employment-weighted wage
$88.0K
Explore the occupations in this group
Browse the individual occupations included in this group. Each profile has its own employment outlook, preparation details, and skills.
19-1011
Animal Scientists
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-1012
Food Scientists and Technologists
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-1013
Soil and Plant Scientists
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-1021
Biochemists and Biophysicists
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-1022
Microbiologists
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-1023
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-1029
Biological Scientists, All Other
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-1031
Conservation Scientists
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-1032
Foresters
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-1041
Epidemiologists
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-1042
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-1099
Life Scientists, All Other
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-2011
Astronomers
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-2012
Physicists
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-2021
Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-2031
Chemists
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-2032
Materials Scientists
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-2041
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-2042
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-2043
Hydrologists
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-2099
Physical Scientists, All Other
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-3011
Economists
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-3022
Survey Researchers
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-3032
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-3033
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-3034
School Psychologists
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-3039
Psychologists, All Other
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-3041
Sociologists
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-3051
Urban and Regional Planners
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-3091
Anthropologists and Archeologists
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-3092
Geographers
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-3093
Historians
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-3094
Political Scientists
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-3099
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-4012
Agricultural Technicians
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-4013
Food Science Technicians
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-4021
Biological Technicians
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-4031
Chemical Technicians
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-4042
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-4043
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-4044
Hydrologic Technicians
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-4051
Nuclear Technicians
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-4061
Social Science Research Assistants
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-4071
Forest and Conservation Technicians
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-4092
Forensic Science Technicians
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-4099
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-5011
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-5012
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
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