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

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Year Number
2004 6,440
2005 6,440
2006 5,450
2007 4,910
2008 5,770
2009 6,540
2010 6,360
2011 6,550
2012 6,910
2013 6,310
2014 6,760
2015 6,780
2016 6,340
2017 6,000
2018 6,240
2019 6,100

Individual occupations

Soil and Plant Scientists
Year Number
2004 40
2005 40
2007 40
2009 50
2010 40
2011 40
2012 30
2013 40
2014 40
2015 40
2016 40
2018 40

Microbiologists
Year Number
2007 40
2008 50
2009 40
2010 30
2013 30
2014 40
2015 40
2016 40
2017 30

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Year Number
2004 790
2005 790
2006 850
2007 840
2008 840
2009 840
2010 790
2011 900
2012 860
2013 840
2014 810
2015 750
2016 730
2017 690
2018 670
2019 740

Biological Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 310
2005 310
2006 340
2007 350
2008 370
2009 360
2010 400
2011 390
2012 400
2013 360
2014 350
2015 350
2016 340
2017 360
2018 410
2019 320

Conservation Scientists
Year Number
2004 260
2005 300
2006 220
2007 150
2008 170
2009 180
2010 210
2011 170
2012 180
2013 140
2014 140
2015 170
2016 190
2017 190
2018 180
2019 370

Foresters
Year Number
2004 120
2005 120
2006 110
2007 110
2008 100
2009 100
2010 80
2012 0
2013 80
2014 80
2015 70
2016 60
2017 60
2018 70
2019 70

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Year Number
2018 40
2019 40

Life Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2008 160
2009 180
2010 190
2011 180
2012 180
2014 160
2015 170
2018 150

Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Year Number
2004 70
2005 70
2006 80
2007 160
2008 130
2009 150
2010 110
2011 100
2012 130
2013 110
2014 140
2015 160
2016 150
2017 160
2018 170
2019 160

Chemists
Year Number
2004 70
2005 60
2006 70
2007 60
2008 90
2009 160
2010 160
2011 190
2012 60
2013 100
2014 70
2015 170
2016 130
2017 120
2018 90
2019 70

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Year Number
2004 640
2005 630
2006 520
2007 480
2008 560
2009 690
2010 660
2011 680
2012 980
2013 1,070
2014 1,050
2015 740
2016 640
2017 620
2018 670
2019 810

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Year Number
2004 420
2005 430
2006 300
2007 340
2008 430
2009 390
2010 410
2011 460
2012 540
2013 610
2014 520
2015 540
2016 460
2017 450
2018 430
2019 460

Hydrologists
Year Number
2004 70
2005 70
2006 70
2007 60
2008 60
2009 60
2010 70
2011 60
2012 50
2013 50
2014 50
2015 60
2016 60
2017 60
2018 50
2019 50

Physical Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 60
2005 70
2006 80
2007 110
2008 120
2009 120
2010 160
2011 160
2012 170
2013 140
2014 140
2015 130
2016 120
2017 0
2018 130
2019 100

Economists
Year Number
2004 90
2005 70
2006 40
2007 40
2008 40
2009 50
2010 60
2011 90
2012 90
2013 90
2014 30
2015 40
2016 40
2017 70
2018 100
2019 120

Survey Researchers
Year Number
2004 140
2005 210
2012 40
2014 50
2017 60
2018 70
2019 60

School Psychologists
Year Number
2004 210
2005 270
2006 190
2007 210
2008 180
2009 220
2010 240
2011 290
2012 320
2013 260
2014 210
2015 200
2016 270
2017 280
2018 280

Psychologists, All Other
Year Number
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2019 0

Urban and Regional Planners
Year Number
2004 230
2005 210
2006 210
2007 200
2008 220
2009 260
2010 230
2011 250
2012 210
2013 210
2014 180
2015 170
2016 190
2017 170
2018 160
2019 150

Anthropologists and Archeologists
Year Number
2004 90
2005 90
2006 100
2007 100
2008 90
2009 100
2010 90
2011 100
2012 100
2013 120
2014 110
2015 100
2016 120
2017 100
2019 90

Historians
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2011 30
2019 30

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 160
2005 170
2006 130
2007 150
2008 0
2009 180
2010 150
2011 160
2012 170
2013 180
2014 190
2015 180
2016 180
2017 200
2018 170
2019 150

Food Science Technicians
Year Number
2012 0

Biological Technicians
Year Number
2004 920
2005 900
2006 590
2007 320
2008 420
2009 390
2010 460
2011 410
2012 380
2013 410
2014 400
2015 430
2016 420
2017 410
2018 380
2019 290

Chemical Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 120
2007 110
2008 140
2009 120
2010 100
2011 60
2012 70
2013 90
2014 110
2015 120
2016 140
2017 100
2018 100
2019 90

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
Year Number
2004 150
2005 170
2006 170
2007 160
2008 130
2009 100
2010 90
2011 230
2012 230
2013 220
2014 110
2015 110
2016 110
2017 130
2018 200
2019 210

Hydrologic Technicians
Year Number
2004 430
2005 230
2006 0
2008 0
2009 350
2010 200
2011 180
2012 270
2013 250
2014 360
2015 440
2016 490
2017 410
2018 350

Social Science Research Assistants
Year Number
2004 0
2008 40
2009 40
2010 30
2011 30
2015 50
2016 40
2017 40

Forest and Conservation Technicians
Year Number
2004 510
2005 540
2006 530
2007 420
2008 480
2009 490
2010 520
2011 480
2012 450
2014 500
2015 500
2016 460
2017 460
2018 420
2019 200

Forensic Science Technicians
Year Number
2006 40
2007 40
2008 40
2019 50

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2004 440
2005 420
2006 330
2008 520
2009 560
2010 550
2011 480
2012 530
2013 340
2014 340
2015 330
2016 300
2017 270
2018 330
2019 260

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Year Number
2004 160
2005 200
2006 280
2007 340
2008 310
2009 310
2010 290
2011 360
2012 370
2013 440
2014 450
2015 580
2016 520
2017 480
2018 490
2019 450

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Year Number
2004 60
2005 70
2006 80
2007 80
2008 80
2009 50
2010 40
2011 70
2012 100
2013 130
2014 130
2015 140
2016 100
2017 80
2018 90
2019 120