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

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Year Number
2004 12,190
2005 13,040
2006 13,340
2007 14,740
2008 15,290
2009 15,850
2010 18,660
2011 18,730
2012 17,270
2013 18,930
2014 18,630
2015 19,410
2016 20,660
2017 21,210
2018 21,250
2019 19,680

Individual occupations

Animal Scientists
Year Number
2012 40
2013 100

Food Scientists and Technologists
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 40
2007 50
2008 80
2009 90
2010 160
2011 110
2012 80
2013 90
2014 60
2015 40
2016 30
2017 30
2018 130
2019 120

Soil and Plant Scientists
Year Number
2004 80
2005 60
2006 60
2007 60
2008 0
2009 200
2010 170
2012 190
2013 230
2014 250
2015 240
2016 230
2017 210
2018 210
2019 190

Biochemists and Biophysicists
Year Number
2009 70
2010 120
2011 90
2012 110
2013 110
2014 110
2015 50
2018 30
2019 60

Microbiologists
Year Number
2004 80
2005 70
2006 50
2007 50
2008 100
2009 100
2010 140
2011 90
2012 110
2013 130
2014 150
2015 130
2016 120
2017 110
2018 80
2019 70

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Year Number
2004 230
2005 230
2006 190
2007 300
2008 300
2009 380
2010 380
2011 370
2012 350
2013 430
2014 440
2015 390
2016 340
2017 350
2018 340
2019 370

Biological Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 300
2005 300
2006 380
2007 420
2008 440
2009 560
2010 720
2011 710
2012 640
2013 580
2014 590
2015 520
2016 520
2017 530
2018 570
2019 470

Conservation Scientists
Year Number
2004 160
2005 170
2006 180
2007 230
2008 270
2009 230
2010 300
2011 300
2012 380
2013 330
2014 340
2015 350
2016 340
2017 300
2018 270
2019 280

Foresters
Year Number
2004 140
2005 140
2006 140
2008 100
2009 160
2010 180
2011 190
2012 160
2013 140
2014 130
2015 130
2019 120

Epidemiologists
Year Number
2005 70
2006 70
2007 70
2008 70
2009 70
2010 70
2011 70
2012 90
2013 90
2014 0
2015 100
2016 130
2017 140
2018 120
2019 140

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Year Number
2004 540
2005 450
2006 0
2007 400
2008 470
2009 820
2010 660
2011 780
2012 970
2013 1,480
2014 1,630
2015 1,720
2016 1,840
2017 1,720
2018 1,500
2019 1,060

Life Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 60
2005 80
2006 120
2007 210
2008 290
2009 410
2010 340
2011 290
2012 130
2013 110
2014 110
2015 90
2016 80
2017 70
2018 0
2019 30

Astronomers
Year Number
2009 0
2010 180
2011 160
2016 200
2017 240
2018 230
2019 160

Physicists
Year Number
2004 210
2005 210
2006 130
2007 100
2008 170
2009 230
2010 260
2011 150
2012 160
2013 230
2014 230
2015 180
2016 70
2017 60
2018 50
2019 60

Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Year Number
2004 50
2005 60
2006 110
2007 120
2008 170
2009 190
2010 180
2011 120
2013 70
2014 70
2015 80
2016 90
2017 90
2018 120
2019 130

Chemists
Year Number
2004 670
2005 760
2006 770
2007 760
2008 1,060
2009 1,220
2010 1,010
2011 800
2012 580
2013 670
2014 610
2015 650
2016 570
2017 560
2018 530
2019 500

Materials Scientists
Year Number
2004 230
2005 190
2006 200
2007 140
2008 130
2009 150
2010 100
2011 100
2012 80
2013 80
2014 70
2015 70
2016 60
2017 80
2018 60
2019 90

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Year Number
2004 740
2005 840
2006 770
2007 1,010
2008 1,230
2009 1,230
2010 1,120
2011 1,140
2012 1,480
2013 1,560
2014 1,480
2015 1,360
2016 1,320
2017 1,300
2018 1,420
2019 1,320

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Year Number
2004 210
2005 230
2006 300
2007 370
2008 320
2009 280
2010 400
2011 360
2012 400
2013 410
2014 430
2015 400
2016 390
2017 400
2018 420
2019 340

Hydrologists
Year Number
2004 320
2005 390
2006 460
2007 450
2008 350
2009 300
2010 300
2011 300
2012 330
2013 360
2014 380
2015 340
2016 270
2017 240
2018 220
2019 210

Physical Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 170
2010 260
2011 250
2012 260
2013 350
2014 290
2015 0
2016 70
2017 80
2018 70
2019 70

Economists
Year Number
2004 120
2005 80
2006 100
2007 110
2008 120
2010 280
2011 360
2012 170
2013 170
2014 120
2015 130
2016 100
2017 100
2018 150
2019 130

Survey Researchers
Year Number
2004 480
2005 440
2006 700
2007 610
2008 350
2009 140
2010 150
2011 140
2012 130
2013 130
2014 130
2015 240
2016 160
2017 220
2018 210
2019 260

School Psychologists
Year Number
2004 1,710
2005 1,920
2006 1,770
2007 1,680
2008 1,330
2009 1,420
2010 1,530
2011 1,900
2012 2,020
2013 2,030
2014 1,980
2015 2,340
2016 2,500
2017 2,540
2018 2,530

Psychologists, All Other
Year Number
2004 180
2005 150
2006 200
2007 190
2008 240
2009 150
2010 230
2011 180
2012 190
2013 150
2014 140
2015 130
2016 140
2017 150
2018 170
2019 170

Sociologists
Year Number
2004 40
2005 60
2006 110
2007 140
2008 110
2009 60
2010 40
2011 40
2013 0
2014 40
2015 40
2016 30
2019 40

Urban and Regional Planners
Year Number
2004 920
2005 840
2006 830
2007 840
2008 890
2009 700
2010 630
2011 660
2012 800
2013 870
2014 830
2015 770
2016 740
2017 700
2018 670
2019 690

Anthropologists and Archeologists
Year Number
2004 150
2005 170
2006 170
2007 350
2008 290
2009 360
2010 290
2011 350
2012 300
2013 360
2014 340
2015 280
2016 320
2017 410
2018 480
2019 410

Geographers
Year Number
2010 30
2011 50
2012 40
2013 50
2016 40
2017 40
2018 30
2019 40

Historians
Year Number
2006 30
2007 40
2008 40
2019 40

Political Scientists
Year Number
2014 40
2015 130
2016 140
2017 100
2019 30

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 480
2005 590
2006 710
2007 740
2008 730
2009 440
2010 370
2011 400
2012 560
2013 570
2014 560
2015 530
2016 530
2017 490
2018 470
2019 470

Agricultural Technicians
Year Number
2019 290

Food Science Technicians
Year Number
2004 50
2005 70
2006 70
2007 50
2008 0
2009 0
2010 50
2011 0
2012 130
2013 110
2014 70
2015 110
2016 160
2017 180
2018 270

Biological Technicians
Year Number
2004 320
2005 300
2006 350
2007 520
2008 600
2009 850
2010 770
2011 830
2012 920
2013 840
2014 950
2015 1,140
2016 1,180
2017 1,110
2018 1,090
2019 1,200

Chemical Technicians
Year Number
2004 520
2005 610
2006 630
2007 470
2008 530
2009 970
2010 900
2011 910
2012 960
2013 1,060
2014 1,010
2015 750
2016 890
2017 870
2018 890
2019 590

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
Year Number
2004 260
2005 330
2007 620
2008 670
2009 240
2010 250
2011 240
2012 600
2013 700
2014 640
2015 780
2016 720
2017 890
2018 640
2019 770

Hydrologic Technicians
Year Number
2007 90
2008 100
2009 100
2010 50
2011 80
2012 100
2013 120
2014 110
2015 100
2016 100
2017 280
2018 370

Nuclear Technicians
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2008 140
2009 150

Social Science Research Assistants
Year Number
2004 180
2006 180
2007 200
2008 180
2010 2,550
2011 2,650
2012 0
2013 180
2014 250
2015 1,020
2016 1,810
2017 1,820
2018 2,010
2019 1,610

Forest and Conservation Technicians
Year Number
2004 1,250
2005 1,300
2006 1,380
2007 1,150
2008 1,270
2009 1,360
2010 1,470
2011 1,380
2012 1,380
2013 1,370
2014 1,350
2015 1,330
2016 1,350
2017 1,390
2018 1,320
2019 680

Forensic Science Technicians
Year Number
2004 410
2005 650
2006 460
2007 490
2008 450
2009 680
2010 680
2011 720
2012 830
2013 870
2014 860
2015 790
2016 760
2017 720
2018 700
2019 700

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2004 550
2005 670
2006 1,000
2007 980
2008 890
2009 490
2010 550
2011 550
2012 510
2013 420
2014 440
2015 500
2016 860
2017 1,170
2018 1,200
2019 800

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Year Number
2004 410
2005 430
2006 510
2007 570
2008 660
2009 730
2010 680
2011 790
2012 1,000
2013 1,270
2014 1,300
2015 1,270
2016 1,200
2017 1,170
2018 1,350
2019 1,560

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Year Number
2004 140
2005 180
2006 170
2007 160
2008 150
2009 150
2010 110
2011 120
2012 90
2013 110
2014 100
2015 190
2016 260
2017 350
2018 330
2019 310