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

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Year Number
2004 5,460
2005 5,550
2006 5,110
2007 6,420
2008 6,190
2009 7,710
2010 6,120
2011 6,290
2012 6,380
2013 6,840
2014 6,740
2015 6,710
2016 6,450
2017 6,510
2018 6,420
2019 6,310

Individual occupations

Animal Scientists

Year Number
2010 70
2011 60
2012 70
2013 50
2014 50
2015 40

Food Scientists and Technologists

Year Number
2004 50
2005 50
2006 60
2007 60
2008 70
2009 230
2010 240
2011 220
2012 250
2013 380
2014 350
2015 300
2016 140
2017 120
2018 190
2019 240

Soil and Plant Scientists

Year Number
2004 90
2005 70
2006 60
2008 100
2009 110
2010 90
2011 90
2012 80
2013 80
2014 100
2015 80
2016 50
2017 40
2018 40
2019 50

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Year Number
2005 60
2006 0
2007 60
2014 40
2015 70
2016 50
2017 50

Microbiologists

Year Number
2004 160
2005 160
2006 210
2007 200
2008 120
2009 180
2010 150
2011 160
2012 140
2013 170
2014 160
2015 180
2016 150
2017 140
2018 190
2019 220

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

Year Number
2004 70
2005 130
2006 100
2007 90
2008 180
2009 230
2010 130
2011 170
2012 170
2013 170
2014 160
2015 160
2016 150
2017 150

Biological Scientists, All Other

Year Number
2004 240
2005 180
2006 150
2009 350
2010 240
2011 240
2012 230
2013 250
2016 250
2017 250
2018 250
2019 250

Conservation Scientists

Year Number
2004 130
2005 160
2006 130
2007 110
2008 100
2009 120
2010 130
2011 140
2012 170
2013 180
2014 200
2015 230
2016 260
2017 190
2018 130
2019 150

Foresters

Year Number
2004 340
2005 250
2006 250
2007 220
2008 280
2009 270
2010 280
2011 240
2012 230
2013 190
2014 200
2015 190
2016 190
2017 160
2018 180
2019 150

Epidemiologists

Year Number
2005 60
2006 30
2007 40
2008 30
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2012 40
2013 40
2014 40
2015 40
2016 40
2017 50
2018 50
2019 40

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Year Number
2004 80
2005 0
2006 80
2007 300
2008 270
2009 330
2010 240
2011 270
2012 290
2013 230
2014 230
2015 230
2016 140
2017 120
2018 160
2019 140

Life Scientists, All Other

Year Number
2007 0
2008 50
2009 60

Physicists

Year Number
2006 30
2007 40
2019 0

Atmospheric and Space Scientists

Year Number
2005 30
2010 30
2011 30
2012 40
2013 40
2014 40
2015 30
2019 30

Chemists

Year Number
2004 550
2005 710
2006 700
2007 700
2008 360
2009 430
2010 340
2011 340
2012 380
2013 470
2014 420
2015 500
2016 370
2017 360
2018 320
2019 310

Materials Scientists

Year Number
2005 0
2007 0
2009 40

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

Year Number
2004 360
2005 360
2006 250
2007 520
2008 270
2009 430
2010 320
2011 350
2012 340
2013 260
2014 290
2015 290
2016 480
2017 320
2018 270
2019 120

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

Year Number
2005 60
2006 70
2007 70
2008 100
2009 130
2010 90
2011 80
2012 150
2013 110
2014 100
2015 60
2016 60
2017 90
2018 90
2019 120

Hydrologists

Year Number
2004 30
2005 40
2006 30
2008 30

Physical Scientists, All Other

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2009 70
2010 120
2011 110

Economists

Year Number
2005 70
2006 150
2007 190
2008 430
2009 560
2010 0
2011 90
2012 70
2013 50
2014 60
2015 70
2016 90
2017 90
2018 90
2019 100

Survey Researchers

Year Number
2004 310
2006 90
2007 340
2008 340
2009 380
2010 60
2011 40
2012 40
2013 50
2014 40
2015 50
2016 60
2017 80
2018 80

School Psychologists

Year Number
2004 530
2005 570
2006 500
2007 750
2008 730
2009 720
2010 510
2011 460
2012 480
2013 580
2014 580
2015 530
2016 450
2017 520
2018 580

Psychologists, All Other

Year Number
2004 50
2005 100
2006 110
2007 100
2008 160
2009 130
2010 140
2011 70
2012 70
2013 70
2014 70
2015 80
2016 80
2017 80
2018 80
2019 90

Urban and Regional Planners

Year Number
2004 150
2005 160
2006 0
2007 60
2008 100
2009 170
2010 80
2011 80
2012 80
2013 100
2014 110
2015 100
2016 90
2017 70
2018 90
2019 100

Anthropologists and Archeologists

Year Number
2004 0
2011 50
2012 70
2013 0
2016 30
2017 30
2018 30

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other

Year Number
2004 150
2005 170
2006 130
2007 100
2008 110
2009 120
2010 150
2011 140
2012 140
2013 220
2014 250
2015 260
2017 150
2018 150
2019 160

Agricultural Technicians

Year Number
2019 370

Food Science Technicians

Year Number
2004 180
2005 160
2006 110
2007 120
2008 110
2009 180
2010 290
2011 370
2012 480
2013 500
2014 470
2015 400
2016 580
2017 620
2018 650

Biological Technicians

Year Number
2004 170
2005 150
2006 150
2007 150
2008 320
2009 340
2010 370
2011 230
2012 220
2013 540
2014 580
2015 580
2016 260
2017 240
2018 210
2019 340

Chemical Technicians

Year Number
2004 500
2005 500
2006 460
2007 590
2008 350
2009 310
2010 180
2011 210
2012 310
2013 450
2014 610
2015 680
2016 600
2017 610
2018 620
2019 660

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

Year Number
2004 260
2005 460
2006 430
2007 270
2008 0
2009 130
2010 130
2011 140
2012 170
2013 190
2014 210
2015 160
2016 170
2017 160
2018 140
2019 70

Hydrologic Technicians

Year Number
2004 50
2008 40
2009 60
2010 40
2016 40
2017 60
2018 50

Social Science Research Assistants

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 60
2009 90
2010 90
2011 170
2012 120
2013 70
2015 0
2016 240
2017 240
2018 240
2019 50

Forest and Conservation Technicians

Year Number
2004 430
2005 400
2006 340
2007 310
2008 260
2009 300
2010 280
2011 280
2012 250
2013 200
2014 220
2015 240
2016 240
2017 240
2018 240
2019 260

Forensic Science Technicians

Year Number
2005 70
2006 120
2007 80
2008 90
2009 130
2010 120
2011 120
2013 140
2014 140
2015 140
2016 140
2017 150
2018 150
2019 160

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

Year Number
2007 580
2008 570
2009 640
2010 540
2011 550
2012 500
2013 270
2014 290
2015 360
2016 370
2017 350
2018 330
2019 480

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

Year Number
2004 400
2005 340
2006 320
2007 300
2008 500
2009 380
2010 580
2011 670
2012 710
2013 690
2014 580
2015 500
2016 500
2017 600
2018 620
2019 650

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

Year Number
2004 180
2005 80
2006 50
2007 70
2008 60
2009 50
2010 50
2011 80
2012 90
2013 100
2014 150
2015 160
2016 180
2017 180
2018 200
2019 220