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Numbers of Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Year Number
2005 21,200
2006 23,330
2007 26,600
2008 30,470
2009 30,930
2010 30,330
2011 33,010
2012 34,200
2013 37,220
2014 36,170
2015 34,720
2016 33,530
2017 36,490

Individual occupations

Animal Scientists
Year Number
2005 0
2012 40
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Food Scientists and Technologists
Year Number
2005 110
2006 100
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 160
2011 90
2012 90
2013 110
2014 130
2015 190
2016 150
2017 190

Soil and Plant Scientists
Year Number
2007 30
2008 0
2009 60
2010 70
2011 50
2012 40
2013 80
2014 60
2015 80

Biochemists and Biophysicists
Year Number
2005 750
2006 1,280
2007 1,810
2008 1,900
2009 1,970
2010 1,840
2011 1,870
2012 2,520
2013 3,220
2014 3,180
2015 2,370
2016 2,140
2017 3,040

Microbiologists
Year Number
2005 530
2006 900
2007 780
2008 850
2009 1,000
2010 1,370
2011 1,530
2012 1,250
2013 1,570
2014 1,400
2015 1,210
2016 660
2017 600

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 100
2009 90
2010 130
2011 150
2012 150
2013 110
2014 100
2015 60
2016 50

Biological Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2005 300
2007 710
2008 980
2009 920
2010 930
2011 750
2012 850
2013 1,300
2014 1,450
2015 1,320
2016 2,830
2017 3,420

Conservation Scientists
Year Number
2005 80
2006 100
2007 130
2008 150
2009 270
2010 320
2011 310
2012 290
2013 260
2014 250
2015 110
2016 100
2017 100

Foresters
Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2007 30
2011 50
2012 50
2013 50
2014 50

Epidemiologists
Year Number
2005 220
2006 140
2007 140
2008 150
2009 190
2010 350
2011 310
2012 410
2013 370
2014 420
2015 250
2016 210
2017 230

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Year Number
2005 3,680
2006 4,750
2007 4,650
2008 6,580
2009 7,080
2010 6,650
2011 7,040
2012 7,870
2013 8,040
2014 8,710
2015 8,390
2016 8,460
2017 9,950

Life Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2005 60
2007 0
2008 180
2009 230
2010 140
2011 130
2012 460
2013 720
2014 640
2015 700
2016 660
2017 650

Astronomers
Year Number
2005 70
2006 60
2008 80
2009 80
2010 150
2011 140
2012 140

Physicists
Year Number
2005 360
2006 450
2007 360
2008 340
2009 300
2010 410
2011 380
2012 390
2013 570
2014 560
2015 520
2016 280
2017 240

Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Year Number
2005 450
2006 500
2007 360
2008 220
2009 150
2010 210
2011 230
2012 240
2013 310
2014 350
2015 420
2016 260
2017 190

Chemists
Year Number
2005 1,840
2006 2,060
2007 2,030
2008 2,140
2009 2,090
2010 2,360
2011 2,470
2012 2,540
2013 2,550
2014 2,270
2015 2,080
2016 1,830
2017 1,710

Materials Scientists
Year Number
2005 160
2006 220
2007 230
2008 260
2009 200
2010 240
2011 230
2012 390
2013 510
2014 440
2015 360
2016 130
2017 140

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Year Number
2005 1,550
2006 1,540
2007 1,780
2008 1,600
2009 2,040
2010 1,390
2011 1,600
2012 1,690
2013 1,720
2014 1,610
2015 1,150
2016 1,040
2017 970

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Year Number
2005 140
2007 240
2008 270
2009 200
2010 190
2011 110
2012 130
2013 90
2014 110
2015 50
2016 70
2017 130

Hydrologists
Year Number
2007 40
2008 40
2010 0
2011 90
2012 100
2013 50

Physical Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2005 330
2006 340
2007 340
2008 310
2009 200
2010 150
2011 260
2012 250
2013 260
2015 150
2016 120
2017 210

Economists
Year Number
2005 580
2006 750
2007 650
2008 430
2009 330
2010 370
2011 360
2012 750
2013 770
2014 980
2015 880
2016 1,180
2017 990

Survey Researchers
Year Number
2005 410
2006 290
2007 330
2008 380
2009 330
2010 360
2011 560
2012 0
2013 360
2014 160
2015 220
2016 0
2017 440

Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
Year Number
2007 50
2008 0
2009 150
2010 110
2012 80
2013 100
2014 110

School Psychologists
Year Number
2005 1,680
2006 2,000
2007 1,670
2008 1,970
2009 2,100
2010 1,950
2011 2,030
2012 2,030
2013 2,180
2014 2,470
2015 2,160
2016 2,070
2017 1,420

Psychologists, All Other
Year Number
2005 170
2006 140
2007 180
2008 220
2009 230
2010 230
2011 220
2012 250
2013 240
2014 520
2015 490
2016 570
2017 430

Sociologists
Year Number
2006 0
2007 90
2008 200
2009 230
2010 200
2011 120
2012 170
2013 200
2014 130
2016 80
2017 120

Urban and Regional Planners
Year Number
2005 540
2006 740
2007 800
2008 860
2009 910
2010 720
2011 730
2012 780
2013 830
2014 800
2015 720
2016 790
2017 850

Anthropologists and Archeologists
Year Number
2005 0
2007 0
2008 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0

Geographers
Year Number
2010 30

Historians
Year Number
2005 30
2006 60
2007 70
2008 70
2010 40
2011 50
2012 40
2013 30
2014 40
2015 40

Political Scientists
Year Number
2016 40
2017 30

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 790
2006 800
2007 750
2008 590
2009 290
2010 310
2011 630
2012 530
2013 800
2014 720
2015 780
2016 420
2017 310

Food Science Technicians
Year Number
2005 40
2006 90
2007 160
2008 240
2009 180
2010 70
2011 90
2012 110
2013 140
2014 100
2015 80
2016 70
2017 90

Biological Technicians
Year Number
2005 2,010
2006 3,190
2007 4,680
2008 5,220
2009 4,400
2010 3,730
2011 4,690
2012 4,390
2013 4,250
2014 3,600
2015 4,750
2016 4,200
2017 4,380

Chemical Technicians
Year Number
2005 1,290
2006 1,090
2007 1,020
2008 1,130
2009 930
2010 1,180
2011 1,160
2012 1,250
2013 1,130
2014 1,080
2015 930
2016 1,060
2017 1,080

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
Year Number
2005 350
2006 390
2007 510
2008 550
2009 590
2010 500
2011 960
2012 750
2013 790
2014 340
2015 390
2016 300
2017 190

Hydrologic Technicians
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 80

Nuclear Technicians
Year Number
2005 180
2006 160
2007 0
2008 40
2009 50
2010 140
2011 140

Social Science Research Assistants
Year Number
2005 460
2006 430
2007 660
2008 1,010
2009 1,930
2010 2,150
2011 2,270
2012 1,710
2013 1,660
2014 1,380
2015 1,100
2016 1,060
2017 1,660

Forest and Conservation Technicians
Year Number
2009 0
2010 110
2011 100
2012 130
2013 110
2014 110
2015 30
2016 30
2017 30

Forensic Science Technicians
Year Number
2007 60
2008 40
2009 40
2012 50
2013 40
2014 40

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,220
2006 0
2007 590
2008 610
2009 380
2010 280
2011 370
2012 590
2013 960
2014 1,230
2015 1,960
2016 1,970
2017 1,880

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Year Number
2005 720
2006 650
2007 600
2008 640
2009 650
2010 620
2011 580
2012 500
2013 630
2014 550
2015 690
2016 620
2017 720

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Year Number
2005 60
2006 70
2007 70
2008 120
2009 140
2010 170
2011 160
2012 120
2013 110
2014 80
2015 90
2016 80
2017 100