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

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Year Number
2004 8,510
2005 8,430
2006 8,940
2007 7,990
2008 7,930
2009 8,990
2010 8,990
2011 9,270
2012 9,620
2013 9,190
2014 9,110
2015 9,300
2016 9,610
2017 9,870
2018 9,930
2019 8,040

Individual occupations

Animal Scientists
Year Number
2012 40
2014 40

Food Scientists and Technologists
Year Number
2004 100
2005 100
2006 140
2007 140
2008 100
2009 130
2010 130
2011 130
2012 100
2013 90
2014 130
2015 220
2016 200
2017 170
2018 80
2019 90

Soil and Plant Scientists
Year Number
2004 120
2005 170
2006 130
2007 110
2008 110
2009 110
2010 120
2011 110
2012 130
2013 130
2014 130
2015 120
2016 180
2017 180
2018 190
2019 150

Biochemists and Biophysicists
Year Number
2004 40
2005 40
2013 0
2014 90
2015 90
2016 30

Microbiologists
Year Number
2004 150
2005 100
2006 110
2007 0
2008 70
2009 70
2010 80
2011 60
2012 60
2013 100
2014 120
2015 120
2016 90
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Year Number
2004 380
2005 400
2006 470
2007 420
2008 500
2009 380
2010 540
2011 560
2012 540
2013 500
2014 500
2015 550
2016 580
2017 460
2018 490
2019 440

Biological Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 280
2005 280
2006 320
2007 420
2008 390
2009 410
2010 340
2011 340
2012 330
2013 370
2014 310
2015 290
2016 270
2017 350
2018 310
2019 320

Conservation Scientists
Year Number
2004 260
2005 260
2006 200
2007 250
2008 240
2009 300
2010 280
2011 280
2012 230
2013 260
2014 290
2015 340
2016 280
2017 250
2018 290
2019 290

Foresters
Year Number
2004 330
2005 290
2006 190
2007 170
2008 170
2009 190
2010 270
2011 270
2012 270
2013 260
2014 250
2015 310
2016 330
2017 300
2018 270
2019 280

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Year Number
2004 0
2005 60
2006 40
2007 40
2008 80
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 170
2013 200
2014 190
2015 140
2016 130
2017 290
2018 400
2019 460

Life Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 300
2005 170
2006 110
2007 110
2009 30
2014 40
2016 40

Physicists
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 180
2007 0
2008 80
2009 70
2010 70
2011 70
2012 70
2013 70
2014 80
2015 0
2016 160
2017 90
2018 90
2019 140

Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Year Number
2004 40
2005 40
2006 50
2007 40
2008 40
2009 50
2010 60
2011 80
2012 80
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 50
2017 50
2018 50
2019 60

Chemists
Year Number
2004 330
2005 330
2006 280
2007 220
2008 310
2009 290
2010 250
2011 250
2012 240
2013 240
2014 220
2015 250
2016 320
2017 270
2018 280
2019 230

Materials Scientists
Year Number
2016 30

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Year Number
2004 630
2005 700
2006 830
2007 530
2008 440
2009 500
2010 530
2011 530
2012 680
2013 610
2014 500
2015 410
2016 440
2017 520
2018 520
2019 520

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Year Number
2004 70
2005 70
2006 60
2007 80
2008 0
2009 250
2010 230
2011 180
2012 120
2013 130
2014 140
2015 160
2016 110
2017 80
2018 90
2019 100

Hydrologists
Year Number
2004 100
2005 120
2006 100
2007 90
2008 110
2009 150
2010 200
2011 220
2012 200
2013 170
2014 180
2015 180
2016 190
2017 160
2018 290
2019 130

Physical Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 100
2005 80
2006 80
2007 80
2008 80
2010 100
2011 130
2013 140
2014 190
2015 190
2016 190
2017 320
2018 290
2019 270

Economists
Year Number
2004 30
2005 50
2006 60
2007 50
2008 50
2009 30
2010 40
2012 50
2013 50
2014 60
2015 0
2016 0
2017 40
2018 40
2019 40

Survey Researchers
Year Number
2004 320
2005 0
2006 130
2007 120
2008 110
2009 0
2010 40
2012 300
2013 370

School Psychologists
Year Number
2004 390
2005 480
2006 590
2007 820
2008 670
2009 780
2010 680
2011 740
2012 680
2013 620
2014 620
2015 520
2016 420
2017 390
2018 390

Psychologists, All Other
Year Number
2007 0
2009 0
2010 50
2011 50
2015 30
2016 50
2017 50
2018 50
2019 50

Sociologists
Year Number
2004 120
2005 100
2006 90
2007 90
2008 80
2009 70
2010 0

Urban and Regional Planners
Year Number
2004 190
2005 180
2006 200
2007 240
2008 250
2009 290
2010 300
2011 320
2012 270
2013 260
2014 260
2015 250
2016 290
2017 300
2018 300
2019 230

Anthropologists and Archeologists
Year Number
2004 60
2005 70
2006 60
2007 50
2008 50
2009 70
2010 60
2011 70
2012 80
2013 90
2014 120
2015 110
2016 120
2017 60
2018 50
2019 80

Historians
Year Number
2014 50
2015 50
2016 0

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 170
2005 190
2006 240
2007 270
2008 170
2009 140
2010 60
2011 50
2012 40
2013 40
2014 0
2015 40
2016 50
2017 80
2018 80
2019 70

Agricultural Technicians
Year Number
2019 280

Food Science Technicians
Year Number
2004 210
2005 590
2006 450
2007 440
2008 390
2009 350
2010 320
2011 370
2012 420
2013 420
2014 460
2015 430
2016 450
2017 410
2018 350

Biological Technicians
Year Number
2004 540
2005 500
2006 540
2007 600
2008 590
2009 820
2010 800
2011 710
2012 750
2013 620
2014 730
2015 810
2016 810
2017 700
2018 720
2019 690

Chemical Technicians
Year Number
2004 280
2005 270
2006 210
2007 200
2008 170
2009 140
2010 180
2011 250
2012 330
2013 290
2014 240
2015 230
2016 240
2017 370
2018 470
2019 520

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
Year Number
2004 110
2005 120
2006 100
2008 0
2009 270
2010 180
2011 270
2012 230
2013 190
2014 140
2015 180
2016 330
2017 370
2018 290
2019 280

Hydrologic Technicians
Year Number
2004 30
2005 70
2006 40
2007 40
2011 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 50
2018 40

Nuclear Technicians
Year Number
2004 90
2005 80
2008 60
2009 100
2010 120
2011 110
2012 70
2013 70
2014 80
2015 220
2016 330
2017 400
2018 310
2019 330

Social Science Research Assistants
Year Number
2010 30
2019 0

Forest and Conservation Technicians
Year Number
2004 2,330
2005 2,130
2006 2,530
2007 1,940
2008 2,390
2009 2,520
2010 2,470
2011 2,240
2012 2,290
2013 2,140
2014 2,260
2015 2,270
2016 2,330
2017 2,240
2018 2,140
2019 740

Forensic Science Technicians
Year Number
2004 30
2005 30
2006 50
2007 40
2008 60
2009 70
2010 70
2011 70
2012 80
2013 90
2014 90
2015 100
2016 100
2017 110
2018 100

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2004 220
2005 220
2006 220
2007 260
2010 0
2011 360
2012 360
2013 320
2014 250
2015 300
2016 0
2017 380
2018 410
2019 210

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Year Number
2004 130
2005 140
2006 140
2007 130
2008 170
2009 330
2010 360
2011 420
2012 380
2013 310
2014 300
2015 340
2016 340
2017 410
2018 460
2019 490

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Year Number
2004 30
2005 0
2009 80
2010 30
2011 30
2012 30
2013 40
2014 50
2015 50
2016 80
2017 70
2018 90
2019 40