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

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Year Number
2004 7,420
2005 7,890
2006 8,090
2007 10,010
2008 11,170
2009 11,590
2010 11,280
2011 10,730
2012 11,610
2013 12,940
2014 12,270
2015 11,580
2016 12,020
2017 11,740
2018 12,550
2019 12,220

Individual occupations

Animal Scientists
Year Number
2006 0
2007 90
2008 90
2009 70
2010 40
2011 70
2012 110
2013 170
2014 130
2015 120
2016 90
2017 100
2018 110
2019 110

Food Scientists and Technologists
Year Number
2004 130
2005 170
2006 280
2007 340
2008 350
2009 200
2010 180
2011 260
2012 350
2013 420
2014 370
2015 370
2016 330
2017 340
2018 320
2019 320

Soil and Plant Scientists
Year Number
2004 740
2005 970
2006 1,110
2007 1,100
2008 1,220
2009 1,630
2010 1,430
2011 1,360
2012 1,760
2013 1,900
2014 2,500
2015 1,970
2016 1,640
2017 1,170
2018 1,230
2019 900

Biochemists and Biophysicists
Year Number
2004 50
2005 40
2009 0
2010 0
2011 60
2012 50
2013 60
2014 70
2015 90
2016 110
2017 100
2018 70
2019 80

Microbiologists
Year Number
2004 140
2005 160
2006 180
2007 310
2008 270
2009 220
2010 230
2011 220
2012 250
2013 190
2014 210
2015 180
2016 200
2017 210
2018 210
2019 230

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Year Number
2004 120
2005 120
2006 110
2007 120
2008 120
2009 120
2010 120
2011 130
2012 130
2013 90
2014 90
2015 80
2016 80
2017 80
2018 80
2019 90

Biological Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 110
2005 110
2006 110
2007 160
2008 160
2009 180
2010 160
2011 160
2012 170
2013 230
2014 190
2015 220
2016 240
2017 270
2018 260
2019 350

Conservation Scientists
Year Number
2004 320
2005 320
2006 320
2007 330
2008 360
2009 360
2010 430
2011 380
2012 360
2013 280
2014 350
2015 370
2016 440
2017 510
2018 590
2019 560

Foresters
Year Number
2004 130
2005 120
2006 90
2007 60
2008 60
2009 80
2010 70
2011 70
2012 70
2013 50
2014 40
2015 80
2016 90
2017 100
2018 70
2019 60

Epidemiologists
Year Number
2011 70
2012 80
2013 90
2014 40
2015 30
2016 40
2017 30
2019 40

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Year Number
2007 510
2008 630
2009 630
2010 490
2013 1,280
2014 0
2015 0
2016 920
2017 840
2018 870
2019 1,030

Life Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 60
2007 50
2008 30
2015 140
2016 120
2017 120
2018 120
2019 120

Physicists
Year Number
2004 30
2005 30
2006 40
2013 50
2014 50
2015 40
2016 30
2017 30
2018 30
2019 50

Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Year Number
2004 60
2005 50
2006 60
2007 50
2008 0
2009 80
2010 100
2011 110
2012 100
2013 100
2014 90
2015 70
2016 90
2017 80
2018 90
2019 70

Chemists
Year Number
2004 360
2005 400
2006 450
2007 450
2008 420
2009 440
2010 500
2011 480
2012 620
2013 580
2014 640
2015 540
2016 380
2017 310
2018 380
2019 490

Materials Scientists
Year Number
2004 180
2005 170
2006 80
2007 40
2008 80
2009 40
2017 40
2018 60
2019 90

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Year Number
2007 0
2008 340
2009 300
2010 320
2011 300
2012 540
2013 570
2014 590
2015 650
2016 640
2017 590
2018 550
2019 510

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Year Number
2004 60
2005 50
2006 50
2007 60
2008 70
2009 60
2010 50
2011 0
2012 40
2013 50
2014 60
2015 60
2016 70
2017 60
2018 50
2019 40

Hydrologists
Year Number
2004 50
2005 40
2019 50

Physical Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2007 50
2008 0
2009 60
2010 50
2011 60
2012 50
2013 50
2014 50
2015 40
2016 40
2017 40
2019 30

Economists
Year Number
2005 40
2007 0
2008 60
2009 70
2010 100
2011 80
2012 100
2013 70
2014 60
2015 30
2016 50
2017 40
2018 60
2019 50

Survey Researchers
Year Number
2004 160
2005 0
2006 80
2007 150
2008 0
2009 60
2019 40

School Psychologists
Year Number
2004 720
2005 830
2006 870
2007 850
2008 990
2009 790
2010 760
2011 800
2012 750
2013 730
2014 710
2015 670
2016 650
2017 640
2018 740

Psychologists, All Other
Year Number
2004 40
2005 30
2007 40
2008 50
2009 80
2010 50
2011 50
2012 40
2013 50
2014 60
2015 60
2016 70
2019 100

Urban and Regional Planners
Year Number
2004 170
2005 240
2006 210
2007 250
2008 260
2009 370
2010 390
2011 370
2012 290
2013 290
2014 230
2015 250
2016 210
2017 240
2018 220
2019 260

Anthropologists and Archeologists
Year Number
2008 40
2009 80
2010 70
2011 30
2013 40
2014 60
2015 40
2016 30
2019 30

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 160
2005 110
2006 120
2007 160
2008 170
2009 110
2010 140
2011 130
2012 110
2013 120
2014 140
2015 170
2019 330

Agricultural Technicians
Year Number
2019 1,280

Food Science Technicians
Year Number
2004 880
2005 820
2006 890
2007 710
2008 1,090
2009 960
2010 870
2011 890
2012 1,110
2013 1,330
2014 1,040
2015 1,010
2016 1,360
2017 1,790
2018 2,090

Biological Technicians
Year Number
2004 810
2005 890
2006 680
2007 1,100
2008 1,120
2009 1,200
2010 1,480
2011 1,460
2012 1,390
2013 1,110
2014 1,130
2015 1,120
2016 1,090
2017 1,000
2018 920
2019 730

Chemical Technicians
Year Number
2004 350
2005 430
2006 510
2007 720
2008 610
2009 550
2010 450
2011 470
2012 530
2013 500
2014 430
2015 500
2016 480
2017 550
2018 560
2019 580

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
Year Number
2004 420
2005 430
2006 480
2007 430
2008 480
2009 460
2010 510
2011 470
2012 280
2013 320
2014 240
2015 210
2016 190
2017 180
2018 200
2019 170

Hydrologic Technicians
Year Number
2016 0

Social Science Research Assistants
Year Number
2007 310
2008 300
2009 320
2010 260
2011 250
2012 230
2013 130
2014 140
2015 140
2016 110
2017 120
2018 110
2019 70

Forest and Conservation Technicians
Year Number
2004 480
2005 460
2006 460
2007 460
2008 490
2009 470
2010 550
2011 520
2012 530
2013 470
2014 430
2015 440
2016 400
2017 470
2018 620
2019 600

Forensic Science Technicians
Year Number
2005 60
2008 100
2010 90
2011 90
2012 100
2013 100
2014 110
2015 100
2016 80
2017 80
2018 80

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2004 280
2005 360
2006 310
2007 610
2008 690
2009 1,070
2010 840
2011 800
2012 740
2013 650
2014 1,040
2015 840
2016 840
2017 590
2018 760
2019 720

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Year Number
2004 340
2005 350
2006 460
2007 460
2008 470
2009 470
2010 480
2011 490
2012 550
2013 590
2014 670
2015 650
2016 670
2017 760
2018 840
2019 910

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Year Number
2004 130
2005 90
2006 80
2007 40
2008 50
2009 60
2010 70
2011 100
2012 180
2013 280
2014 310
2015 300
2016 240
2017 260
2018 260
2019 300