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

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Year Number
2004 7,660
2005 4,730
2006 9,190
2007 9,870
2008 9,530
2009 9,520
2010 9,730
2011 10,310
2012 10,370
2013 10,660
2014 10,650
2015 11,270
2016 11,950
2017 10,120
2018 9,920
2019 10,720

Individual occupations

Animal Scientists
Year Number
2007 60
2008 30
2009 30
2012 40

Food Scientists and Technologists
Year Number
2004 100
2005 100
2006 90
2007 100
2008 120
2009 0
2010 150
2011 140
2012 140
2013 110
2014 140
2015 50
2016 70
2017 90
2018 100
2019 110

Soil and Plant Scientists
Year Number
2005 170
2006 160
2007 190
2008 140
2009 180
2010 160
2011 150
2012 120
2013 120
2014 130
2015 150
2016 160
2017 70
2018 60
2019 50

Biochemists and Biophysicists
Year Number
2005 50
2006 90
2011 0
2012 100
2013 120
2014 0
2015 0
2016 370
2017 50
2018 90
2019 40

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

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Year Number
2010 150
2011 160
2012 170
2013 220
2014 220
2015 240
2016 180
2017 260
2018 250
2019 200

Biological Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 130
2005 160
2006 210
2007 230
2008 300
2009 270
2011 260
2012 240
2013 280
2014 230
2015 250
2016 250
2017 210
2018 220
2019 230

Conservation Scientists
Year Number
2004 160
2005 160
2006 170
2007 250
2008 220
2009 200
2010 160
2011 160
2012 200
2013 260
2014 240
2015 260
2016 180
2017 170
2018 140
2019 120

Foresters
Year Number
2008 210
2009 210
2010 200
2011 180
2012 170
2013 160
2014 150
2015 150
2016 140
2017 130
2018 130
2019 200

Epidemiologists
Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2007 40
2008 40
2009 40
2010 80
2011 90
2012 140
2013 120
2014 110
2015 70
2016 50
2017 60
2018 60
2019 60

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Year Number
2007 690
2009 0
2011 660
2012 690
2013 840
2014 640
2015 660
2016 650
2017 360
2018 420
2019 680

Life Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2006 100
2007 110
2008 120
2009 110
2010 110
2011 130
2012 120
2013 120
2014 110
2015 110
2016 130
2017 100
2018 100
2019 90

Physicists
Year Number
2005 50
2006 40
2007 40
2008 30
2009 30
2012 30
2013 30
2014 30
2015 40

Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Year Number
2004 40
2005 50
2006 60
2007 70
2008 70
2009 70
2010 70
2011 60
2012 0
2013 40
2014 60
2015 70
2016 90
2017 70
2018 70
2019 80

Chemists
Year Number
2004 630
2005 590
2006 620
2007 760
2008 800
2009 780
2010 710
2011 680
2012 710
2013 640
2014 850
2015 830
2016 920
2017 660
2018 650
2019 590

Materials Scientists
Year Number
2005 60
2006 60
2007 80
2008 90
2009 60
2010 50
2016 40
2017 30

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Year Number
2004 520
2006 590
2007 540
2008 610
2009 740
2010 830
2011 710
2012 610
2013 560
2014 530
2015 930
2016 960
2017 1,180
2018 1,200
2019 1,490

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Year Number
2004 290
2006 260
2007 250
2008 250
2009 260
2010 280
2011 260
2012 200
2013 200
2014 230
2015 290
2016 220
2017 200
2018 210
2019 220

Physical Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 100
2005 80
2006 90
2007 100
2008 120
2009 120
2010 130
2011 120
2012 130
2013 160
2014 120
2015 150
2016 150
2017 90
2018 60
2019 40

Economists
Year Number
2006 130
2007 140
2008 120
2009 130
2010 140
2011 130
2012 100
2013 80
2014 60
2015 80
2016 70
2017 70
2019 0

Survey Researchers
Year Number
2004 180
2005 50
2006 50
2007 40
2008 100
2009 40
2010 50
2011 60
2012 60
2013 90
2014 140
2015 90
2016 80
2017 70
2018 40
2019 40

School Psychologists
Year Number
2004 1,060
2005 1,020
2006 960
2007 920
2008 940
2009 990
2010 1,140
2011 1,120
2012 1,110
2013 1,020
2014 980
2015 1,030
2016 1,060
2017 1,180
2018 1,080

Psychologists, All Other
Year Number
2004 100
2005 140
2006 130
2007 150
2008 120
2009 150
2010 140
2011 140
2012 160
2013 200
2014 180
2015 160
2016 160
2017 160
2018 150
2019 170

Urban and Regional Planners
Year Number
2004 140
2005 160
2006 210
2007 230
2008 310
2009 380
2010 400
2011 270
2012 200
2013 230
2014 300
2015 320
2016 300
2017 260
2018 270
2019 210

Anthropologists and Archeologists
Year Number
2004 60
2006 60
2007 50
2008 70
2009 100
2010 80
2011 70
2012 60
2013 70
2014 60
2015 70
2016 80
2017 90
2018 100
2019 70

Historians
Year Number
2007 30
2008 40
2009 50
2010 30
2013 30
2014 40
2015 0
2018 40

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 260
2006 300
2007 320
2008 300
2009 300
2010 340
2011 420
2012 450
2013 410
2014 370
2015 390
2016 370
2017 350
2018 340
2019 330

Agricultural Technicians
Year Number
2019 270

Food Science Technicians
Year Number
2004 200
2005 240
2006 220
2007 170
2008 170
2009 140
2010 160
2011 120
2012 180
2013 200
2014 360
2015 300
2016 340
2017 180
2018 180

Biological Technicians
Year Number
2004 180
2006 630
2007 500
2008 740
2009 770
2010 750
2011 340
2012 330
2013 330
2014 500
2015 550
2016 680
2017 330
2018 400
2019 510

Chemical Technicians
Year Number
2004 780
2005 870
2006 1,020
2007 930
2008 670
2009 590
2010 490
2011 450
2012 430
2013 500
2014 590
2015 590
2016 620
2017 600
2018 630
2019 930

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
Year Number
2004 740
2006 620
2007 650
2008 620
2009 660
2010 590
2011 670
2012 520
2013 450
2014 350
2015 270
2016 270
2017 240
2018 180
2019 150

Hydrologic Technicians
Year Number
2004 0
2005 40
2009 30
2011 30
2012 40
2013 60
2014 80
2015 80
2016 80
2017 90
2018 50

Nuclear Technicians
Year Number
2019 40

Social Science Research Assistants
Year Number
2004 120
2005 70
2006 70
2007 190
2008 170
2009 150
2010 80
2013 50
2014 60
2015 50
2016 80
2017 60
2018 60
2019 40

Forest and Conservation Technicians
Year Number
2004 340
2006 220
2007 0
2010 250
2011 240
2012 290
2013 260
2014 250
2015 190
2016 190
2017 190
2018 180
2019 190

Forensic Science Technicians
Year Number
2006 130
2007 140
2008 80
2009 80
2010 80
2011 70
2012 50
2013 50
2014 50
2015 60
2016 60
2017 60
2018 70
2019 70

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2004 470
2005 640
2006 660
2007 700
2008 690
2009 630
2010 550
2011 900
2012 970
2013 1,000
2014 810
2015 830
2016 890
2017 390
2018 390
2019 240

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Year Number
2004 670
2006 910
2007 960
2008 1,010
2009 1,000
2010 1,100
2011 1,230
2012 1,330
2013 1,360
2014 1,370
2015 1,550
2016 1,650
2017 1,660
2018 1,580
2019 1,700

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Year Number
2004 320
2006 210
2007 160
2008 150
2009 150
2010 190
2011 180
2012 160
2013 170
2014 220
2015 330
2016 330
2017 350
2018 350
2019 360