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Numbers of Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Year Number
2015 48,110
2016 48,780
2017 48,440
2018 48,080
2019 45,370

Individual occupations

Animal Scientists
Year Number
2017 30

Food Scientists and Technologists
Year Number
2015 600
2016 410
2017 440
2018 390
2019 410

Soil and Plant Scientists
Year Number
2015 420
2016 350
2017 270
2018 260
2019 0

Biochemists and Biophysicists
Year Number
2015 730
2016 830
2017 690
2018 550
2019 410

Microbiologists
Year Number
2015 990
2016 1,060
2017 900
2018 640
2019 590

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Year Number
2015 0
2016 0
2017 160
2018 230
2019 250

Biological Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2015 1,900
2016 1,610
2017 1,790
2018 2,540
2019 2,600

Conservation Scientists
Year Number
2015 80
2016 70
2017 170
2018 200
2019 190

Foresters
Year Number
2015 0
2016 50
2017 30
2018 40
2019 60

Epidemiologists
Year Number
2015 170
2016 180
2017 180
2018 200
2019 170

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Year Number
2015 6,250
2016 6,990
2017 7,590
2018 7,360
2019 7,170

Life Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2015 300
2016 420
2017 440
2018 540
2019 390

Astronomers
Year Number
2015 100
2016 100
2019 130

Physicists
Year Number
2015 490
2016 480
2017 480
2018 500
2019 480

Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Year Number
2015 230
2016 150
2017 130
2018 0
2019 350

Chemists
Year Number
2015 3,470
2016 3,000
2017 2,860
2018 2,990
2019 3,160

Materials Scientists
Year Number
2015 290
2016 510
2017 540
2018 440
2019 0

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Year Number
2015 4,150
2016 3,900
2017 3,170
2018 3,060
2019 2,890

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Year Number
2015 1,380
2016 1,230
2017 1,130
2018 1,180
2019 1,120

Hydrologists
Year Number
2015 80
2016 70
2017 70
2018 70
2019 70

Physical Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2015 520
2016 300
2017 500
2018 570
2019 480

Economists
Year Number
2015 600
2016 490
2017 460
2018 360
2019 440

Survey Researchers
Year Number
2015 740
2016 590
2017 640
2018 400
2019 280

School Psychologists
Year Number
2015 6,780
2016 6,080
2017 5,580
2018 5,470

Psychologists, All Other
Year Number
2015 350
2016 520
2017 470
2019 0

Sociologists
Year Number
2015 220
2016 290
2017 370
2018 350
2019 270

Urban and Regional Planners
Year Number
2015 2,130
2016 1,990
2017 1,910
2018 2,180
2019 2,270

Anthropologists and Archeologists
Year Number
2015 520
2016 380
2017 280
2018 200
2019 0

Historians
Year Number
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Political Scientists
Year Number
2015 240

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2015 780
2016 1,540
2017 1,750
2018 2,160
2019 1,560

Agricultural Technicians
Year Number
2019 650

Food Science Technicians
Year Number
2015 580
2016 520
2017 590
2018 590

Biological Technicians
Year Number
2015 2,440
2016 3,190
2017 2,900
2018 2,830
2019 1,920

Chemical Technicians
Year Number
2015 1,980
2016 2,430
2017 2,450
2018 2,090
2019 2,030

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
Year Number
2015 1,020
2016 1,120
2017 1,260
2018 1,510
2019 1,660

Hydrologic Technicians
Year Number
2015 0
2016 360
2017 450
2018 420

Nuclear Technicians
Year Number
2015 200

Social Science Research Assistants
Year Number
2015 1,320
2016 1,290
2017 1,030
2018 810
2019 650

Forest and Conservation Technicians
Year Number
2015 590
2016 630
2017 650
2018 680
2019 470

Forensic Science Technicians
Year Number
2015 930
2016 940
2017 970
2018 960
2019 970

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2015 2,740
2016 2,550
2017 2,550
2018 2,640
2019 3,010

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Year Number
2015 1,580
2016 1,830
2017 2,130
2018 2,210
2019 2,490

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Year Number
2015 220
2016 330
2017 430
2018 460
2019 520