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

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Year Number
2005 20,090
2006 22,620
2007 21,870
2008 24,540
2009 27,800
2010 29,490
2011 29,560
2012 32,590
2013 35,640
2014 33,450
2015 33,610
2016 34,820
2017 34,660

Individual occupations

Food Scientists and Technologists
Year Number
2005 150
2006 220
2007 190
2008 180
2009 210
2010 290
2011 340
2012 440
2013 550
2014 590
2015 500
2016 330
2017 360

Soil and Plant Scientists
Year Number
2006 80
2007 0
2008 0
2013 0
2014 250
2015 200
2016 120
2017 0

Biochemists and Biophysicists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 520
2007 0
2008 400
2009 400
2010 680
2011 610
2012 1,010
2013 790
2014 0
2015 420
2016 670
2017 530

Microbiologists
Year Number
2005 260
2006 250
2007 340
2008 290
2009 320
2010 330
2011 390
2012 510
2013 550
2014 500
2015 570
2016 570
2017 500

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Year Number
2005 60
2006 70
2007 130
2008 200
2009 190
2010 130
2011 120
2012 0
2013 430
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Biological Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2005 340
2006 340
2007 450
2008 360
2009 430
2010 470
2011 470
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 1,140
2016 1,170
2017 1,310

Conservation Scientists
Year Number
2005 80
2006 80
2007 100
2008 80
2009 80
2010 70
2011 90
2012 90
2013 70
2014 70
2015 40
2016 50
2017 0

Foresters
Year Number
2012 50
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 40
2017 30

Epidemiologists
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 140
2016 150
2017 150

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Year Number
2005 2,130
2006 2,140
2007 2,580
2008 3,000
2009 5,400
2010 4,880
2011 5,360
2012 5,000
2013 5,630
2014 5,110
2015 4,520
2016 5,300
2017 5,760

Life Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2005 190
2006 350
2007 440
2008 430
2010 0
2011 0
2012 140
2013 170
2014 160
2015 240
2016 0
2017 0

Astronomers
Year Number
2010 230
2011 340
2012 290
2014 0
2015 100
2016 100

Physicists
Year Number
2005 460
2006 390
2007 360
2008 440
2009 440
2010 1,000
2011 930
2012 1,050
2013 480
2014 0
2015 370
2016 320
2017 350

Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Year Number
2009 50
2010 50
2011 60
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 130
2017 0

Chemists
Year Number
2005 1,440
2006 1,420
2007 1,370
2008 1,900
2009 2,110
2010 2,130
2011 1,810
2012 2,160
2013 2,840
2014 2,670
2015 2,420
2016 2,100
2017 1,990

Materials Scientists
Year Number
2005 90
2006 90
2007 110
2008 100
2009 140
2010 210
2011 310
2012 350
2013 320
2014 200
2015 190
2016 0
2017 0

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Year Number
2005 950
2006 1,040
2007 1,180
2008 1,350
2009 1,930
2010 1,780
2011 1,780
2012 1,620
2013 2,450
2014 2,860
2015 2,900
2016 2,480
2017 2,390

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Year Number
2005 310
2006 280
2007 300
2008 460
2009 750
2010 740
2011 630
2012 860
2013 790
2014 850
2015 580
2016 650
2017 630

Hydrologists
Year Number
2005 60
2006 60
2007 70
2008 60
2009 70
2010 70
2011 0
2012 0
2017 50

Physical Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2005 850
2006 0
2007 530
2008 510
2009 680
2010 190
2011 140
2012 130
2013 440
2014 440
2015 420
2016 210
2017 460

Economists
Year Number
2005 210
2006 170
2007 140
2008 150
2009 200
2010 440
2011 660
2012 780
2013 540
2014 390
2015 450
2016 420
2017 400

Survey Researchers
Year Number
2005 770
2006 1,420
2007 1,180
2008 980
2009 690
2010 530
2011 690
2012 420
2013 690
2014 640
2015 700
2016 520
2017 500

Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
Year Number
2007 0

School Psychologists
Year Number
2005 4,910
2006 4,610
2007 3,640
2008 4,200
2009 4,280
2010 4,250
2011 4,670
2012 5,830
2013 6,220
2014 6,200
2015 5,310
2016 4,660
2017 4,370

Psychologists, All Other
Year Number
2006 520
2007 560
2008 370
2009 420
2010 390
2011 380
2012 190
2013 190
2014 250
2015 330
2016 510
2017 460

Sociologists
Year Number
2005 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 210
2013 150
2014 140
2015 210
2016 250
2017 270

Urban and Regional Planners
Year Number
2005 710
2006 890
2007 1,140
2008 1,320
2009 1,450
2010 1,760
2011 1,910
2012 1,990
2013 1,950
2014 2,160
2015 1,770
2016 1,530
2017 1,380

Anthropologists and Archeologists
Year Number
2005 40
2006 0
2007 30
2008 30
2009 40
2010 60
2011 60
2012 70
2013 90
2014 0
2015 270
2016 200
2017 170

Historians
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2014 0
2017 0

Political Scientists
Year Number
2008 50
2009 340
2010 210
2011 0
2013 0
2014 0

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 570
2006 330
2007 370
2008 340
2009 650
2010 580
2011 0
2012 1,130
2013 1,240
2014 570
2015 660
2016 1,300
2017 1,540

Food Science Technicians
Year Number
2005 180
2006 350
2007 410
2008 430
2009 230
2010 270
2011 400
2012 450
2013 540
2014 490
2015 410
2016 380
2017 440

Biological Technicians
Year Number
2005 1,280
2006 1,670
2007 1,600
2008 1,400
2009 1,810
2010 1,850
2011 1,890
2012 1,420
2013 1,400
2014 1,810
2015 1,650
2016 2,630
2017 2,290

Chemical Technicians
Year Number
2005 970
2006 950
2007 980
2008 1,260
2009 1,400
2010 1,780
2011 1,460
2012 1,240
2013 1,140
2014 1,170
2015 1,190
2016 1,580
2017 1,470

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
Year Number
2005 510
2006 350
2007 200
2008 360
2009 550
2010 530
2011 410
2012 270
2013 650
2014 670
2015 650
2016 510
2017 750

Hydrologic Technicians
Year Number
2006 820
2007 0
2008 0
2009 110
2010 70
2011 110
2012 140
2013 140
2014 0
2015 0
2016 220
2017 270

Social Science Research Assistants
Year Number
2005 150
2006 270
2007 370
2008 360
2009 450
2010 520
2011 530
2012 610
2013 500
2014 760
2015 940
2016 1,080
2017 930

Forest and Conservation Technicians
Year Number
2005 860
2006 590
2012 550
2013 540
2014 550
2015 560
2016 530
2017 570

Forensic Science Technicians
Year Number
2005 450
2007 310
2008 340
2009 380
2012 520
2013 520
2014 530
2015 700
2016 690
2017 730

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,040
2006 800
2007 1,040
2008 1,050
2009 1,350
2010 1,470
2011 1,420
2012 1,130
2013 1,570
2014 1,740
2015 1,780
2016 1,900
2017 1,850

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Year Number
2006 1,470
2007 1,640
2008 2,010
2009 0
2010 1,270
2011 1,330
2012 1,780
2013 1,900
2014 1,450
2015 1,110
2016 1,280
2017 1,470

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Year Number
2005 70
2006 80
2007 110
2008 130
2009 250
2010 260
2011 260
2012 160
2013 160
2014 230
2015 170
2016 240
2017 290