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

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Year Number
2004 11,790
2005 11,260
2006 11,450
2007 11,020
2008 12,230
2009 12,310
2010 11,730
2011 11,600
2012 11,410
2013 11,810
2014 11,830
2015 12,040
2016 12,990
2017 14,380
2018 15,590
2019 14,020

Individual occupations

Animal Scientists
Year Number
2016 0
2017 0

Food Scientists and Technologists
Year Number
2005 30
2011 40
2012 40
2013 50
2014 40

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

Biochemists and Biophysicists
Year Number
2005 170
2006 220
2007 250
2008 260
2009 180
2010 160
2011 180
2012 270
2013 260
2014 290
2015 240
2017 200

Microbiologists
Year Number
2006 40
2007 50
2008 50
2011 40
2012 60
2013 50
2014 50
2018 30

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Year Number
2004 120
2005 130
2006 100
2007 90
2008 80
2009 80
2010 90
2011 110
2012 100
2013 100
2014 90
2015 70
2016 50
2017 60
2018 50
2019 60

Biological Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 260
2005 240
2006 230
2008 280
2009 280
2010 370
2011 410
2012 430
2013 390
2014 410
2015 280
2016 600
2017 420
2018 700
2019 600

Conservation Scientists
Year Number
2004 130
2005 100
2006 130
2007 140
2008 150
2009 140
2010 140
2011 180
2012 210
2013 330
2014 630
2015 640
2016 630
2017 630
2018 630
2019 630

Foresters
Year Number
2004 140
2005 180
2006 270
2007 260
2008 210
2009 130
2010 70
2011 90
2012 70
2013 90
2014 130
2015 160
2016 0
2017 120
2018 100
2019 100

Epidemiologists
Year Number
2005 220
2006 200
2007 170
2008 200
2009 190
2010 120
2011 130
2012 120
2013 100
2014 110
2015 100
2018 100
2019 110

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Year Number
2004 90
2005 110
2006 50
2008 80
2009 80
2010 250
2011 250
2012 290
2013 230
2014 160
2015 120
2016 140
2017 130
2018 120
2019 190

Life Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2005 70
2006 80
2007 80
2008 80
2009 80
2010 40
2011 80
2013 40
2014 40
2015 40
2016 60
2017 140
2018 190
2019 160

Physicists
Year Number
2004 100
2005 0
2006 0
2007 30
2010 0
2011 30
2012 40
2013 40
2018 50
2019 40

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

Chemists
Year Number
2004 900
2005 870
2006 890
2007 1,050
2008 1,220
2009 1,060
2010 950
2011 860
2012 730
2013 700
2014 640
2015 690
2016 750
2017 780
2018 820
2019 640

Materials Scientists
Year Number
2014 60
2015 100
2016 130
2017 70
2018 60
2019 70

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Year Number
2004 1,270
2005 1,250
2006 1,300
2007 1,200
2008 1,190
2009 1,500
2010 1,570
2011 1,510
2012 1,580
2013 1,460
2014 1,410
2015 1,250
2016 1,280
2017 1,110
2018 960
2019 1,080

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Year Number
2004 1,380
2005 1,490
2006 1,200
2007 890
2008 580
2009 680
2010 640
2011 850
2012 900
2013 910
2014 880
2015 940
2016 1,100
2017 910
2018 910
2019 620

Hydrologists
Year Number
2004 90
2005 50
2006 50
2007 40
2008 40
2009 40
2010 60
2011 60
2012 50
2017 60
2018 0
2019 130

Physical Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 70
2005 90
2006 100
2007 110
2008 120
2009 100
2010 60
2012 40
2013 40
2014 40
2015 40
2016 50
2017 60
2018 70
2019 90

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

Survey Researchers
Year Number
2008 510
2009 570
2010 490
2013 280
2014 310
2015 280
2017 410
2018 420
2019 0

School Psychologists
Year Number
2004 550
2005 340
2006 280
2007 270
2008 240
2009 280
2010 270
2011 240
2012 210
2013 180
2014 300
2015 380
2016 600
2017 490
2018 570

Psychologists, All Other
Year Number
2004 130
2005 140
2006 140
2007 150
2008 150
2009 200
2010 220
2011 220
2012 240
2013 270
2014 250
2015 220
2016 220
2017 230
2018 190
2019 210

Urban and Regional Planners
Year Number
2004 310
2006 190
2007 240
2008 220
2009 220
2010 170
2011 180
2012 70
2013 0
2014 80
2015 90
2016 70
2017 130
2018 270
2019 270

Anthropologists and Archeologists
Year Number
2004 50
2005 60
2006 110
2007 70
2008 70
2009 30
2010 80
2011 100
2012 120
2013 70
2014 100
2015 90
2016 110
2017 100
2018 100
2019 100

Geographers
Year Number
2005 0
2013 30
2017 30
2018 30
2019 40

Historians
Year Number
2005 30
2006 50

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 200
2005 190
2006 190
2007 190
2008 220
2009 190
2010 190
2011 190
2012 200
2013 190
2014 200
2015 200
2016 210
2017 220
2018 280
2019 250

Agricultural Technicians
Year Number
2019 250

Food Science Technicians
Year Number
2004 140
2005 50
2006 30
2007 50
2008 40
2009 50
2010 60
2011 90
2012 90
2013 0
2014 50
2015 50
2016 170
2017 370
2018 380

Biological Technicians
Year Number
2004 380
2005 360
2006 430
2007 440
2008 530
2009 470
2010 590
2011 720
2012 670
2013 400
2014 230
2015 0
2016 200
2017 180
2018 150
2019 160

Chemical Technicians
Year Number
2004 2,280
2005 2,030
2006 1,880
2007 1,910
2008 2,080
2009 1,700
2010 1,400
2011 1,390
2012 1,490
2013 1,810
2014 1,830
2015 1,940
2016 2,050
2017 2,330
2018 3,020
2019 2,540

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
Year Number
2004 630
2005 580
2006 490
2007 530
2008 460
2009 490
2010 300
2011 270
2012 330
2013 390
2014 460
2015 460
2016 450
2017 370
2018 280
2019 270

Hydrologic Technicians
Year Number
2004 380
2005 530
2006 690
2007 780
2008 1,130
2009 1,450
2010 1,550
2011 1,480
2012 1,080
2013 930
2014 840
2015 860
2016 740
2017 600
2018 710

Nuclear Technicians
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2013 320
2014 220
2015 220
2016 290
2017 270
2018 300

Social Science Research Assistants
Year Number
2008 0
2009 160
2013 120
2014 130
2015 120
2016 90
2017 140
2018 180
2019 240

Forest and Conservation Technicians
Year Number
2004 270
2005 250
2006 400
2007 290
2008 290
2009 230
2010 210
2011 200
2012 200
2013 120
2016 120
2017 160
2018 160
2019 150

Forensic Science Technicians
Year Number
2005 70
2006 80
2007 120
2008 120
2009 120
2010 90
2011 100
2012 110
2013 140
2014 130
2015 170
2016 190
2017 220
2018 240
2019 230

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2004 660
2005 530
2006 440
2007 380
2008 380
2009 380
2010 410
2011 450
2012 470
2013 430
2014 350
2015 420
2016 540
2017 1,140
2018 1,220
2019 1,700

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Year Number
2004 690
2005 550
2006 630
2007 720
2008 830
2009 820
2010 810
2011 800
2012 920
2013 1,010
2014 1,040
2015 1,150
2016 1,290
2017 1,280
2018 1,400
2019 1,540

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Year Number
2004 350
2005 340
2006 340
2007 280
2008 230
2009 220
2010 200
2011 170
2012 110
2013 180
2014 190
2015 530
2016 680
2017 830
2018 670
2019 570