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

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Year Number
2004 3,180
2005 3,390
2006 3,600
2007 4,180
2008 4,470
2009 4,800
2010 4,570
2011 4,500
2012 4,240
2013 4,140
2014 4,120
2015 3,910
2016 3,650
2017 3,860
2018 3,980
2019 4,180

Individual occupations

Animal Scientists
Year Number
2009 30

Food Scientists and Technologists
Year Number
2004 40
2005 30
2014 30
2016 40
2017 0
2018 0

Soil and Plant Scientists
Year Number
2004 60
2005 50
2006 60
2008 40
2009 50
2010 40
2011 0
2012 30
2013 30
2017 40
2018 50
2019 60

Biochemists and Biophysicists
Year Number
2004 60
2005 60
2006 80
2007 50
2011 30
2012 70
2013 80
2014 100
2015 220
2016 230
2017 210
2018 230
2019 250

Microbiologists
Year Number
2004 80
2005 80
2006 80
2007 50
2008 60
2009 70
2010 70
2011 100
2012 100
2013 100
2014 100
2015 100
2016 80
2017 40
2018 30
2019 70

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Year Number
2004 160
2005 160
2006 170
2007 180
2008 200
2009 270
2010 250
2011 290
2012 290
2013 300
2014 280
2015 250
2017 190
2018 250
2019 260

Biological Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2009 310
2010 290
2011 280
2018 0

Conservation Scientists
Year Number
2004 60
2005 50
2006 60
2007 60
2008 50
2009 70
2010 110
2011 150
2012 160
2013 110
2014 110
2015 100
2016 80
2017 70
2018 90
2019 90

Foresters
Year Number
2004 110
2005 90
2006 70
2007 80
2008 90
2009 100
2010 80
2011 90
2012 80
2013 100
2014 90
2015 90
2016 90
2017 140
2018 110
2019 190

Epidemiologists
Year Number
2011 30
2013 40
2014 40
2015 30

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Year Number
2005 80
2007 110
2008 110
2009 130
2010 100
2011 110
2012 110
2013 150
2014 160
2015 160
2016 190
2017 170
2018 180
2019 120

Life Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 40
2010 60
2011 40
2012 50
2015 0

Physicists
Year Number
2004 50
2005 40
2006 40
2007 50
2008 50
2009 60
2010 50
2011 50
2012 40
2013 40
2014 40
2017 40
2018 40
2019 30

Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Year Number
2004 30
2005 30
2008 30
2009 30
2010 50
2011 50
2012 60
2013 40
2014 70
2016 70
2019 50

Chemists
Year Number
2004 160
2005 150
2006 160
2007 180
2008 180
2009 260
2010 250
2011 250
2012 140
2013 110
2014 150
2015 140
2016 140
2017 190
2018 190
2019 280

Materials Scientists
Year Number
2007 40
2008 40
2009 40
2010 30
2011 30
2012 40
2013 30
2017 40
2018 50
2019 50

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Year Number
2004 600
2005 600
2006 720
2007 680
2008 690
2009 480
2010 460
2011 440
2012 440
2013 460
2014 450
2015 420
2016 410
2017 450
2018 440
2019 480

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Year Number
2004 60
2005 110
2006 140
2007 150
2008 120
2009 90
2010 110
2011 110
2012 100
2013 100
2014 90
2015 110
2016 110
2017 100
2018 70
2019 50

Hydrologists
Year Number
2004 70
2005 90
2006 150
2007 130
2008 0
2009 70
2010 60
2011 60
2012 50
2013 40
2014 50
2015 40
2016 50
2017 50
2018 50
2019 50

Physical Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 30

Economists
Year Number
2004 50
2005 40
2006 50
2007 50
2008 40
2009 30
2010 30
2011 40
2012 40
2013 40
2014 30

Survey Researchers
Year Number
2004 40
2005 40
2006 30
2007 0
2008 40
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2012 50
2016 30
2017 30
2018 30

School Psychologists
Year Number
2004 410
2005 430
2006 450
2007 410
2008 440
2009 400
2010 380
2011 360
2012 360
2013 300
2014 220
2015 240
2016 260
2017 250
2018 290

Psychologists, All Other
Year Number
2008 40
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2016 40
2017 50
2018 60
2019 100

Urban and Regional Planners
Year Number
2004 110
2005 220
2006 270
2007 270
2008 230
2009 180
2010 170
2011 130
2012 120
2013 120
2014 120
2015 110
2016 110
2017 130
2018 110
2019 110

Political Scientists
Year Number
2011 90
2012 90
2013 110
2014 60
2015 70
2017 50
2018 40
2019 50

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 120
2005 120
2006 150
2007 160
2008 80
2009 70
2010 60
2011 40
2012 80
2013 90
2014 100
2015 130
2016 130
2017 140
2018 120
2019 100

Agricultural Technicians
Year Number
2019 50

Food Science Technicians
Year Number
2004 30
2008 30
2009 40
2010 40
2013 30
2014 50
2015 40
2016 40
2017 40
2018 50

Biological Technicians
Year Number
2007 580
2008 660
2009 600
2010 510
2011 500
2012 610
2013 580
2014 590
2015 570
2016 530
2017 480
2018 460
2019 420

Chemical Technicians
Year Number
2004 100
2005 180
2006 200
2007 160
2008 150
2009 200
2010 300
2011 250
2012 210
2013 120
2014 140
2015 120
2016 130
2017 180
2018 150
2019 170

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
Year Number
2004 210
2005 240
2006 220
2007 200
2008 220
2009 170
2010 150
2011 140
2012 140
2013 160
2014 170
2015 170
2016 120
2017 70
2018 80
2019 70

Social Science Research Assistants
Year Number
2004 50
2005 60
2006 90
2007 100
2008 320
2009 300
2010 290
2011 220
2012 230
2013 230
2014 210
2015 200
2016 170
2017 160
2018 150
2019 140

Forest and Conservation Technicians
Year Number
2004 50
2005 50
2006 50
2007 40
2008 50
2009 50
2010 40
2011 40
2012 40
2013 50
2014 60
2015 50
2016 40
2018 30

Forensic Science Technicians
Year Number
2012 40
2013 40
2014 40
2015 40
2016 50
2017 50
2018 50
2019 30

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2004 200
2005 180
2006 190
2007 190
2008 210
2009 210
2010 190
2011 200
2012 200
2013 190
2014 200
2015 190
2016 210
2017 220
2018 230
2019 230

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Year Number
2004 200
2005 180
2006 170
2007 220
2008 250
2009 310
2010 280
2011 270
2012 270
2013 300
2014 290
2015 240
2016 250
2017 280
2018 310
2019 320

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Year Number
2004 40
2005 30
2007 40
2008 50
2009 60
2010 40
2011 30
2013 50
2014 80
2015 80
2016 50
2018 40
2019 50