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Numbers of Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in New Mexico

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Year Number
2004 9,090
2005 7,360
2006 7,430
2007 7,200
2008 9,220
2009 9,970
2010 8,360
2011 8,830
2012 8,820
2013 11,120
2014 9,580
2015 10,260
2016 11,480
2017 12,490
2018 12,140
2019 11,730

Individual occupations

Food Scientists and Technologists
Year Number
2011 40
2013 290
2014 290
2015 100
2016 110
2017 90

Soil and Plant Scientists
Year Number
2004 50
2005 70
2006 80
2007 70
2008 40
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2012 30
2013 40
2014 40
2015 50
2016 50
2017 50
2018 70
2019 90

Biochemists and Biophysicists
Year Number
2004 30

Microbiologists
Year Number
2004 70
2005 50
2011 60
2012 60
2013 60
2014 40
2015 50
2016 40
2017 30
2018 60
2019 60

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Year Number
2004 170
2005 180
2006 170
2007 100
2008 100
2009 160
2010 100
2011 160
2012 200
2013 190
2014 190
2015 140
2016 160
2017 200
2018 180
2019 210

Biological Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 270
2005 260
2006 260
2007 250
2008 260
2009 280
2010 320
2011 380
2012 370
2014 0
2015 490
2016 360
2017 380
2018 410
2019 330

Conservation Scientists
Year Number
2004 210
2005 270
2006 260
2007 250
2008 210
2009 240
2010 210
2011 270
2012 250
2013 250
2014 210
2015 220
2016 210
2017 220
2018 220
2019 220

Foresters
Year Number
2004 110
2005 100
2006 60
2007 50
2008 50
2009 60
2010 50
2011 70
2012 90
2013 90
2014 140
2015 120
2016 130
2017 80
2018 90
2019 90

Epidemiologists
Year Number
2004 40
2005 40
2006 50
2009 70
2017 100
2018 100
2019 100

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Year Number
2004 80
2005 100
2008 440
2009 370
2010 390
2011 280
2012 250
2013 270
2014 330
2015 310
2016 370
2017 430
2018 370
2019 500

Life Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2011 70
2012 60
2013 70
2017 90
2018 90
2019 90

Astronomers
Year Number
2013 50
2014 60
2015 60
2017 30
2018 40
2019 30

Physicists
Year Number
2004 430
2007 370
2008 310
2009 290
2010 0
2011 830
2012 860
2013 1,050
2014 990
2015 980
2016 1,640
2017 1,720
2018 1,770
2019 1,740

Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Year Number
2004 80
2007 130
2009 80
2010 110
2011 90
2012 100
2013 100
2014 140
2015 130
2016 150
2017 110
2018 100
2019 80

Chemists
Year Number
2004 450
2005 320
2006 400
2007 260
2008 210
2009 170
2010 390
2011 400
2012 410
2013 310
2014 250
2015 270
2016 300
2017 270
2018 300
2019 310

Materials Scientists
Year Number
2008 60
2009 60
2010 160
2011 180
2012 190
2016 100
2017 100
2018 110
2019 80

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Year Number
2004 1,090
2005 660
2006 840
2007 0
2008 330
2009 720
2010 370
2011 780
2012 720
2013 920
2014 950
2015 970
2016 1,110
2017 1,150
2018 1,180
2019 1,270

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Year Number
2004 460
2005 280
2006 350
2007 360
2008 330
2009 370
2010 220
2011 270
2012 200
2013 280
2014 290
2015 390
2016 350
2017 300
2018 270
2019 330

Hydrologists
Year Number
2004 190
2005 160
2006 290
2007 210
2008 410
2009 320
2010 310
2011 170
2012 170
2013 170
2014 160
2015 170
2016 150
2017 140
2018 170
2019 160

Physical Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2006 0
2013 1,660
2016 740
2017 640
2018 620
2019 470

Economists
Year Number
2004 70
2005 50
2006 70
2009 60
2011 80
2012 70
2013 70
2014 50
2015 70
2016 70
2017 70
2018 0
2019 0

Survey Researchers
Year Number
2016 30
2017 60
2018 60
2019 50

Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2010 40

School Psychologists
Year Number
2004 790
2005 740
2006 680
2007 910
2008 2,210
2009 1,740
2010 2,170
2011 1,190
2012 1,160
2013 1,090
2014 870
2015 1,040
2016 910
2017 1,150
2018 940

Psychologists, All Other
Year Number
2004 70
2005 130
2006 140
2007 130
2008 120
2009 190
2010 110
2011 160
2012 120
2013 110
2014 110
2015 90
2016 90
2017 100
2018 90
2019 90

Urban and Regional Planners
Year Number
2004 330
2005 350
2006 290
2007 250
2008 250
2009 190
2010 190
2011 210
2012 320
2013 360
2014 360
2015 380
2016 370
2017 430
2018 560
2019 540

Anthropologists and Archeologists
Year Number
2004 210
2005 250
2006 280
2007 180
2008 210
2009 410
2010 300
2011 310
2012 270
2013 290
2014 300
2015 330
2016 320
2017 400
2018 280
2019 250

Historians
Year Number
2011 30
2012 40
2013 30
2014 30
2017 40
2018 50
2019 50

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 210
2005 230
2006 170
2007 200
2008 180
2009 190
2010 190
2011 210
2012 200
2013 180
2014 180
2015 200
2016 190
2017 200
2018 170
2019 170

Agricultural Technicians
Year Number
2019 60

Food Science Technicians
Year Number
2004 80
2005 60
2006 70
2007 80
2009 40
2010 30
2011 60
2012 70
2013 90
2014 150
2015 140
2016 120
2017 70
2018 70

Biological Technicians
Year Number
2004 240
2005 210
2006 200
2007 180
2008 200
2009 300
2010 290
2011 260
2012 330
2013 260
2014 320
2015 260
2016 320
2017 310
2018 280
2019 240

Chemical Technicians
Year Number
2004 330
2007 300
2008 300
2009 320
2010 250
2011 240
2012 230
2013 120
2014 190
2015 250
2016 230
2017 130
2018 110
2019 260

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
Year Number
2004 370
2005 450
2006 390
2007 370
2008 200
2009 220
2010 140
2011 130
2012 240
2013 230
2014 220
2015 150
2016 220
2017 460
2018 520
2019 520

Hydrologic Technicians
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 180
2007 210
2008 200
2009 140
2010 170
2011 130
2012 110
2013 130
2014 150
2015 210
2016 150
2017 140
2018 70

Nuclear Technicians
Year Number
2017 190
2019 230

Social Science Research Assistants
Year Number
2004 30
2007 50
2008 40
2009 70
2010 60
2012 30
2013 40
2014 40

Forest and Conservation Technicians
Year Number
2004 1,010
2005 940
2006 1,060
2007 740
2008 990
2009 1,050
2010 1,040
2011 1,010
2012 1,020
2013 960
2014 990
2015 980
2016 980
2017 1,000
2018 1,050
2019 560

Forensic Science Technicians
Year Number
2004 90
2005 90
2006 110
2008 50
2009 120
2010 60
2011 100
2012 80
2013 80
2014 70
2015 90
2016 110
2017 230
2018 250
2019 240

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2004 970
2005 960
2006 630
2007 840
2008 750
2009 860
2013 680
2014 760
2015 810
2016 450
2017 380
2018 370
2019 310

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Year Number
2004 420
2005 350
2006 310
2007 610
2008 660
2009 740
2010 550
2011 540
2012 490
2013 560
2014 660
2015 770
2016 870
2017 880
2018 940
2019 960

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Year Number
2004 140
2005 60
2006 90
2007 100
2008 110
2009 100
2010 100
2011 80
2012 80
2013 40
2014 50
2015 40
2016 80
2017 120
2018 180
2019 140