Numbers of Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in North Dakota

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Year Number
2004 2,270
2005 2,220
2006 2,350
2007 2,090
2008 1,980
2009 2,220
2010 1,780
2011 2,310
2012 2,420
2013 3,420
2014 3,120
2015 3,340
2016 3,250
2017 3,710
2018 3,650
2019 3,710

Individual occupations

Food Scientists and Technologists

Year Number
2004 60
2005 80
2006 60
2007 80
2008 60
2009 70
2010 60
2011 100
2012 110
2013 100
2014 40
2015 60
2016 40
2017 40

Soil and Plant Scientists

Year Number
2004 180
2005 80
2006 60
2007 80
2008 130
2009 130
2010 110
2011 140
2012 190
2013 260
2014 300
2015 240
2016 220
2017 310
2018 400
2019 370

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Year Number
2004 40
2005 40

Microbiologists

Year Number
2004 40
2005 30
2011 30
2012 40
2013 30
2014 30
2019 30

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

Year Number
2004 100
2005 110
2006 90
2008 90
2009 90
2010 90
2011 90
2012 60
2013 90
2014 50
2015 130
2016 110
2017 110
2018 110
2019 110

Biological Scientists, All Other

Year Number
2004 100
2005 160
2006 190
2011 220
2012 0
2013 190
2014 150
2015 160
2016 170
2017 180
2018 170
2019 130

Conservation Scientists

Year Number
2004 170
2005 140
2006 180
2007 190
2008 190
2009 180
2010 180
2011 190
2012 190
2013 190
2014 210
2015 250
2016 260
2017 260
2018 240
2019 290

Foresters

Year Number
2008 30
2009 30
2010 30
2014 40
2015 40
2016 40
2017 30
2018 40
2019 40

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Year Number
2004 40
2007 50
2008 60
2009 70
2011 60
2012 60
2013 50
2016 30
2017 50
2018 50
2019 90

Life Scientists, All Other

Year Number
2014 140
2015 150
2016 150
2017 110
2018 110
2019 110

Physicists

Year Number
2005 0
2014 0
2015 40

Atmospheric and Space Scientists

Year Number
2004 50
2005 40
2006 40
2007 30
2008 60
2009 70
2010 80
2011 40
2012 40
2013 40
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 80
2018 70
2019 80

Chemists

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

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

Year Number
2004 120
2005 140
2006 160
2007 230
2008 240
2009 240
2010 0
2011 160
2012 210
2013 260
2014 220
2015 280
2016 280
2017 320
2018 300
2019 230

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

Year Number
2004 30
2011 50
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 50
2016 50
2017 40
2018 70
2019 100

Hydrologists

Year Number
2012 40
2013 50
2016 60
2017 0
2018 50

Physical Scientists, All Other

Year Number
2011 60
2012 60
2014 40
2016 70
2017 70
2018 60
2019 70

Economists

Year Number
2004 30

School Psychologists

Year Number
2004 180
2005 210
2006 310
2007 250
2008 240
2009 190
2010 140
2011 160
2012 170
2013 200
2014 180
2015 200
2016 260
2017 280
2018 220

Psychologists, All Other

Year Number
2011 40
2012 40
2013 50
2014 40
2015 40
2017 30

Urban and Regional Planners

Year Number
2004 40
2005 0
2006 60
2007 60
2008 40
2009 90
2010 90
2011 90
2012 60
2013 90
2014 90
2015 80
2016 50
2017 60
2018 70
2019 70

Anthropologists and Archeologists

Year Number
2012 80
2013 80
2014 120
2015 110
2016 0
2017 60
2018 60
2019 60

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other

Year Number
2004 40
2005 40
2006 40
2008 30
2009 40
2010 30
2011 40
2012 70
2013 60
2014 70
2015 70
2016 80
2017 100
2018 0
2019 0

Agricultural Technicians

Year Number
2019 110

Food Science Technicians

Year Number
2004 140
2005 240
2006 250
2007 300
2008 180
2009 190
2010 150
2011 60
2012 70
2013 80
2014 130
2015 170
2016 170
2017 170
2018 140

Biological Technicians

Year Number
2004 310
2005 350
2006 360
2007 320
2011 0
2013 290
2014 280
2017 230
2018 270
2019 240

Chemical Technicians

Year Number
2004 110
2005 0
2006 50
2007 50
2008 230
2009 250
2010 280
2011 70
2012 70
2013 80
2014 110
2015 100
2016 70
2017 40
2018 30
2019 50

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

Year Number
2005 30
2007 0
2008 0
2009 40
2010 40
2011 100
2012 150
2013 180
2014 0
2015 120
2016 110
2017 90
2018 80
2019 140

Hydrologic Technicians

Year Number
2009 30
2011 0
2012 0
2013 120
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Social Science Research Assistants

Year Number
2017 50
2018 40
2019 50

Forest and Conservation Technicians

Year Number
2004 170
2005 220
2006 200
2007 170
2008 200
2009 190
2010 180
2011 150
2012 140
2013 140
2014 130
2015 130
2016 130
2017 100
2018 90
2019 100

Forensic Science Technicians

Year Number
2017 30

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

Year Number
2004 130
2005 80
2006 60
2007 0
2008 40
2009 80
2010 110
2011 140
2012 120
2013 140
2014 220
2015 260
2016 250
2017 210
2018 220
2019 170

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

Year Number
2004 60
2005 100
2006 110
2007 100
2008 100
2009 100
2010 140
2011 150
2012 290
2013 350
2014 420
2015 420
2016 380
2017 410
2018 480
2019 570

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

Year Number
2007 80
2008 60
2009 80
2011 80
2012 50
2013 180
2015 120
2016 140
2017 140
2018 180
2019 180