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

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Year Number
2004 15,850
2005 14,930
2006 15,960
2007 18,930
2008 19,480
2009 21,110
2010 20,160
2011 20,030
2012 20,210
2013 20,010
2014 20,860
2015 20,970
2016 21,680
2017 21,290
2018 21,300
2019 21,040

Individual occupations

Food Scientists and Technologists
Year Number
2004 120
2005 90
2006 130
2007 120
2008 120
2009 120
2010 160
2011 210
2012 230
2013 260
2014 230
2015 260
2016 230
2017 240
2018 240
2019 310

Soil and Plant Scientists
Year Number
2004 430
2005 500
2006 470
2007 470
2008 410
2009 410
2010 570
2011 560
2012 620
2013 680
2014 680
2015 670
2016 620
2017 550
2018 590
2019 510

Biochemists and Biophysicists
Year Number
2008 70
2009 90
2010 90
2011 50
2012 40
2013 40
2014 90
2015 100
2016 140
2017 70
2018 80
2019 80

Microbiologists
Year Number
2004 100
2005 70
2006 70
2007 70
2008 80
2009 150
2010 130
2011 130
2012 120
2013 140
2014 120
2015 130
2016 110
2017 140
2018 110
2019 150

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Year Number
2004 760
2005 780
2006 1,070
2007 1,220
2008 1,400
2009 1,380
2010 1,300
2011 1,310
2012 1,330
2013 1,150
2014 1,030
2015 930
2016 920
2017 1,010
2018 950
2019 950

Biological Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 620
2005 650
2006 680
2007 710
2008 910
2009 940
2010 950
2011 940
2012 890
2013 890
2014 790
2015 870
2016 850
2017 830
2018 770
2019 760

Conservation Scientists
Year Number
2004 720
2005 840
2006 460
2007 460
2008 480
2009 520
2010 490
2011 510
2012 540
2013 570
2014 610
2015 790
2016 820
2017 760
2018 670
2019 740

Foresters
Year Number
2004 670
2005 650
2006 590
2007 590
2008 660
2009 710
2010 570
2011 490
2012 560
2013 580
2014 560
2015 450
2016 460
2017 450
2018 580
2019 600

Epidemiologists
Year Number
2006 70
2007 80
2008 70
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2012 30
2017 40
2018 40
2019 40

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Year Number
2007 1,130
2008 1,090
2009 1,030
2010 0
2011 270
2012 230
2013 230
2014 1,070
2015 1,150
2016 1,930
2017 1,440
2018 1,720
2019 1,810

Life Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 90
2005 70
2006 140
2007 120
2008 140
2009 270
2010 180
2011 160
2012 140
2013 140
2014 150
2015 150
2016 150
2017 140
2018 150
2019 320

Physicists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 70
2007 80
2008 90
2009 80
2010 110
2011 90
2012 100
2013 70
2014 60
2015 60
2016 90
2017 50
2018 40
2019 50

Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Year Number
2004 60
2005 60
2006 70
2007 110
2008 110
2009 110
2010 150
2011 160
2012 150
2013 100
2014 80
2015 100
2016 130
2017 120
2018 160
2019 140

Chemists
Year Number
2004 530
2005 490
2006 450
2007 490
2008 580
2009 480
2010 560
2011 590
2012 710
2013 630
2014 580
2015 680
2016 660
2017 780
2018 620
2019 500

Materials Scientists
Year Number
2006 0
2007 100
2008 60
2009 50
2010 80
2011 80
2012 70
2013 40
2014 50
2015 40
2016 40
2017 100
2018 110
2019 100

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Year Number
2004 980
2005 970
2006 1,040
2007 1,080
2008 1,260
2009 1,100
2010 1,050
2011 960
2012 1,100
2013 1,130
2014 1,110
2015 980
2016 900
2017 940
2018 950
2019 1,000

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Year Number
2004 230
2005 250
2006 350
2007 240
2008 260
2009 230
2010 300
2011 380
2012 440
2013 410
2014 340
2015 370
2016 300
2017 340
2018 330
2019 380

Hydrologists
Year Number
2004 180
2005 190
2006 200
2007 190
2008 210
2009 200
2010 230
2011 230
2012 220
2013 210
2014 220
2015 220
2016 210
2017 310
2018 290
2019 290

Physical Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 260
2005 230
2006 190
2007 180
2008 190
2009 350
2010 370
2011 390
2012 470
2013 510
2014 500
2015 320
2016 300
2017 260
2018 280
2019 240

Economists
Year Number
2004 200
2005 230
2006 280
2007 250
2008 190
2009 240
2010 230
2011 230
2012 190
2013 210
2014 240
2015 230
2016 230
2017 230
2018 220
2019 200

Survey Researchers
Year Number
2004 260
2005 280
2006 240
2007 240
2008 150
2009 140
2010 100
2011 130
2012 120
2013 120
2014 110
2015 90
2016 80
2017 100
2018 130
2019 160

School Psychologists
Year Number
2004 900
2005 940
2006 1,090
2007 1,130
2008 1,070
2009 1,210
2010 1,220
2011 1,320
2012 1,320
2013 1,350
2014 1,260
2015 1,180
2016 1,130
2017 1,030
2018 1,040

Psychologists, All Other
Year Number
2004 170
2005 150
2006 170
2007 210
2008 190
2009 220
2010 250
2011 250
2012 240
2013 210
2014 160
2015 140
2016 180
2017 180
2018 170

Sociologists
Year Number
2015 30
2016 40
2017 40
2019 30

Urban and Regional Planners
Year Number
2004 1,070
2005 1,200
2006 1,340
2007 1,280
2008 1,410
2009 1,300
2010 1,160
2011 1,100
2012 1,030
2013 1,010
2014 930
2015 860
2016 880
2017 890
2018 910
2019 1,060

Anthropologists and Archeologists
Year Number
2004 120
2005 140
2006 130
2007 190
2008 150
2009 170
2010 190
2011 200
2012 240
2013 250
2014 390
2015 470
2016 430
2017 310
2018 270
2019 420

Geographers
Year Number
2006 30
2007 50
2008 70
2009 60
2010 50
2011 50
2012 50
2013 40
2014 40
2015 30
2016 40
2017 30
2018 30

Historians
Year Number
2014 40
2015 60
2016 50

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 320
2005 250
2006 250
2007 330
2008 290
2009 370
2010 340
2011 450
2012 500
2013 500
2014 350
2015 270
2016 310
2017 380
2018 450
2019 410

Agricultural Technicians
Year Number
2019 860

Food Science Technicians
Year Number
2004 350
2005 230
2006 260
2007 220
2008 250
2009 420
2010 440
2011 470
2012 440
2013 430
2014 510
2015 710
2016 670
2017 680
2018 530

Biological Technicians
Year Number
2004 1,640
2005 1,380
2006 1,410
2007 1,120
2008 2,130
2009 2,450
2010 2,510
2011 2,000
2012 1,980
2013 1,780
2014 2,390
2015 2,180
2016 2,730
2017 2,600
2018 2,740
2019 2,470

Chemical Technicians
Year Number
2004 320
2005 290
2006 330
2007 380
2008 380
2009 340
2010 310
2011 270
2012 280
2013 250
2014 270
2015 280
2016 270
2017 240
2018 260
2019 370

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
Year Number
2005 270
2006 330
2007 450
2008 430
2009 390
2010 300
2011 290
2012 250
2013 310
2014 280
2015 290
2016 260
2017 290
2018 290
2019 280

Hydrologic Technicians
Year Number
2015 90
2016 50
2017 80

Social Science Research Assistants
Year Number
2004 290
2005 160
2006 330
2007 490
2008 540
2009 590
2010 610
2011 580
2012 470
2013 460
2014 440
2015 410
2016 320
2017 280
2018 240
2019 200

Forest and Conservation Technicians
Year Number
2004 2,760
2005 2,670
2006 2,790
2007 2,440
2008 2,860
2009 2,830
2010 2,810
2011 2,620
2012 2,540
2013 2,510
2014 2,590
2015 2,600
2016 2,580
2017 2,590
2018 2,580
2019 1,120

Forensic Science Technicians
Year Number
2004 150
2005 170
2006 190
2007 200
2008 200
2009 220
2010 220
2011 200
2012 200
2013 200
2014 200
2015 210
2016 220
2017 210
2018 140
2019 250

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2004 610
2007 1,650
2008 0
2009 830
2010 1,080
2011 1,340
2012 1,430
2013 1,670
2014 1,430
2015 1,630
2016 1,380
2017 1,400
2018 1,270
2019 1,190

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Year Number
2004 440
2005 550
2006 570
2007 700
2008 800
2009 890
2010 950
2011 930
2012 880
2013 860
2014 860
2015 840
2016 860
2017 1,030
2018 1,180
2019 1,430

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Year Number
2004 500
2005 180
2006 170
2007 160
2008 180
2009 180
2010 60
2011 50
2012 60
2013 70
2014 100
2015 100
2016 110
2017 130
2018 170
2019 220