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Numbers of Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Year Number
2005 18,080
2006 18,750
2007 19,860
2008 23,680
2009 24,160
2010 20,730
2011 18,700
2012 19,030
2013 24,040
2014 21,210
2015 7,180
2016 8,540
2017 9,650

Individual occupations

Food Scientists and Technologists
Year Number
2005 40
2006 70
2007 80
2008 70
2009 50
2010 40
2011 80
2012 100
2013 120
2014 110
2015 70
2016 60
2017 50

Soil and Plant Scientists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 80
2008 40
2009 0
2010 0
2012 0
2013 30

Biochemists and Biophysicists
Year Number
2005 530
2006 0
2007 1,420
2008 1,900
2009 2,240
2010 1,490
2011 880
2013 1,570
2014 1,450
2015 90
2016 180
2017 170

Microbiologists
Year Number
2007 330
2008 290
2009 320
2010 260
2011 280
2012 430
2013 630
2014 690
2016 200
2017 270

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Year Number
2009 30

Biological Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2005 160
2006 130
2007 120
2008 150
2009 200
2010 320
2011 320
2012 240
2013 160
2014 230
2015 140
2016 160
2017 130

Conservation Scientists
Year Number
2005 50
2006 80
2007 40
2008 60
2009 120
2010 150
2011 160
2012 160
2013 140
2014 140
2015 60
2016 70
2017 70

Foresters
Year Number
2005 80
2007 40
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0

Epidemiologists
Year Number
2006 40
2007 40
2008 60
2009 80
2010 80
2011 80
2012 60
2013 60
2014 50
2015 70
2016 60
2017 50

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Year Number
2005 2,830
2006 3,280
2007 4,880
2008 6,590
2009 7,910
2010 5,400
2011 4,060
2012 3,090
2013 3,930
2014 3,250
2016 1,120
2017 1,920

Life Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2005 720
2006 500
2007 0
2008 120
2009 80
2010 60

Physicists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 50
2008 50
2009 40
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 150
2014 110
2015 80
2016 0
2017 70

Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Year Number
2011 0
2012 0

Chemists
Year Number
2005 1,800
2006 2,210
2007 2,560
2008 2,650
2009 2,690
2010 2,330
2011 2,170
2012 3,050
2013 3,730
2014 3,300
2015 600
2016 520
2017 580

Materials Scientists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 240
2007 280
2008 310
2009 440
2010 430
2011 370
2012 210
2013 190
2014 160
2015 40

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Year Number
2005 590
2006 940
2007 910
2008 890
2009 770
2010 770
2011 970
2012 1,020
2013 1,130
2014 1,180
2015 430
2016 330
2017 280

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Year Number
2005 330
2006 400
2007 0
2008 120
2009 120
2010 250
2011 260
2012 330
2013 240
2014 320
2016 50
2017 50

Hydrologists
Year Number
2005 40
2006 60
2007 0
2008 0
2012 50
2013 50
2014 40

Physical Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2005 220
2006 230
2007 0
2008 210
2010 320
2011 320
2012 320

Economists
Year Number
2005 110
2006 140
2007 190
2008 170
2009 310
2010 260
2011 320
2012 250
2013 300
2014 240
2015 180
2016 180
2017 210

Survey Researchers
Year Number
2005 1,200
2006 1,480
2007 1,560
2008 1,550
2009 1,320
2010 1,260
2011 1,380
2012 1,920
2013 1,890
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 130

School Psychologists
Year Number
2005 1,380
2006 1,510
2007 1,590
2008 1,690
2009 1,550
2010 1,680
2011 1,820
2012 1,870
2013 1,970
2014 2,010
2015 1,120
2016 900
2017 800

Psychologists, All Other
Year Number
2005 60
2006 100
2007 130
2008 120
2009 150
2010 140
2011 160
2012 120
2013 180
2014 160
2015 200
2016 150
2017 160

Sociologists
Year Number
2005 50
2007 50
2008 160
2010 210
2011 250
2012 160
2013 210
2014 0
2015 50
2017 40

Urban and Regional Planners
Year Number
2005 230
2006 370
2007 210
2008 400
2009 500
2010 520
2011 410
2012 360
2013 330
2014 680
2015 420
2016 420
2017 250

Anthropologists and Archeologists
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 100
2011 50

Historians
Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 350
2006 0
2007 120
2008 140
2009 130
2010 130
2011 130
2012 120
2013 120
2014 130
2016 110
2017 130

Food Science Technicians
Year Number
2005 140
2006 140
2007 160
2008 160
2009 100
2010 90
2011 140
2012 150
2013 170
2014 70
2015 40
2016 30
2017 50

Biological Technicians
Year Number
2005 3,320
2006 3,090
2007 1,890
2008 1,890
2009 2,070
2010 1,900
2011 1,700
2012 2,080
2013 2,410
2014 2,610
2015 1,050
2016 1,210
2017 1,160

Chemical Technicians
Year Number
2005 1,520
2006 2,230
2007 2,290
2008 2,230
2009 1,430
2010 1,080
2011 930
2012 1,440
2013 1,890
2014 1,900
2015 680
2016 760
2017 660

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
Year Number
2005 180
2006 0
2007 420
2008 370
2009 380
2010 290
2011 320
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 40

Hydrologic Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 80
2014 70

Social Science Research Assistants
Year Number
2007 0
2008 110
2010 40
2011 80
2012 130
2013 510
2014 540
2015 500
2016 570
2017 570

Forensic Science Technicians
Year Number
2012 70
2013 70
2014 70
2015 100
2016 100
2017 100

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,540
2006 830
2007 0
2008 610
2009 540
2010 520
2011 460
2012 600
2013 1,110
2014 840
2015 720
2016 720
2017 760

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Year Number
2005 470
2006 430
2007 430
2008 510
2009 520
2010 560
2011 520
2012 500
2013 590
2014 710
2015 400
2016 490
2017 820

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Year Number
2005 110
2006 130
2007 70
2008 60
2009 70
2010 50
2011 80
2012 120
2013 160
2014 150
2015 140
2016 150
2017 130