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

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Year Number
2004 2,530
2005 2,770
2006 3,220
2007 3,160
2008 3,480
2009 3,560
2010 3,740
2011 3,640
2012 3,790
2013 3,460
2014 3,590
2015 3,610
2016 3,520
2017 3,380
2018 4,090
2019 3,860

Individual occupations

Animal Scientists
Year Number
2007 60
2008 50
2009 50
2010 50
2011 60
2012 50
2013 70
2014 70
2015 80
2016 70
2017 60
2018 60
2019 90

Food Scientists and Technologists
Year Number
2004 30
2005 40
2006 40
2007 40
2008 50
2009 60
2010 50
2011 40
2012 40
2013 40
2014 40
2015 50
2016 50
2017 80
2018 90
2019 90

Soil and Plant Scientists
Year Number
2004 150
2005 140
2006 170
2007 200
2008 330
2009 370
2010 480
2011 340
2012 350
2013 380
2014 450
2015 460
2016 460
2017 510
2018 570
2019 580

Biochemists and Biophysicists
Year Number
2005 0

Microbiologists
Year Number
2005 50
2007 60
2008 50
2009 50
2010 70
2011 90
2012 110
2013 110
2014 110
2015 80
2016 60
2019 80

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Year Number
2004 120
2005 120
2006 120
2007 130
2008 120
2009 140
2010 140
2011 160
2012 150
2013 160
2014 180
2015 190
2016 190
2017 170
2018 190
2019 160

Biological Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 90
2005 90
2006 100
2010 110
2011 110
2012 110
2013 100
2014 100
2015 110
2016 100
2017 100
2018 100
2019 100

Conservation Scientists
Year Number
2004 270
2005 290
2006 320
2007 320
2008 330
2009 290
2010 280
2011 280
2012 280
2013 280
2014 280
2015 290
2016 290
2017 290
2018 320
2019 320

Foresters
Year Number
2004 120
2005 120
2006 110
2007 110
2008 100
2009 100
2010 90
2011 100
2012 100
2013 100
2014 110
2015 110
2016 120
2017 110
2018 110
2019 110

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Year Number
2004 60
2005 70
2006 70
2007 170
2008 180
2009 160
2010 90
2011 80
2012 110
2013 130
2014 150
2015 140
2016 140
2017 130
2018 160
2019 190

Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Year Number
2004 50
2005 70
2006 60
2007 60
2011 40
2012 50
2013 80
2014 70
2015 70
2017 50
2018 60
2019 60

Chemists
Year Number
2004 80
2005 70
2006 80
2007 80
2008 110
2009 100
2010 90
2011 100
2012 120
2013 120
2014 150
2015 120
2016 150
2017 130
2018 140
2019 120

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Year Number
2004 160
2005 160
2006 230
2007 320
2008 320
2009 270
2010 220
2011 260
2012 300
2013 300
2014 260
2015 270
2016 240
2017 210
2018 210
2019 230

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Year Number
2004 40
2005 30
2006 30
2007 60
2008 70
2009 50
2010 60
2011 60
2012 70
2013 60
2014 70
2015 80
2016 70
2017 50
2018 60
2019 100

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

Physical Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 30
2005 40
2006 40
2007 30
2008 40
2009 50
2010 50
2011 50
2012 40
2013 40
2014 40
2015 40
2016 40
2017 40

Economists
Year Number
2005 30

Survey Researchers
Year Number
2009 100
2014 0
2015 40

School Psychologists
Year Number
2004 140
2005 140
2006 210
2007 180
2008 160
2009 150
2010 190
2011 230
2012 220
2013 240
2014 260
2015 270
2016 250
2017 220
2018 270

Psychologists, All Other
Year Number
2006 30
2012 30
2013 30
2015 30
2016 40
2017 40
2018 30
2019 30

Sociologists
Year Number
2018 30
2019 40

Urban and Regional Planners
Year Number
2004 130
2005 0
2006 210
2007 200
2008 130
2009 140
2010 170
2011 170
2012 160
2013 170
2014 180
2015 200
2016 200
2017 220
2018 230
2019 190

Anthropologists and Archeologists
Year Number
2004 40
2005 50
2006 40
2008 50
2010 60
2011 0
2016 50
2018 50
2019 50

Geographers
Year Number
2013 40
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 70
2005 70
2006 80
2010 80
2011 80
2012 80
2013 80
2014 80
2015 80
2016 90
2017 90
2018 90
2019 80

Agricultural Technicians
Year Number
2019 300

Food Science Technicians
Year Number
2005 150
2006 170
2007 150
2008 200
2009 210
2010 220
2011 210
2012 200
2013 210
2014 210
2015 230
2016 250
2017 220
2018 210

Biological Technicians
Year Number
2004 190
2005 250
2006 280
2007 270
2008 300
2009 340
2010 360
2011 290
2012 300
2013 270
2014 280
2015 210
2016 210
2017 230
2018 270
2019 270

Chemical Technicians
Year Number
2004 50
2005 50
2006 50
2007 50
2008 70
2009 80
2010 90
2011 80
2012 90
2013 100
2014 120
2015 100
2016 90
2017 70
2018 80
2019 80

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
Year Number
2004 60
2005 70
2006 60
2007 70
2008 70
2009 70
2010 70
2011 60
2012 80
2013 100
2014 110
2015 90
2016 80
2017 70
2018 90
2019 110

Hydrologic Technicians
Year Number
2012 50
2014 30

Social Science Research Assistants
Year Number
2010 40
2011 0
2012 30

Forest and Conservation Technicians
Year Number
2004 500
2005 440
2006 470
2007 370
2008 490
2009 500
2010 480
2011 470
2012 450
2018 390
2019 0

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

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2005 80
2006 60
2007 50
2008 80
2009 80
2010 0
2011 90
2013 80
2014 70
2015 80
2016 80
2017 80
2018 70

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Year Number
2004 110
2005 110
2006 140
2007 140
2008 140
2009 150
2010 150
2011 140
2012 140
2013 140
2014 140
2015 150
2016 170
2017 170
2018 170
2019 120

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Year Number
2012 50
2013 0
2014 0
2019 0