Numbers of Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Year Number
2005 1,190
2006 1,190
2007 1,260
2008 1,690
2009 2,140
2010 1,840
2011 1,560
2012 1,340
2013 1,230
2014 1,500
2015 1,590
2016 1,670
2017 1,720

Individual occupations

Soil and Plant Scientists

Year Number
2013 0
2014 0
2016 0
2017 30

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Year Number
2007 0

Microbiologists

Year Number
2017 30

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

Year Number
2005 30
2010 60
2011 60
2012 50
2017 0

Conservation Scientists

Year Number
2008 50
2009 0
2010 40
2014 0
2015 40
2016 50

Foresters

Year Number
2005 30
2006 40

Epidemiologists

Year Number
2008 30
2009 50
2010 60

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Year Number
2007 70
2008 0
2009 350
2010 0
2011 90
2012 30

Chemists

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

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

Year Number
2005 110
2006 110
2007 110
2008 150
2009 160
2010 160
2011 130
2012 180
2013 230
2014 250
2015 250
2016 270
2017 240

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

Year Number
2015 40
2016 80
2017 60

Hydrologists

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 60
2010 50
2011 50
2012 40
2013 50
2014 50
2015 50
2016 40
2017 40

School Psychologists

Year Number
2005 390
2006 410
2007 340
2008 340
2009 310
2010 290
2011 340
2012 270
2013 270
2014 290
2015 350
2016 350
2017 370

Psychologists, All Other

Year Number
2008 80
2009 110
2010 120
2011 130
2014 140
2015 130
2016 130
2017 150

Urban and Regional Planners

Year Number
2005 160
2006 130
2007 140
2008 140
2009 160
2010 150
2011 160
2012 160
2013 130
2014 120
2015 130
2016 130
2017 140

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 70
2006 60
2007 60
2008 80
2009 100
2010 90
2011 110
2012 110
2013 100
2014 100
2015 110
2016 110
2017 120

Food Science Technicians

Year Number
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2016 30

Biological Technicians

Year Number
2005 80
2006 100
2007 100
2008 180
2009 230
2010 240
2012 80
2014 50
2015 50
2016 70
2017 80

Chemical Technicians

Year Number
2005 50
2006 70
2007 100
2008 100
2009 100
2010 110
2011 70
2012 40
2014 40
2015 40
2016 40
2017 40

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

Year Number
2005 40
2007 50
2008 120
2009 110
2010 90
2011 60
2012 80
2013 70
2014 70
2015 90
2016 110
2017 100

Social Science Research Assistants

Year Number
2005 30

Forest and Conservation Technicians

Year Number
2014 30

Forensic Science Technicians

Year Number
2006 30
2013 40
2014 30
2015 40
2016 40
2017 50

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

Year Number
2005 80
2006 80
2007 100
2008 120
2009 130
2010 90
2011 100
2012 90
2013 60
2014 70
2015 70
2016 60
2017 70

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

Year Number
2005 120
2006 160
2007 150
2008 230
2009 210
2010 220
2011 190
2012 160
2013 230
2014 220
2015 200
2016 130
2017 140

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

Year Number
2008 30
2016 0
2017 0