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Numbers of Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Year Number
2005 37,990
2006 35,930
2007 36,270
2008 36,320
2009 37,460
2010 38,460
2011 39,200
2012 41,500
2013 42,890
2014 45,230
2015 44,050
2016 48,420
2017 48,620

Individual occupations

Animal Scientists
Year Number
2006 40
2007 40
2008 50
2009 50
2010 50
2011 30
2012 30

Food Scientists and Technologists
Year Number
2005 50
2006 70
2007 90
2008 140
2009 90
2010 80
2011 90
2012 120
2013 110
2014 80
2015 50
2016 30
2017 80

Soil and Plant Scientists
Year Number
2005 330
2006 320
2007 330
2008 360
2009 300
2010 240
2011 210
2012 190
2013 170
2014 170
2015 180
2016 190
2017 200

Biochemists and Biophysicists
Year Number
2005 260
2006 230
2007 310
2008 230
2009 140
2010 140
2011 290
2012 500
2013 560
2014 550
2015 280
2016 280
2017 200

Microbiologists
Year Number
2005 300
2006 420
2007 420
2008 650
2009 620
2010 550
2011 360
2012 430
2013 560
2014 540
2015 430
2016 490
2017 620

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Year Number
2005 550
2006 390
2007 290
2008 220
2009 230
2010 230
2011 220
2012 230
2013 190
2014 220
2015 230
2016 240
2017 230

Biological Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,450
2006 0
2007 720
2008 780
2009 860
2010 870
2011 850
2012 880
2013 900
2014 820
2015 800
2016 810
2017 1,070

Conservation Scientists
Year Number
2005 340
2006 370
2007 400
2008 340
2009 510
2010 500
2011 450
2012 450
2013 480
2014 480
2015 560
2016 740
2017 830

Foresters
Year Number
2005 70
2006 50
2007 60
2008 70
2009 80
2010 60
2011 60
2012 60
2013 60
2016 70
2017 80

Epidemiologists
Year Number
2005 50
2006 60
2007 80
2008 170
2009 270
2010 240
2011 0
2012 40
2013 70
2014 80
2015 110
2016 90
2017 100

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Year Number
2005 1,310
2006 1,160
2007 820
2008 790
2009 880
2010 860
2011 880
2012 780
2013 1,340
2014 1,660
2015 1,590
2016 1,440
2017 1,270

Life Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2005 340
2006 0
2007 460
2008 350
2009 300
2010 100
2011 60
2012 130
2013 150
2014 130
2015 70
2016 60
2017 240

Astronomers
Year Number
2005 390
2006 360
2007 340
2008 240
2009 0
2010 340
2011 360
2012 450
2013 390
2014 370
2015 340
2016 320
2017 330

Physicists
Year Number
2005 980
2006 890
2007 900
2008 840
2009 1,060
2010 1,170
2011 1,370
2012 1,470
2013 1,430
2014 1,300
2015 990
2016 1,030
2017 1,030

Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Year Number
2005 230
2006 330
2007 400
2008 450
2009 340
2010 500
2011 460
2012 800
2013 680
2014 730
2015 580
2016 520
2017 630

Chemists
Year Number
2005 1,290
2006 1,370
2007 1,380
2008 1,300
2009 1,370
2010 1,230
2011 1,230
2012 1,100
2013 1,110
2014 1,070
2015 1,090
2016 1,130
2017 1,100

Materials Scientists
Year Number
2005 50
2006 60
2007 80
2008 100
2009 100
2010 80
2011 80
2012 70
2013 60
2014 120
2015 140
2016 210
2017 150

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Year Number
2005 3,340
2006 3,900
2007 3,790
2008 3,160
2009 3,440
2010 3,760
2011 3,730
2012 3,350
2013 3,400
2014 3,340
2015 3,050
2016 2,810
2017 2,660

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Year Number
2005 710
2006 580
2007 570
2008 620
2009 580
2010 530
2011 460
2012 410
2013 370
2014 380
2015 320
2016 310
2017 270

Hydrologists
Year Number
2005 210
2006 0
2007 160
2008 200
2009 180
2010 190
2011 150
2012 140
2013 110
2014 130
2015 120
2016 120
2017 50

Physical Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,680
2006 1,700
2007 1,710
2008 1,730
2009 1,890
2010 1,770
2011 1,870
2012 2,470
2013 2,480
2014 2,310
2015 1,650
2016 1,760
2017 2,060

Economists
Year Number
2005 4,120
2006 4,290
2007 4,250
2008 4,510
2009 4,430
2010 4,490
2011 4,220
2012 4,970
2013 5,900
2014 7,300
2015 8,320
2016 8,790
2017 9,240

Survey Researchers
Year Number
2005 1,240
2006 980
2007 1,160
2008 1,250
2009 900
2010 750
2011 660
2012 740
2013 640
2014 710
2015 780
2016 730
2017 560

Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
Year Number
2005 100
2006 150
2007 140
2008 170
2009 180
2010 190
2011 170
2012 50
2013 50
2014 90
2015 90
2016 260
2017 190

School Psychologists
Year Number
2005 1,390
2006 1,600
2007 1,600
2008 1,680
2009 1,610
2010 1,780
2011 1,580
2012 1,570
2013 1,580
2014 1,650
2015 1,530
2016 1,470
2017 1,740

Psychologists, All Other
Year Number
2005 250
2006 170
2007 180
2008 190
2009 200
2010 280
2011 300
2012 290
2013 300
2014 330
2015 330
2016 350
2017 350

Sociologists
Year Number
2005 660
2006 780
2007 660
2008 760
2009 610
2010 500
2011 230
2012 140
2013 220
2014 130
2015 240
2016 190
2017 170

Urban and Regional Planners
Year Number
2005 810
2006 920
2007 910
2008 870
2009 940
2010 930
2011 870
2012 890
2013 880
2014 790
2015 810
2016 880
2017 1,050

Anthropologists and Archeologists
Year Number
2005 480
2006 450
2007 290
2008 150
2009 80
2010 80
2011 160
2012 200
2013 210
2014 130
2015 160
2016 160
2017 160

Geographers
Year Number
2005 210
2006 200
2008 200
2009 240
2010 230
2011 240
2012 0
2013 0
2014 210

Historians
Year Number
2005 490
2006 430
2007 370
2008 530
2009 500
2010 550
2011 350
2012 360
2013 400
2014 410
2015 320
2016 300
2017 320

Political Scientists
Year Number
2005 3,740
2006 2,870
2007 2,830
2008 2,590
2009 2,670
2010 3,060
2011 3,580
2012 4,090
2013 4,010
2014 4,050
2015 2,030
2016 4,520
2017 4,520

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 5,070
2006 5,740
2007 5,660
2008 5,830
2009 6,200
2010 6,130
2011 6,250
2012 5,540
2013 5,820
2014 5,940
2015 7,160
2016 7,840
2017 7,310

Food Science Technicians
Year Number
2006 140
2007 240
2008 260
2009 170
2010 50
2011 0
2012 230
2013 190
2014 170
2015 100
2016 130
2017 150

Biological Technicians
Year Number
2005 890
2006 780
2007 560
2008 630
2009 1,380
2010 1,400
2011 1,290
2012 950
2013 970
2014 1,430
2015 1,000
2016 1,050
2017 1,010

Chemical Technicians
Year Number
2005 160
2006 180
2007 0
2008 260
2009 300
2010 330
2011 370
2012 470
2013 330
2014 410
2015 400
2016 430
2017 280

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
Year Number
2005 600
2006 550
2007 480
2008 430
2009 380
2010 330
2011 520
2012 710
2013 700
2014 490
2015 290
2016 270
2017 390

Hydrologic Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2010 0
2011 50
2012 110
2013 100

Nuclear Technicians
Year Number
2010 0
2012 0

Social Science Research Assistants
Year Number
2005 1,380
2006 1,350
2007 1,050
2008 860
2009 970
2010 1,710
2011 2,720
2012 2,830
2013 2,730
2014 3,390
2015 3,830
2016 4,180
2017 3,550

Forest and Conservation Technicians
Year Number
2012 80
2013 100
2014 100
2015 50
2016 70
2017 80

Forensic Science Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 280
2008 350
2009 400
2010 290
2011 440
2012 420
2013 480
2014 570
2015 640
2016 630
2017 430

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,790
2006 1,240
2007 1,260
2008 1,030
2009 910
2010 680
2011 760
2012 1,720
2013 1,660
2014 1,570
2015 2,390
2016 2,350
2017 2,410

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Year Number
2005 530
2006 690
2007 890
2008 860
2009 940
2010 970
2011 900
2012 830
2013 860
2014 880
2015 1,000
2016 1,170
2017 1,340

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Year Number
2005 150
2006 120
2007 110
2008 120
2009 160
2010 240
2011 330
2012 210
2013 140
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 170