Numbers of Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Year Number
2005 2,450
2006 2,540
2007 2,310
2008 2,200
2009 2,140
2010 2,220
2011 2,340
2012 2,320
2013 2,160
2014 2,080
2015 2,230
2016 2,350
2017 2,710

Individual occupations

Soil and Plant Scientists

Year Number
2009 30
2010 40

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Year Number
2011 40
2012 70
2013 140
2014 180
2015 140
2017 0

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

Year Number
2005 40
2006 60
2007 60
2009 80
2013 70
2014 80
2015 60
2016 70
2017 50

Biological Scientists, All Other

Year Number
2005 40
2006 60
2007 80
2008 110
2009 80
2010 60
2011 40
2012 50
2013 30
2015 30
2016 40

Conservation Scientists

Year Number
2008 30
2017 40

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Year Number
2005 0
2006 80
2007 120
2008 120
2009 170
2010 260
2011 450
2012 420
2013 40
2016 150
2017 160

Life Scientists, All Other

Year Number
2009 30

Chemists

Year Number
2005 160
2006 200
2007 290
2008 190
2009 110
2010 90
2011 90
2012 100
2013 90
2014 100
2015 90
2016 140
2017 150

Materials Scientists

Year Number
2013 50
2015 60

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

Year Number
2005 560
2006 540
2007 490
2008 470
2009 650
2010 660
2011 570
2012 550
2013 470
2014 460
2015 490
2016 460
2017 650

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

Year Number
2005 50
2006 40
2007 40
2008 60
2009 50
2010 60
2012 30
2015 60
2016 70
2017 80

Hydrologists

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2008 0
2015 30

Physical Scientists, All Other

Year Number
2005 150
2006 120
2009 30
2012 30
2013 40
2014 50
2015 50
2016 40
2017 40

Economists

Year Number
2005 40
2006 0

Survey Researchers

Year Number
2005 120
2006 100
2008 0
2009 0
2017 0

School Psychologists

Year Number
2005 360
2006 340
2007 250
2008 240
2009 0
2010 130
2011 130
2013 230
2014 220
2015 350
2016 300
2017 290

Psychologists, All Other

Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 30
2012 40
2013 70
2014 80
2015 100
2016 100
2017 70

Urban and Regional Planners

Year Number
2005 270
2006 200
2007 200
2008 200
2009 200
2010 190
2011 190
2012 170
2013 150
2014 190
2015 0
2016 190
2017 220

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 70
2006 80
2007 70
2008 70
2009 70
2010 80
2011 70
2012 70
2013 60
2014 50
2015 50
2016 60
2017 70

Food Science Technicians

Year Number
2011 30
2012 40
2013 30

Biological Technicians

Year Number
2005 70
2006 70
2009 100
2011 100
2012 120
2013 170
2014 140
2015 150
2016 80
2017 80

Chemical Technicians

Year Number
2005 80
2006 70
2007 150
2008 150
2009 120
2010 170
2011 160
2012 170
2013 100
2014 100
2015 110
2016 100
2017 140

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

Year Number
2005 310
2006 210
2007 210
2008 210
2009 170
2010 170
2011 170
2012 120
2013 80
2014 70
2015 80
2016 80
2017 100

Social Science Research Assistants

Year Number
2016 70
2017 80

Forensic Science Technicians

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

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

Year Number
2005 0
2006 180
2007 160
2008 170
2009 90
2010 130
2011 140
2012 180
2013 190
2014 210
2015 230
2016 230
2017 260

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

Year Number
2005 60
2006 80
2007 80
2008 70
2009 80
2010 70
2011 70
2012 70
2013 60
2014 60
2015 70
2016 100
2017 150