Numbers of Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Year Number
2006 750
2007 1,080
2008 1,160
2009 1,360
2010 1,670
2011 1,740
2012 1,940
2013 1,120
2014 1,220
2015 1,000
2016 1,000
2017 1,250
2018 1,390
2019 1,510

Individual occupations

Food Scientists and Technologists

Year Number
2008 30
2009 30
2010 40
2011 30
2012 30

Soil and Plant Scientists

Year Number
2009 50
2010 50
2011 70
2012 40

Biological Scientists, All Other

Year Number
2006 50
2007 40
2008 40
2009 50
2010 40
2011 40
2012 40

Conservation Scientists

Year Number
2006 100
2007 130
2008 110
2009 120
2010 150
2011 150
2012 150
2013 140
2014 130
2015 120
2016 120
2017 110
2018 120
2019 120

Chemists

Year Number
2006 40
2008 30
2009 70
2010 90
2011 100
2012 80
2013 70
2014 40
2015 30
2016 40
2017 50
2018 190
2019 190

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

Year Number
2006 60
2007 60
2008 60
2014 90
2018 0
2019 170

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

Year Number
2006 0
2007 220
2008 220
2009 210
2010 200
2011 200
2012 190
2013 150
2014 110
2015 90
2016 80
2017 110
2018 190

School Psychologists

Year Number
2006 130
2007 200
2008 210
2009 280
2010 190
2011 170
2012 130
2013 110
2014 150
2015 80
2016 100
2017 90
2018 0

Urban and Regional Planners

Year Number
2017 30
2018 40
2019 30

Agricultural Technicians

Year Number
2019 90

Food Science Technicians

Year Number
2006 110
2007 170
2008 160
2009 160
2010 250
2011 140
2012 230
2013 0
2014 0
2015 110
2016 120
2017 60
2018 70

Biological Technicians

Year Number
2006 60
2007 60
2008 40
2009 50
2016 40
2017 40
2018 30

Chemical Technicians

Year Number
2006 60
2007 50
2008 40
2009 40
2010 90
2011 90
2012 200
2013 240
2014 260
2015 220
2016 160
2017 160
2018 110
2019 80

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

Year Number
2006 50
2007 50
2008 30
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 110
2019 40

Hydrologic Technicians

Year Number
2006 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 270
2011 360
2012 500
2013 0
2014 90
2015 0
2016 0
2017 300
2018 180

Forest and Conservation Technicians

Year Number
2008 30
2009 40
2010 50
2011 50
2012 40
2013 40
2014 50
2015 40
2016 50
2018 30

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 50
2009 100
2010 80
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 50
2019 50

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

Year Number
2006 90
2007 100
2008 110
2009 160
2010 170
2011 250
2012 200
2013 240
2014 220
2015 240
2016 230
2017 230
2018 210
2019 280

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 90
2012 110
2013 130
2014 80
2015 70
2016 60
2017 70
2018 60
2019 100