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Numbers of Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in West Virginia

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Year Number
2004 5,850
2005 6,300
2006 6,320
2007 5,580
2008 6,080
2009 5,640
2010 5,480
2011 5,750
2012 6,310
2013 6,450
2014 6,000
2015 6,120
2016 6,020
2017 6,400
2018 6,820
2019 6,730

Individual occupations

Soil and Plant Scientists
Year Number
2005 50
2006 30
2007 40
2008 0
2009 50
2010 30
2011 40
2012 40
2013 50
2014 60
2018 40
2019 40

Biochemists and Biophysicists
Year Number
2007 0
2011 80
2012 90
2013 90
2017 100

Microbiologists
Year Number
2004 100
2005 80
2006 80
2007 80
2008 70
2009 70
2010 60
2011 60
2012 70
2013 60
2014 50
2015 50
2016 50
2017 50
2018 50
2019 50

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Year Number
2004 150
2005 150
2006 160
2007 130
2008 130
2009 90
2010 130
2011 130
2012 140
2013 120
2014 120
2015 110
2016 140
2017 110
2019 130

Biological Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 140
2005 140
2006 130
2007 130
2008 190
2009 210
2010 220
2011 180
2012 170
2013 160
2014 160
2015 180
2016 180
2017 210
2018 210
2019 200

Conservation Scientists
Year Number
2004 80
2005 80
2006 90
2007 80
2008 70
2009 70
2010 70
2011 80
2012 90
2013 80
2014 70
2015 90
2016 160
2017 190
2018 180
2019 230

Foresters
Year Number
2004 190
2005 270
2006 300
2007 220
2008 180
2009 120
2010 150
2011 140
2012 150
2013 160
2014 130
2015 130
2016 120
2017 150
2018 100
2019 140

Epidemiologists
Year Number
2007 40
2008 40
2009 40
2010 40
2011 50
2012 50
2013 50
2014 40
2015 60
2016 70
2017 110
2018 80
2019 100

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Year Number
2004 100
2005 140
2006 120
2007 0
2008 40
2009 30
2010 80
2011 100
2012 140
2013 110
2014 90
2015 50
2016 80
2017 130
2018 190
2019 270

Life Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0

Physicists
Year Number
2005 30

Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Year Number
2010 30
2019 40

Chemists
Year Number
2004 520
2005 670
2006 600
2007 490
2008 430
2009 410
2010 420
2011 420
2012 420
2013 380
2014 200
2015 210
2016 210
2017 490
2018 510
2019 460

Materials Scientists
Year Number
2004 0
2009 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 80
2015 50
2016 40
2019 60

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Year Number
2004 480
2005 600
2006 610
2007 530
2008 540
2009 520
2010 430
2011 370
2012 430
2013 490
2014 620
2015 640
2016 500
2017 380
2018 560
2019 660

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Year Number
2004 230
2005 300
2006 290
2007 340
2008 310
2009 290
2010 200
2011 130
2012 140
2013 130
2014 120
2015 80
2016 90
2017 150
2018 160
2019 110

Physical Scientists, All Other
Year Number
2004 60
2005 70
2006 70
2008 110
2009 120
2010 90
2011 70
2012 70
2016 80
2017 90
2018 70
2019 80

Economists
Year Number
2004 90
2005 70
2006 80
2008 70
2009 80
2010 100
2011 100
2012 90
2013 100
2014 100
2015 70
2016 30
2017 40
2018 50
2019 50

Survey Researchers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2012 30
2013 230
2014 220
2015 240
2019 0

Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
Year Number
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0

School Psychologists
Year Number
2004 540
2005 500
2006 470
2007 400
2008 500
2009 560
2010 630
2011 660
2012 680
2013 630
2014 630
2015 660
2016 610
2017 520
2018 670

Psychologists, All Other
Year Number
2004 30
2005 60
2006 60
2007 0
2008 60
2009 60
2010 60
2012 70
2013 90
2014 90
2015 100
2016 110
2017 130
2018 130
2019 130

Urban and Regional Planners
Year Number
2004 100
2005 100
2006 120
2007 110
2008 130
2009 140
2010 110
2011 100
2012 100
2013 120
2014 130
2015 100
2016 70
2017 80
2018 50
2019 30

Anthropologists and Archeologists
Year Number
2004 30
2005 40
2006 40
2007 70
2008 30
2009 30
2015 0
2016 50
2017 0
2018 40

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 440
2005 510
2006 510
2007 500
2008 750
2009 630
2010 470
2011 480
2012 510
2013 530
2014 530
2015 520
2016 190
2017 210
2018 190
2019 180

Food Science Technicians
Year Number
2008 90
2009 0
2010 0
2017 40
2018 40

Biological Technicians
Year Number
2004 270
2005 340
2006 340
2007 270
2008 240
2009 240
2010 270
2011 280
2012 220
2013 180
2014 240
2015 240
2016 190
2017 120
2018 140
2019 140

Chemical Technicians
Year Number
2004 740
2005 740
2006 820
2007 750
2008 720
2009 700
2010 590
2011 580
2012 560
2013 610
2014 440
2015 540
2016 600
2017 820
2018 810
2019 770

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
Year Number
2004 480
2005 310
2006 230
2007 270
2008 230
2009 310
2010 310
2011 410
2012 420
2013 380
2014 280
2015 430
2016 720
2017 770
2018 680
2019 360

Hydrologic Technicians
Year Number
2004 130
2005 180
2006 230
2007 160
2008 270
2009 0
2010 0
2011 120
2012 180
2013 240
2014 230
2015 220
2016 210
2017 270
2018 310

Social Science Research Assistants
Year Number
2004 50
2005 90
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 40
2011 0
2012 160
2013 150
2014 210
2015 290
2016 420
2017 0
2018 160
2019 110

Forest and Conservation Technicians
Year Number
2004 130
2005 110
2006 120
2007 130
2012 120
2013 110
2014 120
2016 90
2017 70
2018 80
2019 60

Forensic Science Technicians
Year Number
2004 40
2005 40
2006 50
2010 40
2011 50
2012 50
2013 150
2014 150
2015 120
2016 130
2017 130
2018 130
2019 110

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2004 300
2005 190
2006 260
2007 280
2008 290
2009 230
2010 350
2011 490
2012 470
2013 380
2014 210
2015 200
2016 160
2017 210
2018 230
2019 170

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Year Number
2004 230
2005 260
2006 460
2007 520
2008 550
2009 550
2010 510
2011 490
2012 490
2013 530
2014 560
2015 630
2016 610
2017 690
2018 790
2019 720

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Year Number
2004 200
2005 180
2006 50
2007 40
2008 40
2009 50
2010 90
2011 140
2012 160
2013 140
2014 120
2015 110
2016 110
2017 140
2018 170
2019 150