Numbers of Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Year Number
2005 2,590
2006 3,710
2007 4,680
2008 5,220
2009 5,300
2010 4,290
2011 4,720
2012 6,250
2013 6,620
2014 6,440
2015 2,590
2016 2,550
2017 2,810

Individual occupations

Soil and Plant Scientists

Year Number
2008 50
2009 70
2010 50
2011 70
2012 50
2013 60
2014 40
2015 70
2016 80
2017 90

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Year Number
2006 590
2007 560
2008 560
2009 160
2012 230
2013 220
2014 200
2015 160
2016 130
2017 140

Microbiologists

Year Number
2006 0
2007 70
2008 90
2009 70
2010 50
2011 100
2012 140
2013 0
2014 140
2015 120
2016 100
2017 100

Biological Scientists, All Other

Year Number
2005 40
2007 50
2008 50
2009 50

Conservation Scientists

Year Number
2015 30
2016 30

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Year Number
2007 230
2008 0
2009 0
2013 520
2017 270

Physicists

Year Number
2005 30
2006 30
2007 40
2009 40
2014 30
2015 30
2016 30

Chemists

Year Number
2005 1,350
2006 900
2007 1,050
2008 1,130
2009 2,070
2010 1,920
2011 2,220
2012 3,210
2013 3,450
2014 3,370

Materials Scientists

Year Number
2006 50
2007 60
2008 70
2009 60
2010 80
2011 110
2012 140
2013 140
2014 110
2015 70
2016 110

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

Year Number
2005 290
2006 190
2007 190
2008 190
2009 230
2010 250
2011 220
2012 250
2013 170
2014 290
2015 240
2016 270
2017 280

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

Year Number
2005 60
2006 70
2007 50
2008 40
2009 50
2010 40
2011 70
2012 70
2013 80
2014 60
2015 50
2016 60
2017 50

Hydrologists

Year Number
2013 0
2014 0

Economists

Year Number
2005 40
2006 30
2007 70
2008 50
2009 50

Survey Researchers

Year Number
2012 70
2013 70
2014 70
2015 60
2016 60

School Psychologists

Year Number
2005 360
2006 330
2007 240
2008 260
2009 300
2010 310
2011 310
2012 300
2013 290
2014 260
2015 280
2016 280
2017 360

Psychologists, All Other

Year Number
2014 30
2016 30
2017 30

Urban and Regional Planners

Year Number
2005 50
2006 0
2007 60
2008 100
2009 110
2010 100
2011 120
2012 130
2013 120
2014 110
2015 110
2016 100
2017 120

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 40
2007 90
2008 80
2009 80

Food Science Technicians

Year Number
2010 90
2011 90
2012 0

Biological Technicians

Year Number
2007 500
2008 610
2009 220
2010 200
2011 220
2012 240
2013 160
2014 100
2015 90
2016 100
2017 150

Chemical Technicians

Year Number
2006 1,200
2007 1,330
2008 1,450
2009 970
2010 760
2011 760
2012 980
2013 910
2014 1,000
2015 700
2016 670
2017 630

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

Year Number
2005 110
2006 150
2007 0
2008 70
2009 50
2010 70
2011 50
2012 110
2013 120
2014 200
2015 130
2016 150
2017 150

Social Science Research Assistants

Year Number
2005 50
2008 270
2009 280
2010 0
2011 40

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

Year Number
2005 50
2006 50
2007 0
2009 240
2013 60
2014 140
2015 130

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

Year Number
2005 120
2006 120
2007 90
2008 150
2009 200
2010 370
2011 340
2012 330
2013 250
2014 290
2015 280
2016 300
2017 390

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

Year Number
2015 40
2016 50
2017 50