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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

19-4099 Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

All life, physical, and social science technicians not listed separately.


National estimates for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Industry profile for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Geographic profile for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

National estimates for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
70,770 2.0 % $ 27.78 $ 57,790 1.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 15.99 $ 18.93 $ 24.18 $ 31.61 $ 43.63
Annual Wage (2) $ 33,270 $ 39,360 $ 50,290 $ 65,740 $ 90,760


Industry profile for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 14,050 0.47 $ 26.30 $ 54,710
Scientific Research and Development Services 12,500 1.44 $ 31.47 $ 65,460
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 5,770 0.28 $ 32.83 $ 68,290
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 3,370 0.21 $ 32.23 $ 67,030
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 2,210 0.10 $ 20.13 $ 41,870

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Scientific Research and Development Services 12,500 1.44 $ 31.47 $ 65,460
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 1,680 0.51 $ 35.04 $ 72,880
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 14,050 0.47 $ 26.30 $ 54,710
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 5,770 0.28 $ 32.83 $ 68,290
Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging 70 0.23 $ 15.64 $ 32,540

Top paying industries for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing (8) (8) $ 48.51 $ 100,890
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 60 0.02 $ 44.38 $ 92,320
Water, Sewage and Other Systems (8) (8) $ 40.99 $ 85,270
Remediation and Other Waste Management Services 30 0.02 $ 40.01 $ 83,210
Support Activities for Mining 80 0.03 $ 38.16 $ 79,370


Geographic profile for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of life, physical, and social science technicians, all other by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 10,560 0.60 1.25 $ 30.42 $ 63,280
New York 7,400 0.81 1.70 $ 29.15 $ 60,630
Texas 4,810 0.37 0.77 $ 22.80 $ 47,430
Pennsylvania 3,310 0.57 1.19 $ 26.29 $ 54,690
Florida 3,200 0.35 0.73 $ 23.80 $ 49,500


Map of location quotient of life, physical, and social science technicians, all other by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii 710 1.19 2.49 $ 25.79 $ 53,640
Maryland 2,960 1.12 2.34 $ 30.63 $ 63,710
Kentucky 1,840 0.97 2.03 $ 28.08 $ 58,400
Alaska 280 0.90 1.89 $ 34.49 $ 71,730
Utah 1,450 0.89 1.87 $ 23.67 $ 49,240


Map of annual mean wages of life, physical, and social science technicians, all other by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Minnesota 980 0.35 0.72 $ 43.48 $ 90,440
Massachusetts (8) (8) (8) $ 35.46 $ 73,760
Alaska 280 0.90 1.89 $ 34.49 $ 71,730
Washington 880 0.26 0.54 $ 33.68 $ 70,060
South Carolina 840 0.39 0.81 $ 33.42 $ 69,510



Map of employment of life, physical, and social science technicians, all other by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 6,860 0.75 1.56 $ 29.02 $ 60,350
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 3,570 0.59 1.22 $ 27.95 $ 58,140
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,920 0.97 2.02 $ 32.52 $ 67,640
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,910 0.50 1.05 $ 19.74 $ 41,050
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,770 0.74 1.54 $ 38.37 $ 79,820
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,700 0.61 1.28 $ 29.61 $ 61,580
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 1,560 1.05 2.19 $ 30.79 $ 64,040
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 1,180 1.12 2.34 $ 29.57 $ 61,510
Salt Lake City, UT 1,160 1.48 3.10 $ 23.60 $ 49,080
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 1,060 0.82 1.71 $ 25.16 $ 52,330


Map of location quotient of life, physical, and social science technicians, all other by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Jefferson City, MO 340 4.64 9.69 $ 23.28 $ 48,420
Lexington-Fayette, KY 770 2.89 6.03 $ 31.21 $ 64,920
Ames, IA 90 1.89 3.96 $ 28.43 $ 59,140
Grand Forks, ND-MN 90 1.80 3.77 $ 29.03 $ 60,380
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 740 1.73 3.62 $ 24.65 $ 51,260
Salt Lake City, UT 1,160 1.48 3.10 $ 23.60 $ 49,080
Portsmouth, NH-ME 130 1.42 2.96 $ 34.61 $ 71,980
Dover-Durham, NH-ME 60 1.29 2.69 $ 23.78 $ 49,460
Fairbanks, AK 40 1.27 2.65 $ 35.30 $ 73,420
Urban Honolulu, HI 530 1.26 2.64 $ 26.69 $ 55,510


Map of annual mean wages of life, physical, and social science technicians, all other by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 730 0.39 0.80 $ 49.32 $ 102,590
Oklahoma City, OK 330 0.53 1.11 $ 38.68 $ 80,460
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,770 0.74 1.54 $ 38.37 $ 79,820
Anchorage, AK 120 0.71 1.48 $ 36.79 $ 76,530
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH (8) (8) (8) $ 36.38 $ 75,670
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 170 0.31 0.64 $ 35.96 $ 74,790
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 30 0.31 0.65 $ 35.33 $ 73,480
Fairbanks, AK 40 1.27 2.65 $ 35.30 $ 73,420
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 30 0.25 0.52 $ 35.21 $ 73,230
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 140 0.39 0.81 $ 35.16 $ 73,140

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 180 1.07 2.23 $ 27.65 $ 57,510
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 160 0.83 1.74 $ 29.20 $ 60,730
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 150 0.66 1.39 $ 27.98 $ 58,200
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 120 1.24 2.58 $ 23.39 $ 48,650
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area 120 0.73 1.53 $ 23.15 $ 48,150

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area 110 1.58 3.30 $ 19.55 $ 40,660
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 120 1.24 2.58 $ 23.39 $ 48,650
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 180 1.07 2.23 $ 27.65 $ 57,510
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 100 0.99 2.06 $ 32.58 $ 67,770
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 90 0.90 1.89 $ 25.61 $ 53,260

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 110 0.62 1.30 $ 34.64 $ 72,060
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 100 0.99 2.06 $ 32.58 $ 67,770
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 70 0.81 1.69 $ 31.39 $ 65,290
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 70 0.59 1.24 $ 30.80 $ 64,060
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area 40 0.28 0.59 $ 29.26 $ 60,850


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023