Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
11-9121 Natural Sciences Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields. Excludes “Computer and Information Systems Managers” (11-3021) and “Architecture and Engineering Managers” (11-9041).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 67,720 |
4.8 % |
$69.93 |
$145,450 |
2.0 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$31.76 |
$45.65 |
$62.07 |
$84.86 |
(5) |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$66,050 |
$94,940 |
$129,100 |
$176,510 |
(5) |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
19,980 |
2.83 |
$84.93 |
$176,660 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
9,820 |
0.49 |
$58.47 |
$121,620 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
9,040 |
3.04 |
$74.54 |
$155,050 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
3,860 |
0.18 |
$40.92 |
$85,120 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
3,310 |
0.11 |
$43.16 |
$89,770 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
9,040 |
3.04 |
$74.54 |
$155,050 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
19,980 |
2.83 |
$84.93 |
$176,660 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
9,820 |
0.49 |
$58.47 |
$121,620 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) |
1,440 |
0.38 |
$91.84 |
$191,030 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories |
630 |
0.23 |
$63.50 |
$132,080 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Pennsylvania |
4,580 |
0.78 |
1.68 |
$71.53 |
$148,780 |
| Massachusetts |
3,870 |
1.07 |
2.32 |
$87.37 |
$181,720 |
| Maryland |
3,620 |
1.34 |
2.91 |
$71.00 |
$147,680 |
| North Carolina |
3,390 |
0.76 |
1.65 |
$75.60 |
$157,250 |
| Texas |
2,880 |
0.23 |
0.50 |
$62.74 |
$130,490 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| 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 |
5,150 |
0.53 |
1.16 |
$90.18 |
$187,570 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
4,830 |
1.52 |
3.30 |
$71.18 |
$148,050 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
3,660 |
1.31 |
2.84 |
$89.90 |
$187,000 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
3,310 |
1.15 |
2.50 |
$83.83 |
$174,370 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
1,970 |
1.32 |
2.86 |
$89.87 |
$186,920 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,900 |
0.41 |
0.88 |
$62.55 |
$130,110 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,540 |
0.25 |
0.53 |
$79.10 |
$164,520 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC |
1,450 |
4.62 |
10.01 |
$77.46 |
$161,130 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1,220 |
0.60 |
1.31 |
$81.41 |
$169,330 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,190 |
0.61 |
1.31 |
$66.17 |
$137,640 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC |
1,450 |
4.62 |
10.01 |
$77.46 |
$161,130 |
| Corvallis, OR |
70 |
1.86 |
4.03 |
$58.80 |
$122,290 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI |
260 |
1.79 |
3.89 |
$58.96 |
$122,640 |
| Wilmington, NC |
210 |
1.61 |
3.49 |
$73.41 |
$152,700 |
| Ann Arbor, MI |
360 |
1.60 |
3.47 |
$55.11 |
$114,630 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
4,830 |
1.52 |
3.30 |
$71.18 |
$148,050 |
| Fairbanks, AK |
50 |
1.49 |
3.24 |
$54.03 |
$112,370 |
| Missoula, MT |
90 |
1.43 |
3.09 |
$49.20 |
$102,330 |
| Ames, IA |
60 |
1.42 |
3.09 |
$57.21 |
$119,000 |
| Anchorage, AK |
240 |
1.36 |
2.95 |
$55.11 |
$114,630 |
United States Department of Labor
