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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

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:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Grantmaking and Giving Services 120 0.08 $94.55 $196,670
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) 1,440 0.38 $91.84 $191,030
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 30 0.01 $91.32 $189,940
Oil and Gas Extraction 220 0.16 $87.01 $180,980
Scientific Research and Development Services 19,980 2.83 $84.93 $176,660


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:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 1,170 1.62 3.51 $65.05 $135,310
Alaska 450 1.43 3.09 $52.19 $108,560
Maryland 3,620 1.34 2.91 $71.00 $147,680
Massachusetts 3,870 1.07 2.32 $87.37 $181,720
Delaware 370 0.82 1.77 (8) (8)




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey (8) (8) (8) $91.46 $190,240
California (8) (8) (8) $90.73 $188,710
Massachusetts 3,870 1.07 2.32 $87.37 $181,720
Connecticut 630 0.38 0.83 $80.80 $168,060
New York 1,450 0.15 0.33 $76.73 $159,600





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




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 200 0.47 1.02 $106.99 $222,530
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA (8) (8) (8) $100.44 $208,910
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 120 0.38 0.83 $99.38 $206,710
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 710 0.62 1.34 $94.53 $196,630
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 40 0.16 0.36 $92.86 $193,140
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 5,150 0.53 1.16 $90.18 $187,570
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 3,660 1.31 2.84 $89.90 $187,000
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 1,970 1.32 2.86 $89.87 $186,920
Boulder, CO 210 1.11 2.41 $86.95 $180,850
Trenton, NJ (8) (8) (8) $86.60 $180,130

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 160 1.52 3.30 $47.43 $98,650
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 110 0.77 1.68 $47.72 $99,250
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area 70 1.20 2.61 $46.82 $97,380
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area 70 0.64 1.38 $42.48 $88,350
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area 70 1.00 2.17 $47.92 $99,680

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 160 1.52 3.30 $47.43 $98,650
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area 70 1.20 2.61 $46.82 $97,380
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area 70 1.00 2.17 $47.92 $99,680
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 60 0.84 1.82 $43.64 $90,770
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 110 0.77 1.68 $47.72 $99,250

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 40 0.38 0.83 $75.16 $156,330
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 30 0.14 0.29 $71.82 $149,390
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 50 0.23 0.49 $66.87 $139,090
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 60 0.22 0.47 $64.49 $134,130
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 40 0.24 0.53 $59.53 $123,810


About May 2019 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.

(5) This wage is equal to or greater than $100.00 per hour or $208,000 per year.

(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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020