Maryland

Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates 2020

All industries Maryland Statewide   Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Est. empl. Empl %RSE Mean wage Mean %RSE Entry wage Exp. wage 10th pct Median wage Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 19-0000 44,010 3.86 95,848 46.08 4.61 51,772 24.89 117,886 56.68 44,993 21.63 90,620 43.57 Animal Scientists 19-1011 100 13.84 91,359 43.92 8.48 54,906 26.40 109,586 52.69 51,665 24.84 86,605 41.64 Food Scientists and Technologists 19-1012 230 32.49 92,176 44.32 3.79 50,104 24.09 113,212 54.43 45,787 22.01 84,049 40.41 Soil and Plant Scientists 19-1013 480 45.35 107,159 51.52 3.33 72,783 34.99 124,347 59.78 63,060 30.32 112,925 54.29 Biochemists and Biophysicists 19-1021 680 19.00 101,955 49.02 4.76 64,605 31.06 120,631 58.00 56,744 27.28 97,500 46.88 Microbiologists 19-1022 1,900 8.76 105,986 50.95 3.28 64,565 31.04 126,696 60.91 55,846 26.85 100,478 48.31 Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 19-1023 330 4.78 83,050 39.93 4.90 48,141 23.14 100,504 48.32 45,450 21.85 71,911 34.57 Biological Scientists, All Other 19-1029 4,370 5.07 108,490 52.16 1.98 68,750 33.05 128,360 61.71 60,022 28.86 102,667 49.36 Conservation Scientists 19-1031 380 12.05 84,610 40.68 4.74 49,307 23.71 102,261 49.16 44,134 21.22 73,442 35.31 Foresters 19-1032 62.71 70,432 33.86 3.42 59,819 28.76 75,739 36.41 55,784 26.82 72,003 34.62 Epidemiologists 19-1041 380 7.46 100,991 48.55 5.73 59,037 28.38 121,967 58.64 55,389 26.63 83,439 40.11 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-1042 5,480 17.19 104,362 50.17 4.65 62,085 29.85 125,501 60.34 55,090 26.49 99,050 47.62 Life Scientists, All Other 19-1099 410 8.00 101,158 48.63 2.74 66,720 32.08 118,377 56.91 58,510 28.13 96,104 46.20 Physicists 19-2012 2,010 34.90 128,214 61.64 1.87 79,091 38.02 152,776 73.45 68,496 32.93 133,713 64.28 Atmospheric and Space Scientists 19-2021 730 8.39 106,116 51.02 3.12 64,791 31.15 126,778 60.95 57,451 27.62 107,399 51.63 Chemists 19-2031 3,110 3.89 119,684 57.54 4.32 75,579 36.34 141,737 68.14 64,272 30.90 119,786 57.59 Materials Scientists 19-2032 160 26.48 94,244 45.31 5.43 51,989 24.99 115,371 55.47 46,495 22.35 81,992 39.42 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 19-2041 2,080 19.86 84,647 40.70 2.84 52,837 25.40 100,552 48.34 48,553 23.34 79,224 38.09 Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 19-2042 530 7.78 94,178 45.28 2.03 55,737 26.80 113,398 54.52 53,056 25.51 87,527 42.08 Hydrologists 19-2043 60 16.50 112,352 54.02 2.41 77,113 37.07 129,971 62.49 64,690 31.10 118,110 56.78

Maryland Department of Labor
Office of Workforce Information & Performance
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics Program
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Last updated April 2021