Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in Oregon, May 2024
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates. BLS sorts every occupation into one of 22 major groups; this is the Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations group in Oregon. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Oregon
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 19-0000 |
| Employment | 24,420 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 12.422 |
| Location quotient | 1.32 |
| Mean annual wage | $82,310 |
| Median annual wage | $76,980 |
| Mean hourly wage | $39.57 |
| Median hourly wage | $37.01 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $44,840 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $55,730 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $99,590 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $127,870 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Oregon
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Oregon, sorted by employment. Rows where BLS publishes no employment estimate (**) come last. Click a column heading to sort. A cell that reads “not published annually” or “not published hourly” means BLS publishes that row on the other basis only. A cell showing * or # is BLS’s own footnote symbol, explained below the table. Each row is that occupation’s own BLS record for Oregon.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest and Conservation Technicians | 2,750 | $55,810 | $58,970 | $39,560 | $80,500 | $26.83 |
| Biological Technicians | 2,510 | $47,690 | $52,770 | $39,360 | $68,190 | $22.93 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 1,800 | $99,540 | $117,210 | $65,160 | $184,220 | $47.86 |
| Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | 1,700 | $82,660 | $84,650 | $52,230 | $118,750 | $39.74 |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 1,400 | $93,560 | $95,990 | $58,560 | $132,220 | $44.98 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other | 1,160 | $55,890 | $58,800 | $39,620 | $79,540 | $26.87 |
| Urban and Regional Planners | 1,100 | $92,400 | $94,220 | $64,920 | $124,490 | $44.42 |
| Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists | 970 | $85,150 | $84,550 | $54,020 | $113,030 | $40.94 |
| Conservation Scientists | 880 | $86,170 | $90,780 | $50,650 | $131,880 | $41.43 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 720 | $85,840 | $85,280 | $56,040 | $115,360 | $41.27 |
| School Psychologists | 680 | $113,180 | $106,920 | $77,640 | $133,840 | $54.41 |
| Foresters | 670 | $77,320 | $76,800 | $51,430 | $103,080 | $37.17 |
| Psychologists, All Other | 630 | $82,960 | $102,460 | $76,810 | $148,700 | $39.89 |
| Chemists | 600 | $84,150 | $90,630 | $60,750 | $127,500 | $40.46 |
| Food Science Technicians | 570 | $48,840 | $49,300 | $37,430 | $63,180 | $23.48 |
| Soil and Plant Scientists | 490 | $79,460 | $83,380 | $49,000 | $122,350 | $38.2 |
| Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | 450 | $95,120 | $105,020 | $63,640 | $188,780 | $45.73 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | 440 | $132,550 | $129,110 | $98,110 | $157,540 | $63.73 |
| Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health | 440 | $53,350 | $58,060 | $35,870 | $97,330 | $25.65 |
| Agricultural Technicians | 420 | $39,150 | $42,860 | $33,960 | $59,600 | $18.82 |
| Chemical Technicians | 370 | $49,920 | $52,900 | $37,670 | $69,750 | $24 |
| Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other | 320 | $96,700 | $100,900 | $66,640 | $136,640 | $46.49 |
| Anthropologists and Archeologists | 300 | $79,790 | $80,790 | $58,110 | $109,120 | $38.36 |
| Food Scientists and Technologists | 280 | $77,610 | $80,300 | $58,400 | $112,320 | $37.31 |
| Hydrologists | 280 | $92,750 | $93,810 | $67,170 | $121,250 | $44.59 |
| Economists | 270 | $111,660 | $109,360 | $78,040 | $144,600 | $53.68 |
| Physical Scientists, All Other | 250 | $109,120 | $110,910 | $68,500 | $153,340 | $52.46 |
| Life Scientists, All Other | 210 | $106,370 | $112,220 | $74,380 | $162,790 | $51.14 |
| Occupational Health and Safety Technicians | 190 | $68,640 | $67,920 | $48,420 | $85,150 | $33 |
| Materials Scientists | 180 | $103,980 | $117,220 | $78,960 | $185,070 | $49.99 |
| Social Science Research Assistants | 170 | $57,800 | $62,000 | $45,560 | $83,110 | $27.79 |
| Microbiologists | 160 | $89,220 | $89,540 | $62,780 | $113,990 | $42.9 |
| Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians | 150 | $56,590 | $59,780 | $47,150 | $71,920 | $27.21 |
| Epidemiologists | 120 | $89,220 | $92,450 | $70,320 | $119,500 | $42.9 |
| Physicists | 120 | $183,860 | $188,090 | $79,580 | # | $88.4 |
| Forensic Science Technicians | 110 | $78,100 | $81,460 | $53,090 | $129,220 | $37.55 |
| Atmospheric and Space Scientists | 100 | $115,890 | $124,830 | $77,690 | $177,830 | $55.72 |
| Hydrologic Technicians | 90 | $58,390 | $61,830 | $39,560 | $96,240 | $28.07 |
| Survey Researchers | 90 | $82,300 | $81,760 | $61,020 | $101,640 | $39.57 |
| Industrial-Organizational Psychologists | 80 | $94,180 | $100,180 | $67,370 | $140,250 | $45.28 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 70 | $101,390 | $95,740 | $66,930 | $130,270 | $48.74 |
| Historians | 60 | $76,830 | $84,220 | $61,810 | $107,130 | $36.94 |
| Sociologists | ** | $211,560 | $187,060 | $124,680 | $232,540 | $101.71 |
Symbols (BLS wording, workbook sheet Field Descriptions sheet): ** indicates that an employment estimate is not available · * indicates that a wage estimate is not available · # indicates a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year. A wage shown as a symbol is not zero and not a blank: BLS publishes no number there.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates. Record: state_M2024_dl.xlsx!AREA=41&OCC_CODE=19-0000. the group row is AREA 41 / OCC_CODE 19-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 41 / OCC_CODE 19-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.
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