Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations in South Carolina, 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 South Carolina. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in South Carolina
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 19-0000 |
| Employment | 16,040 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 7.062 |
| Location quotient | 0.75 |
| Mean annual wage | $79,470 |
| Median annual wage | $67,250 |
| Mean hourly wage | $38.21 |
| Median hourly wage | $32.33 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $42,050 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $50,620 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $95,940 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $126,280 |
Detailed occupations in this group in South Carolina
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in South Carolina, 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 South Carolina.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | 1,780 | $82,220 | $86,860 | $50,560 | $128,530 | $39.53 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other | 1,770 | $59,900 | $64,920 | $36,150 | $105,350 | $28.8 |
| Chemical Technicians | 1,300 | $59,530 | $60,480 | $42,240 | $82,330 | $28.62 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 1,090 | $87,870 | $130,690 | $48,790 | $217,230 | $42.25 |
| School Psychologists | 880 | $75,280 | $75,110 | $45,900 | $102,870 | $36.19 |
| Social Science Research Assistants | 840 | $66,990 | $70,180 | $47,170 | $116,650 | $32.21 |
| Chemists | 800 | $77,900 | $86,570 | $51,740 | $133,430 | $37.45 |
| Nuclear Technicians | 760 | $105,300 | $96,940 | $64,870 | $105,780 | $50.63 |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 670 | $65,960 | $80,440 | $42,030 | $135,730 | $31.71 |
| Economists | 660 | $51,980 | $61,730 | $50,390 | $73,670 | $24.99 |
| Occupational Health and Safety Technicians | 440 | $55,270 | $60,810 | $44,180 | $86,690 | $26.57 |
| Urban and Regional Planners | 440 | $65,580 | $71,290 | $49,000 | $97,530 | $31.53 |
| Biological Technicians | 430 | $47,190 | $51,470 | $35,620 | $73,950 | $22.69 |
| Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health | 400 | $46,230 | $54,460 | $37,130 | $92,300 | $22.23 |
| Physicists | 370 | $131,100 | $153,260 | $101,940 | $222,210 | $63.03 |
| Conservation Scientists | 320 | $54,220 | $61,770 | $38,760 | $94,310 | $26.07 |
| Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other | 300 | $86,940 | $86,760 | $59,360 | $113,730 | $41.8 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 280 | $86,940 | $95,640 | $56,320 | $157,380 | $41.8 |
| Soil and Plant Scientists | 240 | $51,550 | $66,300 | $46,180 | $103,960 | $24.78 |
| Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists | 230 | $61,490 | $65,600 | $46,990 | $87,050 | $29.56 |
| Forest and Conservation Technicians | 200 | $48,260 | $53,600 | $38,310 | $80,450 | $23.2 |
| Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | 170 | $76,600 | $83,860 | $41,340 | $130,240 | $36.83 |
| Psychologists, All Other | 140 | $135,950 | $127,190 | $54,570 | $161,450 | $65.36 |
| Agricultural Technicians | 130 | $41,360 | $45,200 | $35,140 | $54,990 | $19.88 |
| Forensic Science Technicians | 130 | $49,960 | $52,170 | $37,490 | $69,510 | $24.02 |
| Foresters | 110 | $77,030 | $75,470 | $48,240 | $94,170 | $37.04 |
| Hydrologists | 110 | $61,240 | $70,450 | $47,240 | $113,030 | $29.44 |
| Physical Scientists, All Other | 100 | $134,430 | $132,010 | $86,520 | $177,240 | $64.63 |
| Atmospheric and Space Scientists | 90 | $95,640 | $98,460 | $50,310 | $140,130 | $45.98 |
| Microbiologists | 90 | $57,690 | $67,130 | $48,690 | $99,340 | $27.73 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 70 | $82,370 | $88,350 | $66,470 | $120,940 | $39.6 |
| Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians | 70 | $50,510 | $52,920 | $41,150 | $67,100 | $24.28 |
| Historians | 60 | $51,980 | $57,400 | $37,030 | $91,990 | $24.99 |
| Materials Scientists | 60 | $87,920 | $95,960 | $51,950 | $139,690 | $42.27 |
| Anthropologists and Archeologists | 50 | $63,960 | $69,040 | $50,180 | $89,860 | $30.75 |
| Epidemiologists | 50 | $80,730 | $78,680 | $54,770 | $99,570 | $38.81 |
| Food Science Technicians | 50 | $39,300 | $41,390 | $31,530 | $57,110 | $18.89 |
| Food Scientists and Technologists | 40 | $71,230 | $68,880 | $37,700 | $102,420 | $34.25 |
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=45&OCC_CODE=19-0000. the group row is AREA 45 / OCC_CODE 19-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 45 / 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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