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| Career | Median yearly payAll workers · May 2025 | Projected growth2025–35 | Openings per yearprojected, 2025–35 | Typical education to start |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational health and safety specialists Strong outlook | $90,150 | +18.5% | 17,100 | Bachelor's degree |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other No bachelor's needed | $62,280 | +4.4% | 11,200 | Associate's degree |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists Strong outlook | $103,410 | +12.6% | 10,500 | Doctoral or professional degree |
| Biological technicians Strong outlook | $57,510 | +7.4% | 9,400 | Bachelor's degree |
| Chemical technicians Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $60,390 | +4.9% | 7,600 | Associate's degree |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health Strong outlook | $82,220 | +6.1% | 7,300 | Bachelor's degree |
| Chemists Strong outlook | $91,240 | +6.4% | 5,900 | Bachelor's degree |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $55,090 | +6.9% | 5,300 | Associate's degree |
| Social science research assistants Strong outlook | $61,990 | +5.0% | 4,900 | Bachelor's degree |
| Biological scientists, all other | $98,920 | +4.7% | 4,300 | Bachelor's degree |
| Clinical and counseling psychologists Strong outlook | $100,580 | +11.7% | 4,100 | Doctoral or professional degree |
| Forest and conservation technicians No bachelor's needed | $54,560 | -2.1% | 3,800 | Associate's degree |
| Occupational health and safety technicians Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $61,560 | +19.4% | 3,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Psychologists, all other | $110,840 | +2.3% | 3,500 | Master's degree |
| School psychologists | $95,990 | +0.8% | 3,400 | Master's degree |
| Urban and regional planners Strong outlook | $89,320 | +3.9% | 3,200 | Master's degree |
| Food science technicians Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $52,130 | +4.8% | 3,000 | Associate's degree |
| Biochemists and biophysicists Strong outlook | $127,410 | +12.3% | 2,900 | Doctoral or professional degree |
| Agricultural technicians No bachelor's needed | $49,630 | +5.4% | 2,800 | Associate's degree |
| Forensic science technicians Strong outlook | $72,060 | +13.3% | 2,800 | Bachelor's degree |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other | $101,110 | -0.2% | 2,700 | Bachelor's degree |
| Conservation scientists Strong outlook | $73,010 | +5.3% | 2,100 | Bachelor's degree |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers Strong outlook | $101,920 | +5.1% | 1,800 | Bachelor's degree |
| Microbiologists Strong outlook | $87,990 | +6.2% | 1,500 | Bachelor's degree |
| Physical scientists, all other | $122,570 | +2.1% | 1,400 | Bachelor's degree |
| Soil and plant scientists Strong outlook | $78,850 | +6.7% | 1,400 | Bachelor's degree |
| Zoologists and wildlife biologists Strong outlook | $76,780 | +3.6% | 1,400 | Bachelor's degree |
| Physicists Strong outlook | $172,250 | +7.2% | 1,300 | Doctoral or professional degree |
| Economists Strong outlook | $124,720 | +4.7% | 1,100 | Master's degree |
| Food scientists and technologists Strong outlook | $88,720 | +6.2% | 1,000 | Bachelor's degree |
| Geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $53,350 | +3.6% | 1,000 | Associate's degree |
| Foresters | $76,400 | +2.2% | 900 | Bachelor's degree |
| Nuclear technicians No bachelor's needed | $110,240 | +1.1% | 900 | Associate's degree |
| Anthropologists and archeologists Strong outlook | $70,770 | +6.0% | 800 | Master's degree |
| Atmospheric and space scientists | $99,070 | +2.6% | 800 | Bachelor's degree |
| Epidemiologists Strong outlook | $87,220 | +18.7% | 800 | Master's degree |
| Materials scientists Strong outlook | $117,790 | +8.3% | 600 | Bachelor's degree |
| Survey researchers | $69,460 | -4.8% | 600 | Master's degree |
| Hydrologic technicians No bachelor's needed | $64,790 | -1.3% | 400 | Associate's degree |
| Hydrologists | $96,600 | +1.5% | 400 | Bachelor's degree |
| Life scientists, all other | $93,750 | +6.3% | 400 | Bachelor's degree |
| Political scientists | $142,080 | -2.0% | 400 | Master's degree |
| Historians | $76,750 | +3.0% | 300 | Master's degree |
| Industrial-organizational psychologists Strong outlook | $193,950 | +6.5% | 300 | Master's degree |
| Animal scientists Strong outlook | $68,940 | +5.8% | 200 | Bachelor's degree |
| Sociologists Strong outlook | $106,030 | +3.8% | 200 | Master's degree |
| Astronomers Strong outlook | $128,820 | +7.8% | 100 | Doctoral or professional degree |
| Geographers | $102,040 | -2.1% | 100 | Bachelor's degree |
Median yearly pay is from May 2025, for all workers at every experience level: half earn more, half less. Growth and openings are BLS projections for 2025 to 2035; openings include jobs that come open as people retire or change careers.
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