Medical scientists, 2025 · 172,340 workers · Official statistic
Occupational safety specialists, 2025 · 140,610 workers · Official statistic
Environmental scientists, 2025 · 89,250 workers · Official statistic
Chemists, 2025 · 82,770 workers · Official statistic
Clinical psychologists, 2025 · 75,990 workers · Official statistic
Biological technicians, 2025 · 69,620 workers · Official statistic
School psychologists, 2025 · 63,940 workers · Official statistic
Chemical technicians, 2025 · 57,540 workers · Official statistic
Urban and regional planners, 2025 · 44,230 workers · Official statistic
Environmental technicians, 2025 · 34,670 workers · Official statistic
Biochemists and biophysicists, 2025 · 33,830 workers · Official statistic
Social science research assistants, 2025 · 30,640 workers · Official statistic
Conservation scientists, 2025 · 25,950 workers · Official statistic
Geologists and geoscientists, 2025 · 23,470 workers · Official statistic
Physicists, 2025 · 20,430 workers · Official statistic
Microbiologists, 2025 · 18,940 workers · Official statistic
Economists, 2025 · 17,790 workers · Official statistic
Epidemiologists, 2025 · 12,090 workers · Official statistic
Foresters, 2025 · 10,430 workers · Official statistic
Atmospheric and space scientists, 2025 · 10,000 workers · Official statistic
Anthropologists and archeologists, 2025 · 8,990 workers · Official statistic
Survey researchers, 2025 · 8,290 workers · Official statistic
Political scientists, 2025 · 5,540 workers · Official statistic
Historians, 2025 · 3,450 workers · Official statistic
Sociologists, 2025 · 2,260 workers · Official statistic
Astronomers, 2025 · 2,120 workers · Official statistic
Organizational psychologists, 2025 · 790 workers · Official statistic
Future History · Industry

Science

27 jobs

Employment: the latest cited US figure for each job, with its year. BLS 2025-35 outlook: ↑ more than 3% growth, → within 3% either way, ↓ more than 3% decline (BLS Employment Projections, projected change in jobs 2025 to 2035).

Growing fastest (BLS 2025-35)

  1. Epidemiologists12K workers (2025)↑ +18.7%
  2. Occupational Health and Safety Specialists141K workers (2025)↑ +18.5%
  3. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists172K workers (2025)↑ +12.6%
  4. Biochemists and Biophysicists34K workers (2025)↑ +12.3%
  5. Clinical and Counseling Psychologists76K workers (2025)↑ +11.7%

Declining (BLS 2025-35)

  1. Survey Researchers8K workers (2025)↓ -4.8%

All Science jobs

  1. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists172K workers (2025)↑ +12.6%
  2. Occupational Health and Safety Specialists141K workers (2025)↑ +18.5%
  3. Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health89K workers (2025)↑ +6.1%
  4. Chemists83K workers (2025)↑ +6.4%
  5. Clinical and Counseling Psychologists76K workers (2025)↑ +11.7%
  6. Biological Technicians70K workers (2025)↑ +7.4%
  7. School Psychologists64K workers (2025)→ +0.8%
  8. Chemical Technicians58K workers (2025)↑ +4.9%
  9. Urban and Regional Planners44K workers (2025)↑ +3.9%
  10. Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health35K workers (2025)↑ +6.9%
  11. Biochemists and Biophysicists34K workers (2025)↑ +12.3%
  12. Social Science Research Assistants31K workers (2025)↑ +5%
  13. Conservation Scientists26K workers (2025)↑ +5.3%
  14. Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers23K workers (2025)↑ +5.1%
  15. Physicists20K workers (2025)↑ +7.2%
  16. Microbiologists19K workers (2025)↑ +6.2%
  17. Economists18K workers (2025)↑ +4.7%
  18. Epidemiologists12K workers (2025)↑ +18.7%
  19. Foresters10K workers (2025)→ +2.2%
  20. Atmospheric and Space Scientists10K workers (2025)→ +2.6%
  21. Anthropologists and Archeologists9K workers (2025)↑ +6%
  22. Survey Researchers8K workers (2025)↓ -4.8%
  23. Political Scientists6K workers (2025)→ -2%
  24. Historians3K workers (2025)→ +3%
  25. Sociologists2K workers (2025)↑ +3.8%
  26. Astronomers2K workers (2025)↑ +7.8%
  27. Industrial-Organizational Psychologists790 workers (2025)↑ +6.5%

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