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
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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)
Declining (BLS 2025-35)
All Science jobs
- Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists172K (2025)↑ +12.6%
- Occupational Health and Safety Specialists141K (2025)↑ +18.5%
- Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health89K (2025)↑ +6.1%
- Chemists83K (2025)↑ +6.4%
- Clinical and Counseling Psychologists76K (2025)↑ +11.7%
- Biological Technicians70K (2025)↑ +7.4%
- School Psychologists64K (2025)→ +0.8%
- Chemical Technicians58K (2025)↑ +4.9%
- Urban and Regional Planners44K (2025)↑ +3.9%
- Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health35K (2025)↑ +6.9%
- Biochemists and Biophysicists34K (2025)↑ +12.3%
- Social Science Research Assistants31K (2025)↑ +5%
- Conservation Scientists26K (2025)↑ +5.3%
- Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers23K (2025)↑ +5.1%
- Physicists20K (2025)↑ +7.2%
- Microbiologists19K (2025)↑ +6.2%
- Economists18K (2025)↑ +4.7%
- Epidemiologists12K (2025)↑ +18.7%
- Foresters10K (2025)→ +2.2%
- Atmospheric and Space Scientists10K (2025)→ +2.6%
- Anthropologists and Archeologists9K (2025)↑ +6%
- Survey Researchers8K (2025)↓ -4.8%
- Political Scientists6K (2025)→ -2%
- Historians3K (2025)→ +3%
- Sociologists2K (2025)↑ +3.8%
- Astronomers2K (2025)↑ +7.8%
- Industrial-Organizational Psychologists790 (2025)↑ +6.5%