Wage Survey Results -
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Los Angeles County, 2000
These survey data are from the 1999 Occupational Employment
Statistics survey. The wages have all been updated to the fourth quarter
of 2000 by applying the Employment cost Index to the 1999 wages.
|
Occupational Title |
Entry-Level Hourly Wage (1) |
Mean
Hourly Wage |
Mean
Annual Wage |
25th
Percentile Hourly Wage |
50th
Percentile (Median) Hourly Wage |
75th
Percentile Hourly Wage |
|
Total all occupations |
$7.62 |
$18.15 |
$37,735 |
$9.01 |
$14.40 |
$22.98 |
|
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
$13.68 |
$23.51 |
$48,892 |
$16.05 |
$22.17 |
$29.34 |
|
Biochemists and Biophysicists |
$19.69 |
$28.94 |
$60,195 |
$23.00 |
$27.05 |
$38.64 |
|
Microbiologists |
$21.74 |
$28.39 |
$59,047 |
$23.63 |
$27.09 |
$34.28 |
| Medical
Scientists, Except Epidemiologists |
$12.75 |
$17.41 |
$36,205 |
$14.31 |
$16.92 |
$20.39 |
| Life
Scientists, All Other |
$12.73 |
$21.78 |
$45,313 |
$14.75 |
$19.62 |
$26.25 |
|
Physicists |
$24.04 |
$37.42 |
$77,833 |
$30.10 |
$38.64 |
$45.16 |
|
Atmospheric and Space Scientists |
$20.78 |
$29.04 |
$60,397 |
$25.23 |
$30.98 |
$34.31 |
|
Chemists |
$15.29 |
$25.65 |
$53,351 |
$17.24 |
$23.24 |
$34.96 |
|
Materials Scientists |
$19.10 |
$26.30 |
$54,691 |
$20.42 |
$24.56 |
$30.73 |
|
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health |
$16.79 |
$29.63 |
$61,633 |
$17.65 |
$25.28 |
$32.92 |
|
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers |
$17.83 |
$24.44 |
$50,832 |
$19.32 |
$23.87 |
$27.32 |
|
Hydrologists |
$29.26 |
$34.25 |
$71,236 |
$30.37 |
$34.34 |
$39.56 |
|
Physical Scientists, All Other |
$18.76 |
$32.03 |
$66,631 |
$21.43 |
$32.78 |
$42.07 |
|
Economists |
$22.20 |
$30.20 |
$62,811 |
$24.09 |
$29.06 |
$36.58 |
| Market
Research Analysts |
$16.15 |
$25.59 |
$53,232 |
$17.96 |
$24.73 |
$30.80 |
| Survey
Researchers |
$7.69 |
$8.93 |
$18,585 |
$7.55 |
$8.11 |
$8.67 |
|
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists |
$21.76 |
$27.97 |
$58,158 |
$24.04 |
$28.36 |
$32.79 |
| Urban
and Regional Planners |
$20.16 |
$25.46 |
$52,974 |
$22.54 |
$25.18 |
$28.15 |
|
Political Scientists |
$12.51 |
$17.60 |
$36,608 |
$12.34 |
$13.48 |
$17.93 |
| Social
Scientists and Related Workers, All Other |
$13.27 |
$22.92 |
$47,683 |
$16.43 |
$22.43 |
$28.23 |
|
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
$11.28 |
$16.17 |
$33,634 |
$12.51 |
$15.58 |
$19.01 |
|
Biological Technicians |
$9.56 |
$16.66 |
$34,648 |
$10.90 |
$15.31 |
$20.28 |
|
Chemical Technicians |
$12.52 |
$18.57 |
$38,633 |
$13.86 |
$18.24 |
$21.80 |
|
Geological and Petroleum Technicians |
$21.49 |
$25.92 |
$53,916 |
$22.80 |
$25.74 |
$29.09 |
|
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health |
$14.43 |
$22.24 |
$46,260 |
$16.70 |
$20.37 |
$26.85 |
| Life,
Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other |
$11.31 |
$16.74 |
$34,811 |
$12.47 |
$15.13 |
$19.29 |
(1) The mean of the first third of the wage
distribution is provided as a proxy for entry-level wage.
Source: California
Employment Development Dept.
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