Biological scientists

Detailed Occupation

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    2024 Workforce
    101k
    Average Age
    40.5
    Average Salary
    $85,694
    Average Male Salary
    $92,675
    Average Female Salary
    $78,751

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    Biological scientists are most often employed by the Scientific research & development services industry. The average yearly wage for Biological scientists was $85,694 in 2024.

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    Employment

    Employment and salary information for the Biological scientists workforce. Biological scientists workforce in 2024 was 101,221 people, of which 50.1% were women and 49.9% were men.

    Employment Over Time

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    Grouping
    50,468
    Male Workforce
    ± 5.51k
    50,753
    Female Workforce
    ± 5.53k

    The Biological scientists workforce in 2024 was 101,221 people (50.1% women and 49.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of 37.3% between 2014 (73,697) and 2024 (101,221).

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    Employment by Location

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    This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Biological scientists.

    During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Delaware ($138,497), Massachusetts ($111,791), and Maryland ($108,600).

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    Yearly Wage Ranking

    $85,694
    AVERAGE WAGE
    #114 in the ranking (2014)
    $69,878
    NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
    For all occupations across the US

    In 2024, Biological scientists earned an average of $85,694, $15,816 more than the average national salary of $69,878

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    Wage Distribution

    Gender
    0.324
    WAGE GINI

    In 2024, Biological scientists had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.324, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Biological scientists (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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    Industry

    Information on the industries that employ Biological scientists and on wages for those in the field. Scientific research & development services is the industry that employs the most Biological scientists, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Biological scientists, by average wage, is Business support services ($189,245).

    Occupations by Industries

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    Value
    101k
    2024 Workforce
    ± 7,809
    3.93%
    1 YEAR GROWTH
    ± 10.6%

    This graphic shows the share of Biological scientists employed by various industries. Scientific research & development services employs the largest share of Biological scientists at 34.6%, followed by Administration of environmental quality & housing programs with 31.4% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 18.7%.

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    Diversity

    Demographic information on Biological scientists in the US. The workforce of Biological scientists in 2024 was 101,221 people, with 50.1% woman, and 49.9% men. The average age of male Biological scientists in the workforce is 42.1 and of female Biological scientists is 39, and the most common race/ethnicity for Biological scientists is White.

    Gender and Age

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    The workforce of Biological scientists in 2024 was 101,221 people, with 50.1% woman, and 49.9% men.

    The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (17,863 people), 25 to 29 years (16,429  people), and 35 to 39 years (13,580 people). Among them they concentrated 47.4% of the total workforce.

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    Ethnicity

    Gender

    In 2024, 9.1% of Biological scientists workers were Hispanic and 90.9% non-Hispanic.

    The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (41%), Puerto Rican (20)%, and Colombian (9.34)%

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    Races

    In 2024, 72.1% of the Biological scientists workforce were White, of which 48.7% were women and 51.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (11.1%) and Two or More Races (9.07%).

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    Education & Skills

    Data on higher education choices for Biological scientists from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Biological scientists is Biology but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Natural Resources & Conservation.

    Majors

    ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.
    Type of Majors
    Degree

    The most common majors achieved by Biological scientists in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Biology (54,940 people), Natural Resources & Conservation (11,763 people), and Physical Sciences (4,890 people).

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    Education Levels

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    The main educational levels achieved by the Biological scientists workers were Bachelors Degree (51,081 people), Graduate Degree (50,140 people), and false (0 people).

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