Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants

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2022 Workforce
243k
Average Age
35.2
Average Salary
$47,110
Average Male Salary
$50,749
Average Female Salary
$43,617

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Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants are most often employed by the Scientific research & development services industry. The average yearly wage for Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants was $47,110 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants are Boston City--Allston, Brighton & Fenway PUMA, MA, Dane County--City of Madison (Central) PUMA, WI, and Champaign County (Southwest)--Champaign & Urbana Cities PUMA, IL. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants are Boston City--Allston, Brighton & Fenway PUMA, MA, Dane County--City of Madison (Central) PUMA, WI, and Worcester City (East) PUMA, MA.

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants workforce. Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants workforce in 2022 was 242,852 people, of which 51% were women and 49% were men. Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants are paid most in Bexar County (North)--San Antonio City (Far North) & Timberwood Park PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Boston City--Allston, Brighton & Fenway PUMA, MA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
118,936
Male Workforce
± 8.46k
123,916
Female Workforce
± 8.64k

The Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants workforce in 2022 was 242,852 people (51% women and 49% men). This implies an average annual growth of 35% between 2014 (179,928) and 2022 (242,852).

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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 Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($59,546), Virginia ($59,269), and New Hampshire ($57,765).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$47,110
AVERAGE WAGE
#346 in the ranking (2022)
$64,683
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants earned an average of $47,110, $17,573 less than the average national salary of $64,683

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.426
WAGE GINI

In 2022, Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.426, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants and on wages for those in the field. Scientific research & development services is the industry that employs the most Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants, by average wage, is Beverage manufacturing ($142,720).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
243k
2022 Workforce
± 12,089
5.97%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 6.74%

This graphic shows the share of Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants employed by various industries. Scientific research & development services employs the largest share of Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants at 41.9%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 41.6% and Architectural, engineering & related services with 16.5%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants in the US. The workforce of Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants in 2022 was 242,852 people, with 51% woman, and 49% men. The average age of male Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants in the workforce is 35.7 and of female Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants is 34.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants in 2022 was 242,852 people, with 51% woman, and 49% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (67,200 people), 25 to 29 years (41,473  people), and 30 to 34 years (27,824 people). Among them they concentrated 56.2% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

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In 2022, 13.6% of Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants workers were Hispanic and 86.4% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (71.3%), Puerto Rican (16.5)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (12.1)%

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Races

In 2022, 66.6% of the Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants workforce were White, of which 50% were women and 50% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (11.4%) and Black (9.23%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants is Biology but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Natural Resources & Conservation.

Among the necessary skills for Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants, Quality Control Analysis stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants need more than the average amount of Quality Control Analysis.

Majors

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The most common majors achieved by Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Biology (35,839 people), Physical Sciences (10,142 people), and Engineering (7,298 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants workers were Bachelors Degree (84,001 people), Some college (62,619 people), and High School or Equivalent (34,760 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants need many skills, but most especially Quality Control Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring.

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