Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other

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2022 Workforce
163k
Average Age
41.4
Average Salary
$108,712
Average Male Salary
$123,930
Average Female Salary
$97,087

About

Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other are most often employed by the General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals industry. The average yearly wage for Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other was $108,712 in 2022.

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other workforce. Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other workforce in 2022 was 162,959 people, of which 56.7% were women and 43.3% were men. Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other are paid most in Marin County (Southeast)--San Rafael (South), Mill Valley & Sausalito Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Middlesex County (East)--Cambridge PUMA, MA.

Employment Over Time

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70,576
Male Workforce
± 6.52k
92,383
Female Workforce
± 7.46k

The Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other workforce in 2022 was 162,959 people (56.7% women and 43.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of 22.2% between 2014 (133,336) and 2022 (162,959).

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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 Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Pennsylvania ($141,336), New Jersey ($138,887), and #null ($131,063).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$108,712
AVERAGE WAGE
#47 in the ranking (2022)
$64,683
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other earned an average of $108,712, $44,030 more than the average national salary of $64,683

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.365
WAGE GINI

In 2022, Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.365, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other and on wages for those in the field. General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals is the industry that employs the most Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other, by average wage, is Drugs, sundries, & chemical & allied products merchant wholesalers ($209,587).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
163k
2022 Workforce
± 9,906
3.47%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 8.38%

This graphic shows the share of Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other employed by various industries. General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals employs the largest share of Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other at 39.7%, followed by Scientific research & development services with 34.8% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 25.6%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other in the US. The workforce of Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other in 2022 was 162,959 people, with 56.7% woman, and 43.3% men. The average age of male Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other in the workforce is 42.3 and of female Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other is 40.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other in 2022 was 162,959 people, with 56.7% woman, and 43.3% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (29,781 people), 35 to 39 years (28,350  people), and 25 to 29 years (22,355 people). Among them they concentrated 49.5% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

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In 2022, 8.33% of Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other workers were Hispanic and 91.7% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (65.4%), Puerto Rican (22.5)%, and Colombian (12.1)%

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Races

In 2022, 56.3% of the Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other workforce were White, of which 56.9% were women and 43.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (28.6%) and Two or More Races (6.78%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other is Biology but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Biology.

Among the necessary skills for Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other need more than the average amount of Science.

Majors

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The most common majors achieved by Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Biology (64,237 people), Health (21,189 people), and Physical Sciences (17,230 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other workers were Graduate Degree (115,191 people), Bachelors Degree (43,737 people), and Associates Degree (1,057 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening.

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