Scientific research & development services

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The top three occupations in the Scientific research & development services Industry Group are other physical scientists, other managers, and miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants. On average, full-time employees in the Scientific research & development services Industry Group work 42.9 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $124,988. Part-time employees in the same industry work 19.8 hours and earn an average annual salary of $44,301.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Scientific research & development services Industry Group are North Central New Mexico PUMA, NM, Albuquerque Far NE PUMA, NM, and Middlesex County (East)--Cambridge PUMA, MA.

The workforce of Scientific research & development services Industry Group in 2024 was 861,386 people, with 48.2% woman, and 51.8% men.

In 2024, 63.2% of the workforce in the Scientific research & development services Industry Group was White (544,011 people), of which 46% were women and 54% men.

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Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Scientific research & development services Industry Group.

The workforce in Scientific research & development services Industry Group was 861,386 people and is concentrated in California (163,599 workers). The average annual salary was $118,130, being $48,252 more than the national average salary, which was $69,878.

Monthly Employment

Start Year

Y-Axis

4.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 534k people employed in the Scientific Research and Development Services industry. This represents a 4.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Scientific Research and Development Services over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2024 were California (164k), Massachusetts (72.7k), and Maryland (51.7k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Scientific research & development services Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2024, Scientific research & development services Industry Group had an average annual wage of $118,130, $48,252 more than the average national salary of $69,878.

The graph shows the position of Scientific research & development services Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.392

WAGE GINI

Scientific research & development services has a wage GINI of 0.392, which is less than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Scientific research & development services (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Scientific research & development services Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Scientific research & development services Industry Group.

Other Physical Scientists are the most common position with 113,073 workers, but the Scientific research & development services Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Other managers and Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants.

The highest average salary in Scientific research & development services goes to Chief executives & legislators.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Scientific research & development services Industry Group according to occupations. In 2024, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were other physical scientists (113,073 people), other managers (78,329 people), and miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants (60,667 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$131,893

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$4,209

$103,333

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$3,340

On average, Male workers in the Scientific research & development services Industry Group make 1.28 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Scientific research & development services Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Scientific research & development services Industry Group. Based on estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, this section indicates the amount of money spent by a specific industry in other industries.

The industrial flow illustrates the intermediate inputs and the use of outputs of the Scientific research & development services Industry Group.

The Scientific research & development services Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry.

California and Massachusetts stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Scientific research & development services Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Scientific research & development services is from Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services.

Professional and business services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Scientific research & development services Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Scientific research & development services Industry Group is Professional and business services.

In this flow diagram, all of the industries listed to the left are those places from which the highlighted industry has made purchases. They are the intermediate inputs to the highlighted industry. All those industries listed on the right side are those industries that have made purchases from the highlighted industry. They are the use of outputs of the highlighted industry. The visualizations below offer alternative ways to see and understand this data.

Intermediate Inputs

The closest comparable data for Scientific research & development services is from Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

Professional and business services
Manufacturing
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing

The Scientific research & development services Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for Scientific research & development services is from Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Professional and business services Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Scientific research & development services Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Scientific research & development services Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2022

California
4,811
Massachusetts
1,787
Texas
1,315

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Scientific research & development services industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Scientific research & development services Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 48.2% corresponds to women and 51.8% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $131,893 and $103,333.

88.7% of workers have a graduate degree, bachelors degree or some college.

Gender and Age

415,091

Women

48.2%

446,295

Men

51.8%

The workforce of Scientific research & development services industry in 2024 was 861,386 people, with 48.2% woman, and 51.8% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Scientific research & development services industry.

Races

In 2024, 63.2% of the workforce in the Scientific research & development services industry was White (544,011 people), of which 46% were women and 54% men.

Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian and Two or More Races.

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Scientific research & development services workers in 2024 were graduate degree (363,700 people), bachelors degree (327,855 people), and some college (72,721 people).

The chart shows the Scientific research & development services workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Scientific Research and Development Services industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 8.37% in the next ten years. The Scientific Research and Development Services industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 8.37%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (22.1%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (22.1%).

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Scientific Research and Development Services.

8.37%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

8.37%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Scientific Research and Development Services. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than 8.37%, the average rate of national job growth.

Output Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Scientific Research and Development Services.

22.1%

Estimate Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in output of the Scientific Research and Development Services industry.

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Industry Sector

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