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

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2021 Workforce

228k

Average Age

35.4

Average Salary

$44,309

Average Male Salary

$48,037

Average Female Salary

$40,718

About

Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants are most often employed by the Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges industry. The average yearly wage for Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants was $44,309 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants are Allston, Brighton & Fenway PUMA, MA, Worcester City PUMA, MA, and Madison City (Central) PUMA, WI. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants are Allston, Brighton & Fenway PUMA, MA, Madison City (Central) PUMA, WI, and Worcester City PUMA, MA.

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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 2021 was 228,117 people, of which 50.9% were women and 49.1% were men. Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants are paid most in Attleboro City, North Attleborough, Swansea, Seekonk, Rehoboth & Plainville Towns PUMA, MA but are relatively concentrated in Allston, Brighton & Fenway PUMA, MA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

111,930

Male Workforce

± 8.21k

116,187

Female Workforce

± 8.37k

The Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants workforce in 2021 was 228,117 people (50.9% women and 49.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of 27.3% between 2014 (179,159) and 2021 (228,117).

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 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($57,460), New Mexico ($56,678), and Maryland ($54,328).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$44,309

AVERAGE WAGE

#342 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants earned an average of $44,309, $15,286 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.429

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.429, 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants compared to the entire workforce in the country.

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. Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges 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 Petroleum refining ($135,554).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

228k

2021 Workforce

± 11,717

8.07%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 6.86%

This graphic shows the share of Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants employed by various industries. Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges employs the largest share of Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants at 41.9%, followed by Scientific research & development services with 41.8% and Architectural, engineering & related services with 16.3%.

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 2021 was 228,117 people, with 50.9% woman, and 49.1% men. The average age of male Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants in the workforce is 35.8 and of female Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants is 34.9, 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 2021 was 228,117 people, with 50.9% woman, and 49.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (62,191 people), 25 to 29 years (38,846 people), and 30 to 34 years (25,803 people). Among them they concentrated 55.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 13% of Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants workers were Hispanic and 87% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (72.9%), Puerto Rican (14)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (13.1)%

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Races

In 2021, 68.2% of the Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants workforce were White, of which 49.9% were women and 50.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (11.8%) and Black (8.71%).

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 2021 were Biology.

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

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 Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Biology (33,231 people), Physical Sciences (9,881 people), and Engineering (7,486 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 (78,637 people), Some college (58,437 people), and High School or Equivalent (32,458 people).

The graphic shows the Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants workforce by gender and educational level.

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.