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

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2024 Workforce

272k

Average Age

35.2

Average Salary

$52,179

Average Male Salary

$57,116

Average Female Salary

$47,467

About

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 $52,179 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants are Dane County--City of Madison (Central) PUMA, WI, Middlesex County (East)--Cambridge PUMA, MA, and Boston City--Allston, Brighton & Fenway PUMA, MA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants are Dane County--City of Madison (Central) PUMA, WI, Middlesex County (East)--Cambridge PUMA, MA, and Boston City--Allston, Brighton & Fenway 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 2024 was 272,180 people, of which 51.2% were women and 48.8% were men.

Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants are paid most in NYC-Manhattan Community District 3--Lower East Side & Chinatown PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Dane County--City of Madison (Central) PUMA, WI.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

132,914

Male Workforce

± 8.95k

139,266

Female Workforce

± 9.16k

The Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants workforce in 2024 was 272,180 people (51.2% women and 48.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of 51.3% between 2014 (179,928) and 2024 (272,180).

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 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Virginia ($65,090), District of Columbia ($63,800), and Nevada ($63,224).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$52,179

AVERAGE WAGE

#309 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants earned an average of $52,179, $17,699 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.424

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.424, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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. 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 Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services ($194,512).

Occupations by Industries

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Value

272k

2024 Workforce

± 12,797

7.45%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 6.3%

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 38.7%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 37.4% and Architectural, engineering & related services with 13.6%.

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 2024 was 272,180 people, with 51.2% woman, and 48.8% men. The average age of male Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants in the workforce is 36 and of female Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants is 34.4, 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 2024 was 272,180 people, with 51.2% woman, and 48.8% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (70,575 people), 25 to 29 years (49,170 people), and 30 to 34 years (33,989 people). Among them they concentrated 56.5% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 14.7% of Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants workers were Hispanic and 85.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (50.7%), Puerto Rican (11.4)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (8.06)%

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Races

In 2024, 61.1% of the Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants workforce were White, of which 49.3% were women and 50.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (11.9%) and Two or More Races (10.5%).

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 2024 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 Troubleshooting.

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 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Biology (40,802 people), Physical Sciences (12,256 people), and Engineering (9,269 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 (94,200 people), Some college (62,271 people), and High School or Equivalent (40,102 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.