Scientific research & development services

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Workforce

682k

2016 BLS Estimate

Average Employee Age

Estimated Job Growth

1.2%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$90,861

Average Male Salary

$101,695

Average Female Salary

$78,298

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About

The top three occupations in the Scientific research & development services Industry Group are Miscellaneous managers, Other Physical Scientists, Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants, Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other, and Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers. On average, full-time employees in the Scientific research & development services Industry Group work 43.8 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $96,794. Part-time employees in the same industry work 21.1 hours and earn an average annual salary of $30,105.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Scientific research & development services Industry Group are North Central New Mexico PUMA, NM, San Diego City (Central/Mira Mesa & University Heights) PUMA, CA, and San Diego City (Northwest/Del Mar Mesa) PUMA, CA. The industry that purchases the most products or services from the Hospitals Industry Group is Scientific research & development services.

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Workforce

A snapshot of jobs, wages, and opportunities in the Scientific research & development services Industry Group. Miscellaneous managers are the most common position, but the Scientific research & development services Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Astronomers & physicists, compared to other industries.

The highest average salary in Scientific research & development services goes to Physicians & surgeons.

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Occupations by Share

682k

Workforce (BLS Estimate)

ACS Estimate: 628k

3.26%

1 Year Growth

± 4.27%

The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that there were 682k people employed in the Scientific research & development services Industry Group in 2016.

According to ACS estimates, the number of people employed in the Scientific research & development services Industry Group has been growing at a rate of 3.26%, , from 608k people in 2016 to 628k people in 2017.

The following graphic shows the share of employment in Scientific research & development services by various occupations according to ACS estimates. Miscellaneous managers represent the largest share of positions held in Scientific research & development services at 12.3%, followed by Other Physical Scientists with 10.8% and Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants with 8.01%.

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Most Common

The most common occupations in the Scientific research & development services Industry Group, by number of employees, are Miscellaneous managers, Other Physical Scientists, Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants, Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other, and Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers.

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Most Specialized

Compared to other Industry Groups, Scientific research & development services employs an unusually high number of Astronomers & physicists, Other Physical Scientists, and Natural sciences managers.

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Highest Paid

The highest paid occupations in Scientific research & development services, by average wage, are Physicians & surgeons, Veterinarians, and Chief executives & legislators.

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Wages

Average Salary

$90,861

AVERAGE WAGE

± $2,408

On average, employees in the Scientific research & development services Industry Group make $90,861 per year. This number makes Scientific research & development services the 15 highest paying Industry Group in the United States out of a total of 266 Industry Groups.

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Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUBLIC USE MICRODATA AREA

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows which public use microdata areas (PUMAs) pay the highest average salary to employees in the Scientific research & development services Industry Group.

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Wage Distribution

0.394

WAGE GINI

Scientific research & development services has a wage GINI of 0.394, which is less than than the national average of 0.479. 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).

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Spatial Concentration

Public Use Microdata Areas with RCA

This map shows the PUMAs in the United States that have revealed comparative advantage in the Scientific research & development services Industry Group.

These are locations that employ more people in the Scientific research & development services Industry Group than expected given both the size of that location's overall labor pool and the national size of the Scientific research & development services Industry Group.

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Diversity

Demographic information on the Scientific research & development services Industry Group in the US. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $101,695 and $78,298. So too tend to earn more than other races and ethnicities in this industry.

Gender Composition

291k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

±13.2k

337k

MALE WORKFORCE

±14.2k

53.7% of workers in the Scientific research & development services Industry Group are Male, making them the more common gender in the workforce. This chart shows the gender breakdown of the Scientific research & development services Industry Group.

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Wage by Gender in Common Jobs

$101,695

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$3,595

$78,298

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$3,009

On average, Male workers in the Scientific research & development services Industry Group make 1.3 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the gender-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Scientific research & development services Industry Group.

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Wage by Race & Ethnicity in Common Jobs

RACE OR ETHNICITY WITH THE HIGHEST AVERAGE SALARY

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Asian
Two or More Races

On average, White employees in the Scientific research & development services Industry Group earn 1.03 times more than other races and ethnicities. This chart shows the race and ethnicity-based wage disparities in the 5 most common occupations in the Scientific research & development services Industry Group.

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Input/Output

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. 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 visualization, click on a category to expand or collapse it. 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.

Industrial Flow

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

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Intermediate Inputs

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

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.

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Use of Output by Other Industries

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.

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Projections

Growth projections of the Scientific research & development services Industry Group, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 8.13% in the next ten years. The Scientific research & development services Industry Group has a lower projected workforce growth at 1.2%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (2.1%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (24.6%).