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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
11-9121 Natural Sciences Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields. Excludes "Architecture and Engineering Managers" (11-9041) and "Computer and Information Systems Managers" (11-3021).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 54,780 |
2.2 % |
$65.46 |
$136,150 |
1.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$32.17 |
$44.27 |
$57.62 |
$77.40 |
(5) |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$66,920 |
$92,070 |
$119,850 |
$160,990 |
(5) |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
16,970 |
2.52 |
$77.22 |
$160,620 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
9,970 |
0.49 |
$56.04 |
$116,560 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
4,280 |
1.51 |
$64.30 |
$133,730 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
3,350 |
0.15 |
$85.93 |
$178,740 |
| State Government (OES Designation) |
3,310 |
0.15 |
$40.08 |
$83,360 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
16,970 |
2.52 |
$77.22 |
$160,620 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
4,280 |
1.51 |
$64.30 |
$133,730 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
9,970 |
0.49 |
$56.04 |
$116,560 |
| Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers |
740 |
0.37 |
$80.62 |
$167,690 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
3,200 |
0.24 |
$67.31 |
$140,000 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
8,210 |
0.51 |
1.32 |
$73.75 |
$153,410 |
| New Jersey |
4,590 |
1.16 |
2.97 |
$90.57 |
$188,380 |
| Massachusetts |
3,360 |
0.97 |
2.49 |
$82.69 |
$172,000 |
| Pennsylvania |
2,860 |
0.50 |
1.27 |
$68.44 |
$142,350 |
| Maryland |
2,820 |
1.07 |
2.74 |
$67.72 |
$140,870 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Delaware |
410 |
0.93 |
2.38 |
$95.18 |
$197,980 |
| New Jersey |
4,590 |
1.16 |
2.97 |
$90.57 |
$188,380 |
| Massachusetts |
3,360 |
0.97 |
2.49 |
$82.69 |
$172,000 |
| Connecticut |
980 |
0.59 |
1.50 |
$76.15 |
$158,390 |
| California |
8,210 |
0.51 |
1.32 |
$73.75 |
$153,410 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
2,770 |
0.42 |
1.08 |
$80.81 |
$168,090 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
2,620 |
1.45 |
3.73 |
$85.60 |
$178,040 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
2,390 |
0.96 |
2.46 |
$63.32 |
$131,700 |
| Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division |
2,180 |
1.89 |
4.83 |
$99.16 |
$206,250 |
| Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD Metropolitan Division |
1,680 |
2.90 |
7.42 |
$70.25 |
$146,120 |
| Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metropolitan Division |
1,500 |
1.47 |
3.77 |
$77.36 |
$160,910 |
| San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division |
1,420 |
1.33 |
3.41 |
$94.36 |
$196,270 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC |
1,160 |
3.96 |
10.14 |
$77.08 |
$160,320 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division |
1,110 |
0.70 |
1.79 |
$72.75 |
$151,310 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,020 |
0.53 |
1.37 |
$58.05 |
$120,750 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC |
1,160 |
3.96 |
10.14 |
$77.08 |
$160,320 |
| Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD Metropolitan Division |
1,680 |
2.90 |
7.42 |
$70.25 |
$146,120 |
| Trenton, NJ |
590 |
2.61 |
6.69 |
$79.46 |
$165,290 |
| Corvallis, OR |
80 |
2.45 |
6.27 |
$57.60 |
$119,810 |
| Boulder, CO |
370 |
2.07 |
5.31 |
$74.02 |
$153,960 |
| Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division |
2,180 |
1.89 |
4.83 |
$99.16 |
$206,250 |
| San Rafael, CA Metropolitan Division |
200 |
1.75 |
4.48 |
$73.32 |
$152,500 |
| Fort Collins, CO |
250 |
1.67 |
4.29 |
$59.31 |
$123,360 |
| Flagstaff, AZ |
100 |
1.57 |
4.03 |
$48.06 |
$99,970 |
| Walla Walla, WA |
40 |
1.51 |
3.88 |
$50.93 |
$105,920 |
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United States Department of Labor
