| 1 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists SOC 19-1042 | 156K | $101K | +8.7% |
| 2 | Occupational Health and Safety Specialists SOC 19-5011 | 128K | $84K | +12.5% |
| 3 | Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health SOC 19-2041 | 85K | $80K | +4.4% |
| 4 | Chemists SOC 19-2031 | 83K | $84K | +4.9% |
| 5 | Biological Technicians SOC 19-4021 | 76K | $52K | +3.5% |
| 6 | Clinical and Counseling Psychologists SOC 19-3033 | 72K | $96K | +11.2% |
| 7 | Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other SOC 19-4099 | 71K | $60K | +3.5% |
| 8 | School Psychologists SOC 19-3034 | 64K | $87K | +0.7% |
| 9 | Biological Scientists, All Other SOC 19-1029 | 60K | $93K | +1.2% |
| 10 | Chemical Technicians SOC 19-4031 | 56K | $58K | +3.7% |
| 11 | Urban and Regional Planners SOC 19-3051 | 43K | $84K | +3.4% |
| 12 | Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health SOC 19-4042 | 39K | $49K | +4.0% |
| 13 | Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other SOC 19-3099 | 37K | $100K | -1.7% |
| 14 | Biochemists and Biophysicists SOC 19-1021 | 35K | $104K | +5.8% |
| 15 | Social Science Research Assistants SOC 19-4061 | 33K | $58K | +4.4% |
| 16 | Occupational Health and Safety Technicians SOC 19-5012 | 31K | $58K | +8.5% |
| 17 | Forest and Conservation Technicians SOC 19-4071 | 31K | $54K | -3.2% |
| 18 | Conservation Scientists SOC 19-1031 | 26K | $68K | +3.4% |
| 19 | Physical Scientists, All Other SOC 19-2099 | 23K | $118K | +0.6% |
| 20 | Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers SOC 19-2042 | 23K | $99K | +3.2% |
| 21 | Physicists SOC 19-2012 | 21K | $166K | +4.0% |
| 22 | Microbiologists SOC 19-1022 | 20K | $87K | +4.1% |
| 23 | Forensic Science Technicians SOC 19-4092 | 19K | $67K | +12.8% |
| 24 | Psychologists, All Other SOC 19-3039 | 18K | $118K | +4.3% |
| 25 | Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists SOC 19-1023 | 17K | $73K | +1.6% |