Atmospheric and Space Scientists

This post summarizes key statistics on Atmospheric and Space Scientists using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Income Over Career
Top Industries
Education Distribution
Top Majors
Weekly Hours Distribution

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Age	IncMed
20	26,877
25	44,342
30	64,824
35	107,736
40	108,872
45	112,262
50	110,004
55	113,407
60	120,944
65	96,812

EDUCATION	Share
Less Than High School Degree	0.0
High School Degree	5.6
Some College, No Degree	6.1
Associate's Degree	5.0
Bachelor's Degree	49.5
Master's Degree	22.9
Professional Degree (eg MD, PharmD, JD, etc)	0.8
PhD	10.0

Hours Worked	Share
0-20	4.30
20-39	4.50
39-41	69.90
41-50	15.60
50-60	4.90
More than 60	0.90

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Atmospheric and Space Scientists.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share	Income	Industry
21.30	77,244	Radio and television broadcasting and cable
21.30	112,274	Administration of environmental quality and housing programs
11.20	64,748	Miscellaneous personal services
8.30	39,549	Air Force
6.30	73,467	Research, development, and testing services
4.00	39,692	Colleges and universities
3.40	81,029	National security and international affairs
2.80	73,300	Management and public relations services
2.50	48,866	Navy
1.70	117,943	Electric light and power

This table highlights the top industries people working as Atmospheric and Space Scientists work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Atmospheric and Space Scientists. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

Share	Major	Median Income
46.00	Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	89,603
16.70	No 4-Year Degree	43,216
4.00	Geology and Earth Science	70,225
3.30	Physics	60,501
2.40	Geography	91,833
2.20	Journalism	88,592
2.10	Multi-disciplinary or General Science	118,843
2.00	Environmental Science	96,812
1.90	Business Management and Administration	141,759
1.60	Geosciences	91,833

This table highlights the top majors people working as Atmospheric and Space Scientists received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Atmospheric and Space Scientists. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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