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

This post summarizes key statistics on Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians, including social science research assistants 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	7,939
25	38,558
30	50,779
35	62,305
40	60,501
45	69,635
50	68,414
55	69,178
60	66,945
65	58,639

EDUCATION	Share
Less Than High School Degree	1.0
High School Degree	11.8
Some College, No Degree	22.9
Associate's Degree	9.8
Bachelor's Degree	39.0
Master's Degree	11.5
Professional Degree (eg MD, PharmD, JD, etc)	1.0
PhD	2.9

Hours Worked	Share
0-20	15.10
20-39	11.80
39-41	57.40
41-50	11.30
50-60	2.60
More than 60	1.70

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians, including social science research assistants.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share	Income	Industry
22.20	42,759	Research, development, and testing services
19.20	30,541	Colleges and universities
8.90	45,376	Engineering, architectural, and surveying services
7.10	68,414	Justice, public order, and safety
3.90	46,346	Hospitals
3.80	52,734	Administration of environmental quality and housing programs
1.70	86,432	Oil and gas extraction
1.70	45,729	Health services, n.e.c.
1.60	48,866	Forestry
1.60	39,704	Management and public relations services

This table highlights the top industries people working as Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians, including social science research assistants work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians, including social science research assistants. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

Share	Major	Median Income
45.60	No 4-Year Degree	40,992
10.40	Biology	50,089
3.30	Chemistry	56,704
2.40	Environmental Science	51,310
2.40	Criminal Justice and Fire Protection	62,663
2.30	Psychology	43,094
2.00	Biochemical Sciences	46,346
1.20	Geology and Earth Science	45,363
1.00	Natural Resources Management	46,457
1.00	Molecular Biology	42,759

This table highlights the top majors people working as Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians, including social science research assistants received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians, including social science research assistants. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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