Life, physical, & social science occupations are most often employed by the Scientific research & development services industry. The average yearly wage for Life, physical, & social science occupations was $76,854 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Life, physical, & social science occupations by wage are Business & financial operations occupations, Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations, and Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media occupations.
Life, physical, & social science occupations are part of the Computer, engineering, & science occupations, along with Computer & mathematical occupations, Architecture & engineering occupations, and Life, physical, & social science occupations.
The top 3 locations that employ the most Life, physical, & social science occupations are Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA, Bethesda, Potomac & North Bethesda PUMA, MD, and Rockville, Gaithersburg Cities & North Potomac PUMA, MD. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Life, physical, & social science occupations are Bethesda, Potomac & North Bethesda PUMA, MD, North Central New Mexico PUMA, NM, and Newton City & Brookline Town PUMA, MA.