Astronomers & physicists

Detailed Occupation

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2022 Workforce
16.2k
Average Age
46.2
Average Salary
$127,615
Average Male Salary
$130,868
Average Female Salary
$111,250

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Astronomers & physicists workforce. Astronomers & physicists workforce in 2022 was 16,166 people, of which 16.6% were women and 83.4% were men. Astronomers & physicists are paid most in Alameda County (Northwest)--Oakland City (Oakland Hills) PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Alameda County (East)--Livermore & Dublin (East) Cities PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

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13,486
Male Workforce
± 2.85k
2,680
Female Workforce
± 1.27k

The Astronomers & physicists workforce in 2022 was 16,166 people (16.6% women and 83.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of 37.7% between 2014 (11,737) and 2022 (16,166).

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Employment by Location

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During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alabama ($187,433), Minnesota ($161,300), and Texas ($157,443).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$127,615
AVERAGE WAGE
#25 in the ranking (2022)
$64,683
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Astronomers & physicists earned an average of $127,615, $62,933 more than the average national salary of $64,683

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Wage Distribution

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0.307
WAGE GINI

In 2022, Astronomers & physicists had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.307, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Astronomers & physicists (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Astronomers & physicists and on wages for those in the field. Scientific research & development services is the industry that employs the most Astronomers & physicists, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Astronomers & physicists, by average wage, is Aircraft & parts manufacturing ($219,826).

Occupations by Industries

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16.2k
2022 Workforce
± 3,121
11.9%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 25.1%

This graphic shows the share of Astronomers & physicists employed by various industries. Scientific research & development services employs the largest share of Astronomers & physicists at 55.7%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 34% and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals with 10.3%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Astronomers & physicists in the US. The workforce of Astronomers & physicists in 2022 was 16,166 people, with 16.6% woman, and 83.4% men. The average age of male Astronomers & physicists in the workforce is 47.3 and of female Astronomers & physicists is 40.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Astronomers & physicists is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Astronomers & physicists in 2022 was 16,166 people, with 16.6% woman, and 83.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (2,248 people), 35 to 39 years (2,242  people), and 60 to 64 years (1,912 people). Among them they concentrated 41.4% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

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In 2022, 6.64% of Astronomers & physicists workers were Hispanic and 93.4% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (44.3%), Spaniard (41.4)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (14.3)%

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Races

In 2022, 76.6% of the Astronomers & physicists workforce were White, of which 15.4% were women and 84.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (12.6%) and Two or More Races (5.9%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Astronomers & physicists from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Astronomers & physicists is Physical Sciences but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Physical Sciences.

Among the necessary skills for Astronomers & physicists, Science stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Astronomers & physicists need more than the average amount of Science.

Majors

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The most common majors achieved by Astronomers & physicists in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Physical Sciences (9,406 people), Engineering (2,169 people), and Biology (1,161 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Astronomers & physicists workers were Graduate Degree (12,491 people), Bachelors Degree (3,675 people), and false (0 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Astronomers & physicists from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Astronomers & physicists need many skills, but most especially Science, Reading Comprehension, Mathematics.

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