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Natural Sciences Managers

Role Overview

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields. Excludes “Computer and Information Systems Managers” (11-3021) and “Architecture and Engineering Managers” (11-9041).

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Engineering Physics/Applied Physics. Operations Research. Biology/Biological Sciences, General. Biochemistry. Biophysics. Molecular Biology. Molecular Biochemistry. Molecular Biophysics. Structural Biology. Photobiology. Radiation Biology/Radiobiology. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other. Botany/Plant Biology. Plant Pathology/Phytopathology. Plant Physiology. Botany/Plant Biology, Other. Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology. Anatomy. Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other. Microbiology, General. Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology. Virology. Parasitology. Immunology. Microbiology and Immunology. Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other. Zoology/Animal Biology. Entomology. Animal Physiology. Zoology/Animal Biology, Other. Molecular Genetics. Animal Genetics. Plant Genetics. Genome Sciences/Genomics. Genetics, Other. Pathology/Experimental Pathology. Aerospace Physiology and Medicine. Pharmacology. Toxicology. Biometry/Biometrics. Biostatistics. Computational Biology. Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other. Biotechnology. Ecology. Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography. Evolutionary Biology. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other. Molecular Medicine. Neuroscience. Neuroanatomy. Neurobiology and Anatomy. Neurobiology and Behavior. Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other. Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. Mathematics, General. Algebra and Number Theory. Analysis and Functional Analysis. Geometry/Geometric Analysis. Topology and Foundations. Mathematics, Other. Applied Mathematics, General. Computational Mathematics. Computational and Applied Mathematics. Financial Mathematics. Mathematical Biology. Applied Mathematics, Other. Statistics, General. Mathematics and Statistics. Statistics, Other. Applied Statistics, General. Mathematics and Statistics, Other. Biological and Physical Sciences. Mathematics and Computer Science. Biopsychology. Science, Technology and Society. Natural Sciences. Nutrition Sciences. Cognitive Science, General. Cognitive Science, Other. Human Biology. Computational Science. Marine Sciences. Sustainability Studies. Anthrozoology. Climate Science. Earth Systems Science. Environmental Geosciences. Geobiology. Geography and Environmental Studies. Mathematical Economics. Mathematics and Atmospheric/Oceanic Science. Data Science, General. Data Science, Other. Logic. Physical Sciences, General. Astronomy. Astrophysics. Planetary Astronomy and Science. Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other. Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General. Atmospheric Chemistry and Climatology. Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics. Meteorology. Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Other. Chemistry, General. Analytical Chemistry. Inorganic Chemistry. Organic Chemistry. Physical Chemistry. Polymer Chemistry. Chemical Physics. Environmental Chemistry. Forensic Chemistry. Theoretical Chemistry. Cheminformatics/Chemistry Informatics. Chemistry, Other. Geology/Earth Science, General. Geochemistry. Geophysics and Seismology. Paleontology. Hydrology and Water Resources Science. Geochemistry and Petrology. Oceanography, Chemical and Physical. Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other. Physics, General. Atomic/Molecular Physics. Elementary Particle Physics. Plasma and High-Temperature Physics. Nuclear Physics. Optics/Optical Sciences. Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. Acoustics. Theoretical and Mathematical Physics. Physics, Other. Materials Chemistry. Materials Sciences, Other. Physics and Astronomy. Physical Sciences, Other. Medical Science/Scientist. Clinical and Industrial Drug Development. Research and Development Management. Research Administration. Science/Technology Management. History and Philosophy of Science and Technology.

Salary by State (top paying)

State Median salary
Massachusetts $218,800
California $204,100
New Jersey $202,310
Connecticut $179,170
Washington $178,270
North Carolina $167,430
District of Columbia $164,650
Maryland $162,610
Illinois $158,690
Kansas $158,100
Missouri $143,730
Colorado $143,150
South Carolina $143,150
Rhode Island $141,380
Tennessee $140,430

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Median Annual Salary

$161,180

Projected Growth (10yr)

+3.7%

Avg. annual openings

8.5k

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