Life Sciences



THE SCIENCE OF DEVELOPING A HIGH-TECH WORKFORCE

Find the research centers and universities that are on the cutting edge of scientific breakthroughs, and you’ll find the high-tech workers of tomorrow.  Indiana is home to some of the top research universities in the world and some of the most sought-after graduates in the country.  With headquarters for Eli Lilly, DePuy, Dow Agro Science and Roche Diagnostics, just to name a few, Indiana is driving the markets that utilize the bio-tech miracles of today, and developing new products for the future.

 

LIFE SCIENCES WORKFORCE DATA 

Occupation Facts

26,078

2.0%

$22.39/hr

Jobs (2011)

Growth (2011-2012)

Median Wage (2011)

Location Quotient: 0.72

National: 2.4%

National: $26.26/hr

 

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Indiana | Percentile Wages

$13.22/hr

$22.39/hr

$40.32/hr

10th Percentile Wage (2011)

Median Wage (2011)

90th Percentile Wage (2011)

 

 

Occupation

10th Percentile Wage (2011)

Median Wage (2011)

90th Percentile Wage (2011)

Animal scientists (19-1011)

$9.19

$16.98

$37.95

Food scientists and technologists (19-1012)

$10.16

$18.71

$37.45

Soil and plant Scientists (19-1013)

$14.94

$21.68

$44.41

Biochemists and biophysicists (19-1021)

$23.08

$40.42

$67.35

Microbiologists (19-1022)

$14.85

$22.33

$39.55

Zoologists and wildlife biologists (19-1023)

$10.11

$19.50

$36.62

Biological scientists, all other (19-1029)

$14.41

$24.79

$36.92

Conservation scientists (19-1031)

$14.25

$26.67

$39.13

Foresters (19-1032)

$14.29

$18.96

$27.83

Epidemiologists (19-1041)

$11.05

$21.88

$40.80

Medical scientists, except epidemiologists (19-1042)

$17.06

$27.37

$37.74

Life scientists, all other (19-1099)

$15.72

$24.43

$45.31

Astronomers (19-2011)

$13.19

$24.38

$49.98

Physicists (19-2012)

$28.04

$42.62

$82.42

Atmospheric and space scientists (19-2021)

$19.50

$30.44

$48.08

Chemists (19-2031)

$15.86

$25.99

$46.55

Materials scientists (19-2032)

$17.27

$39.62

$62.87

Environmental scientists and specialists, including health (19-2041)

$14.57

$20.89

$44.89

Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers (19-2042)

$15.63

$22.28

$39.12

Hydrologists (19-2043)

$16.62

$29.04

$46.06

Physical scientists, all other (19-2099)

$15.17

$29.81

$55.77

Economists (19-3011)

$13.98

$27.85

$52.29

Market research analysts (19-3021)

$12.48

$20.71

$40.48

Survey researchers (19-3022)

$8.63

$11.85

$39.38

Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists (19-3031)

$11.77

$24.32

$45.03

Industrial-organizational psychologists (19-3032)

$7.81

$14.29

$31.49

Psychologists, all other (19-3039)

$11.57

$28.81

$47.11

Sociologists (19-3041)

$10.71

$20.04

$41.13

Urban and regional planners (19-3051)

$15.31

$22.82

$35.83

Anthropologists and archeologists (19-3091)

$9.55

$18.68

$35.44

Geographers (19-3092)

$9.63

$18.35

$38.15

Historians (19-3093)

$12.07

$19.24

$26.96

Political scientists (19-3094)

$14.29

$27.57

$52.78

Social scientists and related workers, all other (19-3099)

$17.65

$26.15

$36.94

Agricultural and food science technicians (19-4011)

$11.24

$19.61

$38.99

Biological technicians (19-4021)

$10.80

$15.23

$26.27

Chemical technicians (19-4031)

$10.38

$16.89

$32.75

Geological and petroleum technicians (19-4041)

$8.12

$11.97

$30.56

Nuclear technicians (19-4051)

$11.07

$22.01

$41.82

Social science research assistants (19-4061)

$7.25

$8.14

$15.23

Environmental science and protection technicians, including health (19-4091)

$12.03

$17.18

$29.18

Forensic science technicians (19-4092)

$13.83

$22.20

$32.22

Forest and conservation technicians (19-4093)

$8.62

$15.28

$29.01

Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other (19-4099)

$12.36

$15.63

$26.13

  

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Regional Trends

 

Region

2011 Jobs

2012 Jobs

% Growth

 

Indiana

26,078

26,605

2.0%

 

 


Educational Programs

97

10,214

Programs (2010)

Completions (2010)

 

 

Program

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Psychology, General (42.0101)

1,984

1,977

1,985

1,916

1,933

Biology/Biological Sciences, General (26.0101)

1,313

1,405

1,523

1,441

1,574

Political Science and Government, General (45.1001)

1,012

1,045

1,052

966

947

History, General (54.0101)

859

790

843

804

839

Sociology (45.1101)

705

800

709

649

704

 

Source:  Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. 2012   www.economicmodeling.com