Natural Sciences Managers
SOC 11-9121 · 2024-2034
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $213,757per year
- Projected openings
- 14,100
- Projected change
- +11.8%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Science
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Monitoring
- Complex Problem Solving
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $232,788 | 2,690 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $230,947 | 70 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $225,587 | 920 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $222,478 | 1,390 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $203,291 | 2,480 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $195,438 | 40 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $188,145 | 150 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $176,991 | 1,530 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $172,602 | 770 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $165,075 | 60 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $164,820 | 540 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $163,343 | 210 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $163,272 | 40 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $146,955 | 70 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $115,126 | 30 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $108,831 | 40 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $108,831 | 40 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | Not reported | 80 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Management Specialists | $122,938 | 89,550 | +6.8% |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | $131,902 | 1,870 | +10.7% |
| Data Scientists | $145,554 | 40,180 | +37.1% |
| Biological Technicians | $73,440 | 11,820 | +10.1% |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | $116,708 | 10,850 | +9.7% |
| Chemists | $100,599 | 7,770 | +7.9% |
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