Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
SOC 19-1042 · 2024-2034
Conduct research dealing with the understanding of human diseases and the improvement of human health. Engage in clinical investigation, research and development, or other related activities.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $140,825per year
- Projected openings
- 20,580
- Projected change
- +15.9%
- Usually needs
- Doctoral or professional degree
Bright Outlook — a U.S. Department of Labor designation
Rapid Growth
The Department's own designation, made from its national projections. It is not this project's assessment and it is not California's: every other figure on this page comes from California's projection, which can point the other way and for some occupations does.
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.
- Writing
- Active Learning
- Speaking
- Science
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $163,126 | 60 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $160,229 | 1,050 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $148,591 | 60 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $146,416 | 2,320 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $145,789 | 1,630 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $142,891 | 70 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $134,961 | 590 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $134,735 | 110 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $134,632 | 10 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $134,160 | 60 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $133,194 | 190 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $132,649 | 3,090 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $132,393 | 580 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $131,756 | 2,970 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $131,255 | 980 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $130,852 | 50 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $130,482 | 80 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $129,106 | 150 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $127,729 | 40 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $127,247 | 50 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $124,463 | 80 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $118,382 | 20 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $112,312 | 20 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $103,508 | 100 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological Scientists, All Other | $116,708 | 10,850 | +9.7% |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | $143,487 | 3,050 | +11.8% |
| Microbiologists | $111,568 | 2,400 | +11.1% |
| Epidemiologists | $113,860 | 1,070 | +20% |
| Physicians, Pathologists | $191,515 | 710 | +10.5% |
| Psychologists, All Other | $161,950 | 4,090 | +14.3% |
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