Michigan                  U. S.     
 SOC                                                   ----------------         ----------------
 CODE         OCCUPATION                               Hourly    Annual         Hourly    Annual
-------   --------------------------------------       ------    ------         ------    ------
19-0000   Life, Physical, & Social Science Occup        27.02    56,200         31.92    66,390
19-1012   Food Scientists and Technologists             32.63    67,870         31.43    65,380
19-1013   Soil & plant scientists                       28.32    58,900         30.09    62,600
19-1021   Biochemists and Biophysicists                 42.59    88,590         41.63    86,580
19-1022   Microbiologists                               31.43    65,380         34.63    72,030
19-1023   Zoologists & Wildlife Biologists              32.63    67,870         29.64    61,660
19-1029   Biological scientists, AO                     29.96    62,310         34.28    71,310
19-1031   Conservation Scientists                       30.38    63,190         29.42    61,200
19-1032   Foresters                                     28.97    60,250         26.82    55,790
19-1041   Epidemiologists                               32.57    67,750         32.83    68,280
19-1042   Medical Scientists, Ex Epidemiologists        34.86    72,500         41.69    86,710
19-1099   Life Scientists, All Other                    30.65    63,760         34.67    72,120
19-2012   Physicists                                    49.21   102,360         53.86   112,020
19-2021   Atmospheric and Space Scientists              37.55    78,110         42.31    88,010
19-2031   Chemists                                      28.66    59,610         35.21    73,240
19-2041   Environment Scientst/Specialst, Inc Hlth      33.96    70,640         32.60    67,810
19-2042   Geoscientists: Ex Hydrologist/Geographers     33.78    70,270         44.89    93,380
19-2043   Hydrologists                                  34.48    71,710         38.11    79,280
19-2099   Physical Scientists, All Other                41.29    85,870         46.05    95,780
19-3011   Economists                                    40.31    83,840         47.77    99,350
19-3022   Survey Researchers                            19.11    39,740         20.89    43,450
19-3031   Clinical/Counseling/School Psychologists      35.88    74,640         34.87    72,540
19-3039   Psychologists, AO                             34.70    72,170         41.59    86,510
19-3041   Sociologists                                  32.73    68,080         38.53    80,130
19-3051   Urban and Regional Planners                   29.53    61,420         31.74    66,020
19-3093   Historians                                    29.88    62,150         27.81    57,840
19-3099   Social Scientists & Related Workers, AO       30.98    64,430         37.45    77,890
19-4011   Agricultural & Food Science Technicians       19.22    39,990         16.89    35,140
19-4031   Chemical Technicians                          18.90    39,320         21.25    44,200
19-4041   Geological & Petroleum Technicians            24.27    50,480         29.04    60,410
19-4051   Nuclear technicians                           26.66    55,460         32.37    67,330
19-4061   Social science research assistants            16.38    34,060         19.28    40,090
19-4091   Environment Scien/Protect Techn, Inc Hlth     21.40    44,520         21.36    44,440
19-4092   Forensic Science Technicians                  30.50    63,440         26.46    55,040
19-4093   Forest & Conservation Technicians             18.39    38,240         17.72    36,860
19-4099   Life/Physical/Soc Science Technicians, AO     18.76    39,010         22.10    45,980

Notes:

• Wage estimates are based on the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey. This is a semiannual mail survey measuring occupational employment and wage rates for wage and salary workers in nonfarm establishments. Data are collected each May from about 200,000 establishments nationally and nearly 12,000 Michigan establishments.
• SOC codes refer to the Standard Occupational Classification system used by the Occupational Employment Statistics program.
• M/P - Metal and Plastic.
• AO - All Other.
• N/A - Not Available