Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
The published band from $39,000 to $102,690 is the distinctive signal for this role, not a twin of Industrial-Organizational Psychologists.
Same-major-group titles next to Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other: Industrial-Organizational Psychologists ($194K) , Clinical and Counseling Psychologists ($101K) , Nuclear Technicians ($110K) , Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists ($103K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.
Highest-pay states for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
State names lead when O*NET tasks are absent for this SOC, geography mass differs by occupation even when peer titles overlap.
- 1. Kentucky $68,230
- 2. California $78,350
- 3. Rhode Island $69,630
- 4. Georgia $69,320
- 5. Maryland $68,390
- 6. North Dakota $69,350
- 7. Alaska $70,700
- 8. Oklahoma $86,260
- 9. Washington $73,530
- 10. District of Columbia $79,230
Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations careers next to Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Same BLS major group, ordered by national median.
- 1. Nuclear Technicians $110,240
- 2. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists $103,410
- 3. Astronomers $128,820
- 4. Psychologists, All Other $110,840
- 5. Clinical and Counseling Psychologists $100,580
- 6. Political Scientists $142,080
- 7. Industrial-Organizational Psychologists $193,950
- 8. Sociologists $106,030
- 9. Materials Scientists $117,790
- 10. Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other $101,110
- 11. Physical Scientists, All Other $122,570
- 12. Physicists $172,250
Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments
The OEWS band for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other runs from $39,000 (10th) to $102,690 (90th), about 2.6× wide, with median $62,280. That spread, not the midpoint alone, is the distinctive published fact.
Employment Projections expect +4% change between 2024 and 2034 (about as fast as average vs baseline 3.1%). About 10,600 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns Associate's degree as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.
Highest published state median in this ranking: Kentucky at $68,230. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Industrial-Organizational Psychologists at $193,950. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other pay-rank #39 in Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
On the Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations median table (48 detailed occupations with OEWS medians), Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other lands at #39, in the lower third. That rank is a table position, not a statement about individual workers.
Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other: pay spread is wide, and location matters
The 10th-to-90th percentile spread for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other is unusually wide, so the state map and peer comparison carry more signal than the median alone.
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other salary map
State, metro, and percentile for SOC 19-4099
Kentucky · top state for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
$68K published median
California · #2 state pay
$78K · behind Kentucky
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
Highest-pay peer vs Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other · $194K
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
Lower-pay peer beside Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other · $101K
Compare Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Head-to-head OEWS medians with another SOC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025
Federal sources on this Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other card
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 19-4099. bls.gov/oes
- O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other. onetcenter.org
- BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
- IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics