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Bureau of Labor Statistics Report on Epidemiologists Estimates Almost
7,000 Persons In This Job Category
The
release of new information from the University of Pennsylvania’s
survey of salaries for academic epidemiologists triggered a review of
the latest employment and wage information about epidemiologists from
the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The latest report from the BOL on
employment and wages for persons in the epidemiologist category in May
2017 estimates that 6,870 persons are employed.
It excludes data from self-employed workers but
includes data collected from employers in all employment sectors and
from all states and the District of Columbia.
Mean Annual Wage
The mean annual wage across all groups was $76,230 and
the median wage was $69,660. The percentile wages ranged from a low of
$42,810 for the 10th percentile to $113,560 for the 90th
percentile.
In defining the tasks of epidemiologists, the Bureau
said they “investigate and describe the determinants and distribution
of disease, disability, or health outcomes and may develop the means
for prevention and control.” Using this definition, the Bureau found
that the highest levels of employment of epidemiologists were in state
government (37%) followed by those in local government (17%),
hospitals (14%), universities (11%), and scientific research and
development services (9%).
Top Paying Sectors
The top paying sectors for epidemiologists are listed
below in rank order with the highest paying sector having an annual
mean wage of $122,190 and the lowest $84,15
1.
Scientific and development services
2.
Offices
of physicians
3.
Outpatient care centers
4.
Hospitals
5.
Pharmaceutical industry
The states which have the highest levels of
epidemiologists were California, Texas, Georgia, Maryland, and
Washington. The wages in these states ranged from a low of $72,300 in
Texas to a high of $97,600 in California. These states accounted for
36% of the 6,870 epidemiologists included in the report.
Top Paying States
The
top paying states for epidemiologists regardless of the employment
levels of epidemiologists were in rank order the District of Columbia,
New Jersey, Massachusetts, California, and Washington. The salary
ranges among only the five top paying states ranged from a high of
$112,550 annual mean wage in the District of Columbia to a low of
$93,530 annual mean wage in Washington state. These five top paying
states accounted for only 23% of the epidemiologists covered in the
survey.
Top Paying Cities
The
Bureau also collected information about epidemiologists according to
metropolitan areas and found that the highest paying areas or cities
were:
|
Metropolitan area |
Annual
mean wage |
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Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD |
$113,000 |
|
San
Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA |
$104,700 |
|
Durham-Chapel
Hill, NC |
$103,870 |
|
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
$103,660 |
|
Nassau
County-Suffolk County, NY |
$102,500 |
|
Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA |
$102,270 |
|
Austin-Round
Rock, TX |
$100,360 |
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Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA |
$93,660 |
|
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
$92,710 |
|
New
York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ |
$89,060 |
Readers who wish to
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