Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

11-9121 Natural Sciences Managers

Occupational Description:
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields. Excludes “Architecture and Engineering Managers" (11-9041) and "Computer and Information Systems Managers" (11-3021).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2020

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southeast Minnesota	40	7	$54.28/hr	$35.11/hr	$39.66/hr	$52.22/hr	$69.03/hr	$78.17/hr

Leading Industries for Natural Sciences Managers

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	N/A	N/A
Construction	N/A	N/A
Manufacturing	320	$66.15/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	40	$74.41/hr
Financial Activities	N/A	N/A
Professional and Business Services	480	$67.33/hr
Education and Health Services	210	$53.40/hr
Other Services	N/A	N/A
Public Administration	270	$54.11/hr

Other Regional Data for Natural Sciences Managers

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2016-2026
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	N/A	$45.16/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	20	$44.06/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	20	$50.80/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	20	$52.22/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	30	$53.73/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	40	$52.22/hr	7.4%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	40	$60.82/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	40	$49.40/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	40	$31.52/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	50	$49.43/hr	3.8%
Southwest Minnesota	50	$42.38/hr	-3.8%
Central Minnesota	60	$45.20/hr	18.2%
Northeast Minnesota	60	$56.70/hr	4.7%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	1,160	$61.62/hr	11.6%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	1,190	$61.07/hr	N/A
Minnesota	1,390	$59.58/hr	10.9%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2016-2026
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	1,800	$36.18/hr	13.7%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	100	$88,486.89/yr	5.1%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	2,910	$41.42/hr	12.8%
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	N/A	N/A	N/A
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	N/A	N/A	N/A

Task for Natural Sciences Managers

Maintain required records of study activity including case report forms, drug dispensation records, or regulatory forms.
Plan or direct research, development, or production activities.
Track enrollment status of subjects and document dropout information such as dropout causes and subject contact efforts.
Monitor study activities to ensure compliance with protocols and with all relevant local, federal, and state regulatory and institutional polices.
Track enrollment status of subjects and document dropout information such as dropout causes and subject contact efforts.
Assess eligibility of potential subjects through methods such as screening interviews, reviews of medical records, or discussions with physicians and nurses.
Compile water resource data, using geographic information systems (GIS) or global position systems (GPS) software.
Develop client relationships and communicate with clients to explain proposals, present research findings, establish specifications, or discuss project status.
Confer with scientists, engineers, regulators, or others to plan or review projects or to provide technical assistance.
Review project activities and prepare and review research, testing, or operational reports.