Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
SOC 19-3099 · 2024-2034
All social scientists and related workers not listed separately.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $100,641per year
- Projected openings
- 2,990
- Projected change
- +6.1%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $118,577 | 160 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $111,356 | 40 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $110,473 | 190 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $107,317 | 410 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $105,121 | 390 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $104,639 | 40 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $103,067 | 240 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $101,547 | 360 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $95,312 | 130 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $92,460 | 100 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $83,920 | 20 |
| Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties) | Not reported | 70 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $68,228
- A quarter earn under
- $81,633
- Half earn under
- $100,641
- Three quarters earn under
- $124,223
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $151,536
A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.
Related work
Occupations in the same family as this one, ordered by projected openings. Related by how the job classification groups them, not by a claim that the skills transfer.
| Occupation | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | $140,825 | 20,580 | +15.9% |
| Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | $105,719 | 19,550 | +16.4% |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other | $80,543 | 16,040 | +6.6% |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | $109,492 | 12,710 | +6.9% |
| Biological Technicians | $73,440 | 11,820 | +10.1% |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | $116,708 | 10,850 | +9.7% |
Programs that train for this job — 1
Addiction Studies CCAPP (formerly CAADAC Track)
California State University, East Bay, University Extension · Hayward · $5,610