Natural Sciences Managers
Tasks Include:
- Confer with scientists, engineers, regulators, or others to plan or review projects or to provide technical assistance.
- Develop client relationships and communicate with clients to explain proposals, present research findings, establish specifications, or discuss project status.
- Plan or direct research, development, or production activities.
- Prepare project proposals.
- Design or coordinate successive phases of problem analysis, solution proposals, or testing.
- Review project activities and prepare and review research, testing, or operational reports.
- Hire, supervise, or evaluate engineers, technicians, researchers, or other staff.
- Determine scientific or technical goals within broad outlines provided by top management and make detailed plans to accomplish these goals.
- Develop or implement policies, standards, or procedures for the architectural, scientific, or technical work performed to ensure regulatory compliance or operations enhancement.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +2.4%
National: +5.8%
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone:
Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$144,440.00
State
$134,790.00
Regional
Natural Sciences Managers
Description
Career Cluster: | Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources |
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields.
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Natural Sciences Managers
Education
Required Level of Education
- Bachelor's Degree = 35.07%
- Post-Doctoral Training = 26.70%
- Master's Degree = 15.07%
- Doctoral Degree = 13.62%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 7.29%
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master. = 2.24%
Related Work Experience
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 25.71%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 19.31%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 15.93%
- Over 10 years = 14.76%
- Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years = 13.70%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 7.27%
- None = 3.32%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Up to and including 1 month = 36.79%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 12.46%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 12.08%
- None = 9.68%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 8.13%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 7.29%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 7.27%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 6.30%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 25.24%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 24.58%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 16.36%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 8.72%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 8.13%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 7.29%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 7.27%
- None or short demonstration = 2.41%
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Natural Sciences Managers
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Confer with scientists, engineers, regulators, or others to plan or review projects or to provide technical assistance.
- Develop client relationships and communicate with clients to explain proposals, present research findings, establish specifications, or discuss project status.
- Plan or direct research, development, or production activities.
- Prepare project proposals.
- Design or coordinate successive phases of problem analysis, solution proposals, or testing.
- Review project activities and prepare and review research, testing, or operational reports.
- Hire, supervise, or evaluate engineers, technicians, researchers, or other staff.
- Determine scientific or technical goals within broad outlines provided by top management and make detailed plans to accomplish these goals.
- Develop or implement policies, standards, or procedures for the architectural, scientific, or technical work performed to ensure regulatory compliance or operations enhancement.
- Develop innovative technology or train staff for its implementation.
- Conduct own research in field of expertise.
- Recruit personnel or oversee the development or maintenance of staff competence.
- Prepare and administer budgets, approve and review expenditures, and prepare financial reports.
- Make presentations at professional meetings to further knowledge in the field.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Provide for stewardship of plant or animal resources or habitats, studying land use, monitoring animal populations, or providing shelter, resources, or medical treatment for animals.
- Advise or assist in obtaining patents or meeting other legal requirements.
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Natural Sciences Managers
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Plotter printers (Color plotters)
- Desktop computers
- Notebook computers (Laptop computers)
- Liquid crystal display projector (Liquid crystal display LCD video projectors)
- Personal computers
- High capacity removable media drives (Universal serial bus USB flash drives)
Technologies Include:
- Analytical or scientific software
- Laboratory information management system LIMS software
- SAS software
- SPSS software
- StataCorp Stata
- StatSoft STATISTICA software
- Charting software
- Microsoft Office Visio
- Data base user interface and query software
- Microsoft Access
- Oracle DBMS
- Electronic mail software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Graphics or photo imaging software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop software
- Graphics software
- Internet browser software
- Web browser software
- Map creation software
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software
- Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Project management software
- Microsoft Project
- Spreadsheet software
- IBM Lotus 1-2-3
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
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Natural Sciences Managers
Additional Resources
For information about a career as an engineering and natural sciences manager contact the sources of additional information for engineers & life scientists elsewhere in the program.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Career VIEW Research. (Using onet28)
Natural Sciences Managers
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
75.75 | Biology | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
74.75 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
70.50 | Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
66.50 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
64.25 | Administrative | Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology. |
62.50 | Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
62.00 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
56.50 | Personnel and Human Resources | Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. |
53.50 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Natural Sciences Managers
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
78.00 | Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
75.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
75.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
75.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
75.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
72.00 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
72.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
72.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
68.75 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
65.50 | Management of Personnel Resources | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
62.50 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
62.50 | Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
59.50 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
59.50 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
56.25 | Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
56.25 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
56.25 | Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
56.25 | Operations Analysis | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
53.00 | Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
53.00 | Negotiation | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
53.00 | Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
53.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
50.00 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Natural Sciences Managers
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
78.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
75.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
75.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
75.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
75.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
75.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
75.00 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
72.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
72.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
72.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
68.75 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
68.75 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
59.50 | Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
56.25 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
56.25 | Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
53.00 | Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
53.00 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
50.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Natural Sciences Managers
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
89.50 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
89.50 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
89.25 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
89.00 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
88.75 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
88.50 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
87.00 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
86.75 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
85.50 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
85.25 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
83.00 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
81.75 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
81.75 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
80.50 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
80.25 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
80.00 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
79.50 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
77.75 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
76.50 | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
76.50 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
73.25 | Monitoring and Controlling Resources | Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money. |
71.75 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
70.25 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
68.50 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
66.75 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
65.00 | Staffing Organizational Units | Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees in an organization. |
64.25 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
62.75 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
61.00 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
60.25 | Performing Administrative Activities | Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork. |
53.00 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Natural Sciences Managers
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
91.25 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
86.75 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
85.00 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
84.50 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
84.00 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
83.50 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
83.00 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
83.00 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
82.75 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
81.75 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
79.00 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
78.25 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
78.00 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
69.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
66.75 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Natural Sciences Managers
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
83.33 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
80.50 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
72.17 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
72.17 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
66.67 | Recognition | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status. |
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Natural Sciences Managers
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
100.00 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
97.60 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
96.80 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
93.60 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
88.80 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
88.40 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
87.80 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
84.40 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
82.60 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
81.60 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
81.40 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
81.00 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
80.60 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
77.80 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
75.20 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
70.80 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
67.80 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
65.60 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
65.00 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
62.80 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
62.40 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
59.00 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
58.20 | Public Speaking | How often do you have to perform public speaking in this job? |
54.80 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
54.40 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
53.80 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
51.00 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
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Natural Sciences Managers
Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
- Job Training
- Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include pharmacists, lawyers, astronomers, biologists, clergy, physician assistants, and veterinarians.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
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Natural Sciences Managers
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $73,730.00 | $144,440.00 | $210,330.00 |
Virginia | $79,250.00 | $134,790.00 | $176,280.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $126,857.65 | $191,001.39 | $215,952.13 |
Bay Consortium | $69,610.16 | $101,926.29 | $129,334.88 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $87,711.56 | $133,299.05 | $151,771.67 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $89,035.33 | $112,555.21 | $149,616.72 |
Crater Area | $94,650.65 | $137,469.23 | $155,344.22 |
Greater Peninsula | $74,852.21 | $108,376.87 | $135,608.00 |
Hampton Roads | $73,042.99 | $108,875.58 | $132,283.27 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $77,772.06 | $108,398.28 | $137,067.41 |
Northern Virginia | $113,072.28 | $150,187.84 | $177,640.28 |
Piedmont Workforce | $78,663.41 | $109,077.51 | $141,307.97 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | $82,572.51 | $112,279.85 | $128,164.08 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Natural Sciences Managers
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 78,800 | 83,400 | +5.8% |
Virginia | 1,413 | 1,447 | +2.4% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Natural Sciences Managers
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Natural Sciences Managers
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Natural Sciences Managers
Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Natural Sciences Managers
Titles
- Agricultural Research Director
- Agriculture Research Director
- Chemical Laboratory Chief
- Chemical Plant Technical Director
- Coastal Management Planner
- Conservationist
- Director of Research
- Director of Research and Development
- Environmental Manager
- Environmental Research Project Manager
- Fisheries Director
- Geochemical Manager
- Geological Manager
- Geologist
- Geophysical Manager
- Gravity Manager
- Health Sciences Manager
- Hydrogeologist
- Hydrogeology Professor
- Laboratory Director
- Laboratory Manager
- Marine Biologist
- Mineral and Aggregate Resources Planner
- Natural Resources Manager
- Natural Resources Planner
- Natural Resources Specialist
- Natural Science Manager
- Ocean Program Administrator
- Public Land Resources Director
- Quarrying Manager
- Research and Development Director
- Research Coordinator
- Research Development Director
- Research Development Manager
- Research Director
- Research Geologist
- Research Hydrogeologist
- Research Manager
- Research Scientist
- Scientist
- Water Team Leader
- Wild Life Manager
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Natural Sciences Managers
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