Materials Scientists
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How much do Materials Scientists earn yearly?
The median income is the amount of money per year that half of Materials Scientists earned more than and half earned less. Ten percent of workers earned less than $63,981 and ten percent earned more than $171,964.
| Income Percentile | Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $63,981 |
| Median (50%) | $106,230 |
| High (90%) | $171,964 |
What is the job outlook for new Materials Scientists?
There are 9,895 jobs in this career today. It is projected to have 10,473 jobs in 5 years for a growth rate of +5.84%.
The growth rate is a national projection of how many job openings will exist in this career in the future as compared to today.
Projected Growth Rate: +5.84%
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