Life sciences industry California by representative occupation 2023

In 2023, some two thousand natural science managers worked in the life sciences industry of California. The statistic illustrates the employment in California's life sciences industry, by select representative occupation. The largest single group consisted of sales representatives.

Employment in the life sciences industry of California in 2023, by select representative occupation

Characteristic	Number of employees
Sales Representatives (technical and non-technical products)	15,117
Software Developers	8,994
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	8,224
General and Operations Managers	7,546
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	6,618
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	5,814
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	5,121
Biological Scientists	4,211
Industrial Engineers	3,677
Electrical Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers	3,642
Chemists and Material Scientists	3,260
Medical Scientists (exc. epidemiologists)	2,648
Mechanical Engineers	2,489
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	2,198
Natural Sciences Managers	2,017
Project Management Specialists and Logisticians	1,580
Biological Technicians	1,364

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Release date

2024

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Region

United States (California)

Survey time period

2023

Supplementary notes

The number of employees is generated from several life sciences subgroups: biopharmaceuticals, biotechnology, food & agriculture biotech, medical equipment & supplies, research & testing, and scientific & research tools. The listed occupations are only a selection, they do not add up to the total life sciences employment in California.

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