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This is a '''list of science and science-related occupations''', which include various scientific occupations, careers based upon scientific research disciplines and explorers.

==Applied Science==
* [[Educational technologist]] <ref>Seels, B. B., & Richey, R. C. (1994). Instructional technology:The definition and domains of the field. Washington, DC:AECT.</ref>
* [[Engineer]]
* [[Engineering technician]]
* [[Engineering technologist]]

==Formal Science==
* [[Computational scientist]]
* [[Mathematician]] <ref>{{cite web | url=http://stats.bls.gov/ooh/Math/Mathematicians.htm | title=Mathematicians | publisher=[http://stats.bls.gov/ooh/ Occupational Outlook Handbook], U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics | date=March 29, 2012 | accessdate=April 5, 2012}}</ref>{{spaced ndash}} A person with an extensive knowledge of [[mathematics]], a field that has been informally defined as being concerned with [[number]]s, [[data]], collection, [[quantity]], [[structure]], [[space]] and [[calculus]].

===Statistics===
* [[Demographic marketer]]
* [[Statistician]]

==General Scientific occupations==

* [[Gentleman scientist]]{{spaced ndash}} A [[private income|financially independent]] [[scientist]] who pursues [[science|scientific study]] as a [[hobby]]<ref>J.C. Segen (1992). Dictionary of modern medicine. p.246. ISBN 1850703213 [https://books.google.com/books?id=FbSlyyshjOoC&pg=PA246&lpg=PA246&dq=dictionary+%22gentleman+scientist%22&source=bl&ots=juVfcRDdrx&sig=8VsuQLxjLd0kks-vQphH0W5ffOY&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result]</ref>
* [[Government scientist]]
* [[Healthcare science]]
* [[Hiwi (volunteer)|Hiwi]]{{spaced ndash}} A German abbreviation for "assistant scientist"
* [[Inventor]]
* [[School science technician]]
* [[Science attaché]] <ref name="Loftness">Robert L. Loftness, ''Why Science Attachés?'', 80 The Scientific Monthly 124 (1955).</ref>{{spaced ndash}} A member of a [[diplomatic mission]] (usually an [[embassy]]) that focuses on scientific and technical matters
* [[Scientist]] <ref>[[Isaac Newton]] (1687, 1713, 1726). "[4] Rules for the study of [[natural philosophy]]", ''[[Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica]]'', Third edition. The General Scholium containing the 4 rules follows Book '''3''', ''The System of the World''. Reprinted on pages 794-796 of [[I. Bernard Cohen]] and Anne Whitman's 1999 translation, [[University of California Press]] ISBN 0-520-08817-4, 974 pages.
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* [[Research fellow]] <ref>[https://www.eduncle.com/csir-net-exam "Research fellow in science"]</ref>
* [[Psychologist]]
* [[Forensic Scientist]]<ref>[https://www.thebalance.com/forensic-scientist-524869 "forensic scientist"]</ref>

===Life Science===
[[File:Medical Laboratory Scientist US NIH.jpg|thumb|A medical laboratory scientist at the [[National Institutes of Health]] preparing [[DNA]] samples]]
* [[Biologist]]
* [[Biomedical scientist]] <ref>{{cite book|title=The Biomedical Scientist as Expert Witness |author= Paul D. Ellner|year= 2006|publisher=ASM Press|isbn=1555813453}}</ref>
* [[Medical laboratory scientist]]
* [[Botanist]]
* [[Microbiologist]]
* [[Neuroscientist]]
* [[Herpetologist]]
* [[Zoologist]]

==Natural Science==
[[File:Astronaut-EVA.jpg|thumb|Astronaut [[Bruce McCandless II]] using
[[Manned Maneuvering Unit]] outside the United States [[Space Shuttle]] ''[[Space Shuttle Challenger|Challenger]]'' in 1984.]]
* [[Astronaut]]
* [[Astronomer]]
* [[Biochemist]]
* [[Ecologist]] <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Ecologist.aspx | title=Ecologist | publisher=[http://www.encyclopedia.com Encyclopedia.com] | year=2002 | accessdate=December 10, 2011 | author=Weaver, Nancy}}</ref>
* [[Naturalist]]
* [[Oceanographer]]
* [[Paleontologist]]
* Archaeologist
* [[Pathology|Pathologist]]
* [[Geographer]]

==Physical Science==
* [[Physicist]] <ref>{{Cite journal |title=The Physics Job Market: From Bear to Bull in a Decade |url=http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_54/iss_4/36_1.shtml |journal=Physics Today |volume=54 |issue=4 |pages=36 |doi= 10.1063/1.1372112 |year=2001 |author=Kirby, Kate |last2=Czujko |first2=Roman |last3=Mulvey |first3=Patrick |bibcode = 2001PhT....54d..36K }}</ref>
* [[Chemist]]

===Earth Science===
* [[Geographer]]
* [[Geologist]]
* [[Geoprofessions]]
* [[Petroleum geologist]]

==Social science==
* [[Urban planner]]

==See also==
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* [[Lists of occupations]]
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==References==
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Revision as of 20:40, 17 February 2017

An engineering technician explains instrument readings

This is a list of science and science-related occupations, which include various scientific occupations, careers based upon scientific research disciplines and explorers.

Applied Science

Formal Science

Statistics

General Scientific occupations

Life Science

A medical laboratory scientist at the National Institutes of Health preparing DNA samples

Natural Science

Astronaut Bruce McCandless II using Manned Maneuvering Unit outside the United States Space Shuttle Challenger in 1984.

Physical Science

Earth Science

Social science

See also

References

  1. ^ Seels, B. B., & Richey, R. C. (1994). Instructional technology:The definition and domains of the field. Washington, DC:AECT.
  2. ^ "Mathematicians". Occupational Outlook Handbook, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. March 29, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2012. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ J.C. Segen (1992). Dictionary of modern medicine. p.246. ISBN 1850703213 [1]
  4. ^ Robert L. Loftness, Why Science Attachés?, 80 The Scientific Monthly 124 (1955).
  5. ^ Isaac Newton (1687, 1713, 1726). "[4] Rules for the study of natural philosophy", Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, Third edition. The General Scholium containing the 4 rules follows Book 3, The System of the World. Reprinted on pages 794-796 of I. Bernard Cohen and Anne Whitman's 1999 translation, University of California Press ISBN 0-520-08817-4, 974 pages.
  6. ^ "Research fellow in science"
  7. ^ "forensic scientist"
  8. ^ Paul D. Ellner (2006). The Biomedical Scientist as Expert Witness. ASM Press. ISBN 1555813453.
  9. ^ Weaver, Nancy (2002). "Ecologist". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved December 10, 2011. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ Kirby, Kate; Czujko, Roman; Mulvey, Patrick (2001). "The Physics Job Market: From Bear to Bull in a Decade". Physics Today. 54 (4): 36. Bibcode:2001PhT....54d..36K. doi:10.1063/1.1372112.
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