List of scientific occupations

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

Computational scientist
Mathematician^[2] – A person with an extensive knowledge of mathematics, a field informally defined as being concerned with numbers, data, collection, quantity, structure, space and calculus.

Statistics

General scientific occupations

Forensic scientist^[3]
Gentleman scientist – A financially independent scientist who pursues scientific study as a hobby^[4]
Government scientist
Healthcare science
Hiwi – A German abbreviation for "assistant scientist"
Inventor
Psychologist
Research fellow
School science technician
Science attaché^[5] – A member of a diplomatic mission (usually an embassy) that focuses on scientific and technical matters
Scientist^[6]

Life science

Natural science

Physical science

Earth science

Social science

References

^ Seels, B. B., & Richey, R. C. (1994). Instructional technology:The definition and domains of the field. Washington, DC:AECT.
^ "Mathematicians". Occupational Outlook Handbook, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. March 29, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
^ forensic scientist
^ J.C. Segen (1992). Dictionary of modern medicine. p.246. ISBN 1850703213 [1]
^ Robert L. Loftness, Why Science Attachés?, 80 The Scientific Monthly 124 (1955).
^ 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.
^ Paul D. Ellner (2006). The Biomedical Scientist as Expert Witness. ASM Press. ISBN 1555813453.
^ Weaver, Nancy (2002). "Ecologist". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
^ 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. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16.

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[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.

[3] rensic scientist

[4] J.C. Segen (1992). Dictionary of modern medicine. p.246. ISBN 1850703213 [1]

[Loftness-5] Robert L. Loftness, Why Science Attachés?, 80 The Scientific Monthly 124 (1955).

[6] 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.

[7] Paul D. Ellner (2006). The Biomedical Scientist as Expert Witness. ASM Press. ISBN 1555813453.

[8] Weaver, Nancy (2002). "Ecologist". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved December 10, 2011.

[9] 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. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16.

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