Life sciences industry California by representative occupation 2022

In 2022, some 3,200 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 2022, by select representative occupation

Characteristic	Number of employees
Sales Representatives (technical and non-technical products)	12,475
General and Operations Managers	10,503
Software Developers	7,465
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	6,684
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	6,113
Customer Service Representatives	5,961
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	5,846
Medical Scientists (exc. epidemiologists)	4,897
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	4,766
Medical & Clinical Lab Technologists	4,549
Phlebotomists	4,298
Electrical Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers	4,149
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	4,072
Industrial Engineers	3,538
Natural Sciences Managers	3,205
Biological Technicians	3,056
Mechanical Engineers	2,722
Biochemists and Biophysicists	2,369
Chemists	2,211
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,986
Project Management Specialists	1,928
Office Clerks, General	1,904
Managers, All Other	1,623
Architectural and Engineering Managers	763

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Release date

2023

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Region

United States (California)

Survey time period

2022

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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