List of scientific occupations



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

Life science

 * Biologist
 * Biomedical scientist
 * Botanist
 * Clinical pharmaceutical scientist
 * Herpetologist
 * Medical laboratory scientist
 * Microbiologist
 * Neuroscientist
 * Physician
 * Veterinarian
 * Zoologist

Applied science
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 * Aeronautical engineer
 * [[Biomedical engineering|Biomedical
 * Chemical engineer
 * Civil engineer
 * Computer engineer
 * Educational technologist
 * Electrical engineer
 * Engineering technician
 * Engineering technologist
 * Mechanical engineer
 * Petrochemical engineer

Formal science

 * Computational scientist
 * Mathematician –  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

 * Actuary
 * Demographic marketer
 * Statistician

General scientific occupations

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

Natural science

 * Archaeologist
 * Astronaut
 * Astronomer
 * Biochemist
 * Biologist
 * Chemist
 * Ecologist
 * Forester
 * Geographer
 * Naturalist
 * Oceanographer
 * Paleontologist
 * Pathologist

Physical science

 * Chemist
 * Physicist

Earth science

 * Geographer
 * Geologist
 * Geoprofessions
 * Petroleum geologist

Social science

 * Anthropologist
 * Economist
 * Historian
 * Linguist
 * Political scientist
 * Sociologist
 * Urban planner