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title: "List of scientific occupations"
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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
Ecologist
Geneticist
Herpetologist
Medical laboratory scientist
Microbiologist
Neuroscientist
Physician
Veterinarian
Zoologist
Bioinformatician


== Applied science ==
Aeronautical engineer
Biomedical 
 engineer
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


== See also ==

Lists of occupations


== References ==