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Natural Sciences Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields.

$157,740
Median Pay
6-12 years
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AI Exposure
High+0

57% of tasks can be accelerated by AI

Job Growth
Stable+1

+4% projected (2024-2034)

Human Advantage
Moderate+1

EPOCH score: 16/25

Total Score2/6
Methodology: v2.0 - GPTs are GPTs / BLS / EPOCH Additive ScoringUpdated: 2026-01-09
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Key Responsibilities

  • Hire, supervise, or evaluate engineers, technicians, researchers, or other staff.
  • Design or coordinate successive phases of problem analysis, solution proposals, or testing.
  • Plan or direct research, development, or production activities.
  • Review project activities and prepare and review research, testing, or operational reports.
  • Confer with scientists, engineers, regulators, or others to plan or review projects or to provide technical assistance.
  • Develop client relationships and communicate with clients to explain proposals, present research findings, establish specifications, or discuss project status.
  • Determine scientific or technical goals within broad outlines provided by top management and make detailed plans to accomplish these goals.
  • Prepare project proposals.
  • Develop or implement policies, standards, or procedures for the architectural, scientific, or technical work performed to ensure regulatory compliance or operations enhancement.
  • Recruit personnel or oversee the development or maintenance of staff competence.

Education & Training

Typical Entry Education

Bachelor's degree

Time to Job Ready

6-12 years

Based on Job Zone 5. For formal education duration only, see education_duration.

Technology Skills

Microsoft OfficeProject management softwareStatistical softwareBudget management toolsResearch databases

Key Abilities

Written ComprehensionOral ComprehensionOral ExpressionWritten ExpressionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningInformation OrderingProblem SensitivityCategory FlexibilitySpeech Clarity

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Compensation Details

$77,520
10th Percentile
$157,740
Median
N/A
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Based on 96,520 employed workers

Also Known As

Agricultural Research DirectorAgriculture Research DirectorAnalytical Services ManagerChemical Engineer SupervisorChemical Plant Technical DirectorChemical Process Exploration ManagerClinical Project ManagerClinical Trials ManagerEnvironmental Program ManagerEnvironmental Research Project Manager

Data from O*NET 30.1 and BLS Occupational Employment Statistics

O*NET Code: 11-9121.00