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  "@context": "https://schema.org/",
  "@type": "Dataset",
  "dataset_id": "oews-occupation-v1",
  "version": "v1",
  "occupation": {
    "soc_code": "19-2021",
    "soc_title": "Atmospheric and Space Scientists",
    "slug": "atmospheric-and-space-scientists-19-2021",
    "major_group": "19-0000 Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations"
  },
  "headline": {
    "annual_median_wage_usd": 99070,
    "annual_mean_wage_usd": 106110,
    "employment_total": 10000,
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "wages": {
    "annual": {
      "p10": 53060,
      "p25": 73350,
      "median": 99070,
      "p75": 129960,
      "p90": 161890,
      "mean": 106110,
      "ratio_90_to_10": 3.05
    },
    "hourly": {
      "p10": 25.51,
      "p25": 35.26,
      "median": 47.63,
      "p75": 62.48,
      "p90": 77.83,
      "mean": 51.01
    }
  },
  "employment": {
    "total": 10000,
    "share_of_us_employment_pct": 0.01,
    "source": {
      "name": "BLS OEWS — National employment estimate",
      "url": "https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/OEUN000000000000019202101",
      "series_id": "OEUN000000000000019202101",
      "as_of": "2025-05-31"
    }
  },
  "wages_source": {
    "name": "BLS OEWS — National wage estimates",
    "url": "https://www.bls.gov/oes/",
    "methodology_url": "https://officeblues.net/methodology#oews-salaries",
    "series_ids": {
      "annual_median": "OEUN000000000000019202113",
      "annual_mean": "OEUN000000000000019202104",
      "annual_p10": "OEUN000000000000019202111",
      "annual_p25": "OEUN000000000000019202112",
      "annual_p75": "OEUN000000000000019202114",
      "annual_p90": "OEUN000000000000019202115"
    },
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "top_paying_msas": [],
  "top_employing_msas": [],
  "verdict": "The 90/10 ratio for Atmospheric and Space Scientists is 3.05× — the top decile earns $161,890 against the bottom decile at $53,060. That spread is 3.05× wide. The band is wider than employers typically represent; knowing where you sit in it is the whole game.",
  "submitted_components": null,
  "methodology_url": "https://officeblues.net/methodology#oews-salaries",
  "fetched_at": "2026-05-25T02:53:52.141Z"
}