Highest-paying science jobs in Little Rock

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Little Rock

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists as "life, physical, and social science occupations" were included.

#19. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $41,030
- #148 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,550
- Employment: 34,110
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($79,780)
--- Huntsville, AL ($78,320)
--- Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($76,970)

#18. Chemical technicians

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $41,530
- #250 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $55,040
- Employment: 57,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Billings, MT ($86,340)
--- Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV ($78,000)
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($77,020)

#17. Agricultural technicians

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $43,400
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,850
- Employment: 13,560
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($59,300)
--- Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI ($58,050)
--- Corvallis, OR ($57,990)

#16. Forensic science technicians

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $47,090
- #81 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,850
- Employment: 17,020
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($106,600)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($96,980)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($96,410)

#15. Social science research assistants

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $51,060
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $56,430
- Employment: 28,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($88,730)
--- Columbia, SC ($77,760)
--- Springfield, MA-CT ($70,570)

#14. Occupational health and safety technicians

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $52,040
- #85 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,560
- Employment: 21,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Evansville, IN-KY ($77,880)
--- Anchorage, AK ($77,690)
--- Oklahoma City, OK ($77,100)

#13. Zoologists and wildlife biologists

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $53,490
- #114 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,300
- Employment: 15,930
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Barnstable Town, MA ($109,570)
--- Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS ($106,800)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($100,350)

#12. Biological technicians

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $56,230
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,770
- Employment: 76,150
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($69,050)
--- Boulder, CO ($68,640)
--- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA ($65,940)

#11. Microbiologists

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $58,030
- #63 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $87,820
- Employment: 19,430
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Knoxville, TN ($125,380)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($121,530)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($115,340)

#10. Foresters

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $58,710
- #67 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,710
- Employment: 9,500
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($96,820)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($96,220)
--- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ($90,320)

#9. Chemists

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $58,900
- #248 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $89,130
- Employment: 80,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($131,290)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($115,790)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($108,330)

#8. Urban and regional planners

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $63,140
- #189 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $81,310
- Employment: 38,940
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boulder, CO ($119,680)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,760)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($112,740)

#7. Epidemiologists

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $66,640
- #43 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $86,740
- Employment: 8,180
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($145,410)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($139,240)
--- Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY ($124,460)

#6. School psychologists

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $66,720
- #193 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $82,770
- Employment: 57,110
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boulder, CO ($116,280)
--- El Centro, CA ($116,010)
--- Fresno, CA ($115,360)

#5. Occupational health and safety specialists

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $66,820
- #372 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $78,740
- Employment: 106,340
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($111,950)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($108,240)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,020)

#4. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $67,320
- #139 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $104,050
- Employment: 108,550
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Memphis, TN-MS-AR ($176,770)
--- Columbia, SC ($155,570)
--- Danbury, CT ($151,970)

#3. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $71,090
- #234 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $99,640
- Employment: 58,100
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($136,630)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($134,200)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($133,060)

#2. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $73,010
- #151 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $81,240
- Employment: 76,890
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Idaho Falls, ID ($116,630)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($109,190)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,710)

#1. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $74,160
- #92 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $103,550
- Employment: 23,620
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($161,290)
--- Corpus Christi, TX ($156,870)
--- Midland, TX ($156,270)

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