Highest-paying science jobs in Chico

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Chico

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Chico, CA 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.

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#6. Forest and conservation technicians

Chico, CA
- Annual mean salary: $46,710
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $43,420
- Employment: 30,440
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($68,370)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($66,570)
--- Corvallis, OR ($62,260)

#5. Urban and regional planners

Chico, CA
- Annual mean salary: $84,700
- #49 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#4. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Chico, CA
- Annual mean salary: $86,520
- #43 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#3. School psychologists

Chico, CA
- Annual mean salary: $86,640
- #56 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#2. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Chico, CA
- Annual mean salary: $100,970
- #84 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)
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#1. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Chico, CA
- Annual mean salary: $115,760
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

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