Highest-paying science jobs in Fresno

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Fresno

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

#18. Agricultural technicians

Fresno, CA
- Annual mean salary: $40,920
- #58 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#17. Biological technicians

Fresno, CA
- Annual mean salary: $43,260
- #139 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)

#16. Food science technicians

Fresno, CA
- Annual mean salary: $44,060
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $47,870
- Employment: 11,530
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- St. Louis, MO-IL ($66,580)
--- Owensboro, KY ($63,700)
--- Columbus, OH ($61,420)

#15. Chemical technicians

Fresno, CA
- Annual mean salary: $44,610
- #226 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#14. Occupational health and safety technicians

Fresno, CA
- Annual mean salary: $49,410
- #104 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Fresno, CA
- Annual mean salary: $54,280
- #36 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290

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)

#12. Epidemiologists

Fresno, CA
- Annual mean salary: $55,570
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#11. Chemists

Fresno, CA
- Annual mean salary: $66,600
- #221 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#10. Forensic science technicians

Fresno, CA
- Annual mean salary: $71,340
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#9. Food scientists and technologists

Fresno, CA
- Annual mean salary: $74,010
- #62 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $84,150
- Employment: 13,510
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kansas City, MO-KS ($138,600)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,970)
--- Wichita, KS ($102,100)

#8. Occupational health and safety specialists

Fresno, CA
- Annual mean salary: $81,040
- #109 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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)

#7. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Fresno, CA
- Annual mean salary: $85,760
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

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)

#6. Urban and regional planners

Fresno, CA
- Annual mean salary: $88,620
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

#5. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Fresno, CA
- Annual mean salary: $98,300
- #33 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#4. Soil and plant scientists

Fresno, CA
- Annual mean salary: $101,880
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,290
- Employment: 15,610
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($111,450)
--- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($109,490)
--- Raleigh, NC ($109,320)

#3. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Fresno, CA
- Annual mean salary: $110,330
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#2. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Fresno, CA
- Annual mean salary: $114,390
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

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)

#1. School psychologists

Fresno, CA
- Annual mean salary: $115,360
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

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)

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