Highest-paying science jobs in Oxnard

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Oxnard

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, 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.

#17. Forest and conservation technicians

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $48,420
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#16. Biological technicians

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $49,370
- #62 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#15. Chemical technicians

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $49,390
- #160 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $49,900
- #73 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#13. Conservation scientists

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $76,880
- #31 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,230
- Employment: 22,550
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Springfield, MA-CT ($108,670)
--- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($106,200)
--- Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV ($101,900)

#12. Chemists

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $81,240
- #94 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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)

#11. Anthropologists and archeologists

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $84,300
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,800
- Employment: 6,650
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($85,120)
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($84,300)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($81,990)

#10. Geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $85,940
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $59,080
- Employment: 9,210
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Tulsa, OK ($89,210)
--- Anchorage, AK ($88,050)
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($86,860)

#9. Occupational health and safety specialists

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $88,580
- #32 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)

#8. Urban and regional planners

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $90,770
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $95,110
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

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. Forensic science technicians

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $96,170
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#5. School psychologists

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $103,140
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#4. Biochemists and biophysicists

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $105,660
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $113,460
- Employment: 35,050
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($135,070)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($133,520)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($133,390)

#3. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $107,080
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $115,810
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
- Annual mean salary: $148,440
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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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