Highest-paying Science Jobs in Stockton

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Highest-paying science jobs in Stockton

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Stockton-Lodi, 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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#15. Forest and conservation technicians

Stockton-Lodi, CA
- Annual mean salary: $43,790
- #82 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#14. Chemical technicians

Stockton-Lodi, CA
- Annual mean salary: $44,220
- #233 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#13. Food science technicians

Stockton-Lodi, CA
- Annual mean salary: $45,650
- #49 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#12. Biological technicians

Stockton-Lodi, CA
- Annual mean salary: $49,360
- #63 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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. Agricultural technicians

Stockton-Lodi, CA
- Annual mean salary: $57,090
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

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#10. Occupational health and safety technicians

Stockton-Lodi, CA
- Annual mean salary: $57,810
- #66 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)

#9. Forensic science technicians

Stockton-Lodi, CA
- Annual mean salary: $62,340
- #38 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#8. Chemists

Stockton-Lodi, CA
- Annual mean salary: $78,130
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#7. Food scientists and technologists

Stockton-Lodi, CA
- Annual mean salary: $79,590
- #49 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#6. Occupational health and safety specialists

Stockton-Lodi, CA
- Annual mean salary: $82,090
- #87 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

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#5. Soil and plant scientists

Stockton-Lodi, CA
- Annual mean salary: $86,990
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#4. Urban and regional planners

Stockton-Lodi, CA
- Annual mean salary: $94,640
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#3. School psychologists

Stockton-Lodi, CA
- Annual mean salary: $98,450
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Stockton-Lodi, CA
- Annual mean salary: $112,300
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#1. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Stockton-Lodi, CA
- Annual mean salary: $117,920
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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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