Highest-paying Science Jobs in Grand Junction

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Highest-paying science jobs in Grand Junction

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Grand Junction, CO 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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#4. Conservation scientists

Grand Junction, CO
- Annual mean salary: $63,540
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#3. Zoologists and wildlife biologists

Grand Junction, CO
- Annual mean salary: $70,810
- #53 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#2. Occupational health and safety specialists

Grand Junction, CO
- Annual mean salary: $83,410
- #71 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#1. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Grand Junction, CO
- Annual mean salary: $88,280
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)