Highest-paying science jobs in Gainesville

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Gainesville

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

#10. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Gainesville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $38,090
- #167 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#9. Chemical technicians

Gainesville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $43,910
- #235 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#8. Biological technicians

Gainesville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $44,780
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#7. Zoologists and wildlife biologists

Gainesville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $55,000
- #112 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#6. School psychologists

Gainesville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $56,220
- #259 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#5. Occupational health and safety specialists

Gainesville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $62,740
- #405 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#4. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Gainesville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $67,210
- #212 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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. Urban and regional planners

Gainesville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $72,430
- #121 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#2. Chemists

Gainesville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $78,470
- #115 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)

#1. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Gainesville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $91,800
- #72 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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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