Highest-paying science jobs in Jacksonville

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Jacksonville

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

#18. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $38,880
- #164 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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)

#17. Zoologists and wildlife biologists

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $44,180
- #125 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)

#16. Chemical technicians

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $44,500
- #227 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#15. Conservation scientists

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $44,840
- #195 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)

#14. Biological technicians

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $45,390
- #109 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)

#13. Forensic science technicians

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $51,150
- #71 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#12. Occupational health and safety technicians

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $54,230
- #77 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)

#11. Anthropologists and archeologists

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $62,320
- #33 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. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $62,750
- #248 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 480

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)

#9. School psychologists

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $63,450
- #224 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#8. Urban and regional planners

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $69,720
- #137 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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. Chemists

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $71,760
- #187 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#6. Occupational health and safety specialists

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $72,510
- #255 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

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)

#5. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $78,720
- #80 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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. Materials scientists

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $87,450
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $104,790
- Employment: 6,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ($142,410)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($135,480)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($133,380)

#3. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $87,600
- #88 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $89,630
- #129 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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. Economists

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $93,390
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $120,830
- Employment: 15,640
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($162,870)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,320)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($156,360)

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