Highest-paying science jobs in Lakeland

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Lakeland

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Lakeland-Winter Haven, 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.

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#12. Biological technicians

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $42,180
- #157 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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. Food science technicians

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $42,940
- #69 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#10. Zoologists and wildlife biologists

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $46,660
- #121 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#9. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $51,080
- #63 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#8. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $53,490
- #299 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)
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#7. Chemists

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $56,250
- #253 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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. Chemical technicians

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $57,210
- #56 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#5. School psychologists

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $61,450
- #236 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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. Urban and regional planners

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $67,010
- #161 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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. Occupational health and safety specialists

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $67,340
- #359 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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#2. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $68,030
- #249 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Annual mean salary: $72,010
- #128 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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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