Highest-paying Science Jobs in Athens

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Highest-paying science jobs in Athens

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Athens-Clarke County, GA 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.

#9. Chemical technicians

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $51,730
- #118 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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. Social science research assistants

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $56,130
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 610

National
- Annual mean salary: $56,430
- Employment: 28,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($88,730)
--- Columbia, SC ($77,760)
--- Springfield, MA-CT ($70,570)

#7. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $56,300
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#6. Biological technicians

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $56,850
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

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)

#5. Urban and regional planners

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $61,310
- #198 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)

#4. Conservation scientists

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $73,830
- #52 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)

#3. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $77,810
- #98 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#2. Occupational health and safety specialists

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $78,300
- #147 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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. Chemists

Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Annual mean salary: $94,030
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)