Highest-paying Science Jobs in Gainesville, Georgia

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Highest-paying science jobs in Gainesville, Georgia

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

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#4. Biological technicians

Gainesville, GA
- Annual mean salary: $42,910
- #146 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#3. Food scientists and technologists

Gainesville, GA
- Annual mean salary: $59,900
- #81 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $84,150
- Employment: 13,510
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kansas City, MO-KS ($138,600)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,970)
--- Wichita, KS ($102,100)

#2. Occupational health and safety specialists

Gainesville, GA
- Annual mean salary: $66,430
- #375 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

Gainesville, GA
- Annual mean salary: $103,360
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)