Highest-paying Science Jobs in Baton Rouge

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Highest-paying science jobs in Baton Rouge

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Baton Rouge, LA 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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#15. Survey researchers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $39,060
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,690
- Employment: 8,850
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($90,860)
--- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($88,580)
--- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ($86,230)

#14. Occupational health and safety technicians

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $45,510
- #115 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#13. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $49,200
- #79 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#12. Forensic science technicians

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $57,630
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#11. Conservation scientists

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $60,630
- #143 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

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)

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#10. Urban and regional planners

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $68,760
- #142 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)

#9. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $71,220
- #98 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#8. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $76,930
- #108 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

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)

#7. Chemical technicians

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $77,020
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 440

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)

#6. Hydrologists

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $84,700
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $94,780
- Employment: 6,390
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($148,150)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($136,920)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($125,470)

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#5. Occupational health and safety specialists

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $86,200
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 420

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. Geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $86,860
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $59,080
- Employment: 9,210
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Tulsa, OK ($89,210)
--- Anchorage, AK ($88,050)
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($86,860)

#3. Chemists

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $92,590
- #44 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#2. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $106,490
- #57 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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. Hydrologic technicians

Baton Rouge, LA
- Annual mean salary: $126,900
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $71,760
- Employment: 3,550
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($126,900)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($108,260)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($86,310)

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Highest-paying science jobs in Baton Rouge

Highest-paying science jobs in Baton Rouge

#15. Survey researchers

#14. Occupational health and safety technicians

#13. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

#12. Forensic science technicians

#11. Conservation scientists

#10. Urban and regional planners

#9. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

#8. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

#7. Chemical technicians

#6. Hydrologists

#5. Occupational health and safety specialists

#4. Geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians

#3. Chemists

#2. Clinical and counseling psychologists

#1. Hydrologic technicians

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