Highest-paying science jobs in Worcester

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Worcester

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Worcester, MA-CT 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.

#16. Chemical technicians

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $51,060
- #129 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)

#15. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $54,480
- #31 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)

#14. Biological technicians

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $55,600
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 490

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. Social science research assistants

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $70,180
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#12. Foresters

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $74,710
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,710
- Employment: 9,500
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($96,820)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($96,220)
--- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ($90,320)

#11. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $75,730
- #122 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#10. Conservation scientists

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $79,470
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#9. Urban and regional planners

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $80,780
- #68 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)

#8. Occupational health and safety specialists

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $82,380
- #81 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#7. Epidemiologists

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $89,860
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $86,740
- Employment: 8,180
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($145,410)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($139,240)
--- Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY ($124,460)

#6. Microbiologists

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $90,730
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $87,820
- Employment: 19,430
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Knoxville, TN ($125,380)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($121,530)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($115,340)

#5. School psychologists

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $93,130
- #37 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $96,090
- #101 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

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)

#3. Chemists

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $102,480
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $120,750
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

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)

#1. Biochemists and biophysicists

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $123,150
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 430

National
- Annual mean salary: $113,460
- Employment: 35,050
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($135,070)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($133,520)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($133,390)

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