Highest-paying Science Jobs in Missoula

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Highest-paying science jobs in Missoula

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Missoula, MT 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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#7. Biological technicians

Missoula, MT
- Annual mean salary: $39,240
- #191 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#6. Forest and conservation technicians

Missoula, MT
- Annual mean salary: $41,940
- #111 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 350

National
- Annual mean salary: $43,420
- Employment: 30,440
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($68,370)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($66,570)
--- Corvallis, OR ($62,260)

#5. Foresters

Missoula, MT
- Annual mean salary: $66,600
- #48 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#4. Occupational health and safety specialists

Missoula, MT
- Annual mean salary: $69,140
- #332 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#3. Zoologists and wildlife biologists

Missoula, MT
- Annual mean salary: $70,260
- #56 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

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#2. Forensic science technicians

Missoula, MT
- Annual mean salary: $71,980
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#1. Conservation scientists

Missoula, MT
- Annual mean salary: $75,400
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)