Highest-paying science jobs in Omaha

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Omaha

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 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.

#21. Food science technicians

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $41,360
- #74 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $47,870
- Employment: 11,530
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- St. Louis, MO-IL ($66,580)
--- Owensboro, KY ($63,700)
--- Columbus, OH ($61,420)

#20. Biological technicians

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $46,090
- #97 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#19. Agricultural technicians

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $46,450
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,850
- Employment: 13,560
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($59,300)
--- Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI ($58,050)
--- Corvallis, OR ($57,990)

#18. Social science research assistants

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $48,070
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#17. Chemical technicians

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $50,300
- #146 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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)

#16. Survey researchers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $50,850
- #26 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)

#15. Occupational health and safety technicians

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $56,670
- #69 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#14. Forensic science technicians

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $57,690
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#13. Conservation scientists

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $60,820
- #141 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)

#12. Soil and plant scientists

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $65,520
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,290
- Employment: 15,610
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($111,450)
--- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($109,490)
--- Raleigh, NC ($109,320)

#11. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $65,940
- #142 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

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)

#10. Animal scientists

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $68,910
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $80,390
- Employment: 2,790
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($98,830)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($95,360)
--- Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN ($81,970)

#9. Food scientists and technologists

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $70,770
- #66 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)

#8. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $74,790
- #131 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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. Occupational health and safety specialists

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $75,220
- #196 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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)

#6. Urban and regional planners

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $75,540
- #102 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#5. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $77,520
- #197 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#4. Chemists

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $78,710
- #110 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#3. School psychologists

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $82,150
- #78 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#2. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $82,620
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#1. Atmospheric and space scientists

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Annual mean salary: $94,310
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $96,880
- Employment: 8,520
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($118,860)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($118,420)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($114,860)

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