Highest-paying science jobs in Reno

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Reno

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

#19. Forest and conservation technicians

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $40,320
- #134 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#18. Biological technicians

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $41,080
- #170 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)

#17. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $45,300
- #123 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#16. Geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $49,720
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#15. Chemical technicians

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $50,860
- #133 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)

#14. Occupational health and safety technicians

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $51,600
- #89 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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 scientists and specialists, including health

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $64,190
- #238 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 330

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)

#12. Zoologists and wildlife biologists

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $68,100
- #66 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)

#11. Chemists

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $70,050
- #202 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#10. Forensic science technicians

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $71,620
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#9. Anthropologists and archeologists

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $71,810
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,800
- Employment: 6,650
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($85,120)
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($84,300)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($81,990)

#8. Conservation scientists

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $73,970
- #51 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#7. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $75,620
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#6. Occupational health and safety specialists

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $78,490
- #144 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#5. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $88,550
- #134 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $94,590
- #38 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#3. Urban and regional planners

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $100,600
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#2. School psychologists

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $103,220
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#1. Hydrologists

Reno, NV
- Annual mean salary: $116,820
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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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