Highest-paying Science Jobs in Hickory

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Highest-paying science jobs in Hickory

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 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. Forest and conservation technicians

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
- Annual mean salary: $43,050
- #94 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#6. Chemical technicians

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
- Annual mean salary: $43,780
- #236 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#5. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
- Annual mean salary: $66,700
- #216 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#4. Chemists

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
- Annual mean salary: $69,880
- #203 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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. Occupational health and safety specialists

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
- Annual mean salary: $73,790
- #227 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

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#2. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
- Annual mean salary: $83,010
- #104 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
- Annual mean salary: $86,500
- #147 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)