Highest-paying science jobs in Harrisburg

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Harrisburg

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 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. Chemical technicians

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $45,350
- #221 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#18. Food science technicians

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $47,970
- #33 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#17. Biological technicians

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $48,200
- #76 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#16. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $52,810
- #48 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#15. Social science research assistants

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $52,930
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#14. Forest and conservation technicians

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $59,000
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#13. Conservation scientists

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $62,340
- #132 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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. Zoologists and wildlife biologists

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $65,100
- #81 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

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $66,670
- #220 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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. Occupational health and safety specialists

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $72,320
- #263 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

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)

#9. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $72,730
- #157 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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)

#8. School psychologists

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $77,010
- #108 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#7. Historians

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $77,220
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $72,130
- Employment: 2,910
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($101,240)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($89,840)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($86,780)

#6. Urban and regional planners

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $77,440
- #91 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $78,780
- #79 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#4. Economists

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $79,190
- #53 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $120,830
- Employment: 15,640
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($162,870)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,320)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($156,360)

#3. Foresters

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $82,140
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#2. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $84,570
- #161 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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)

#1. Food scientists and technologists

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Annual mean salary: $87,680
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

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