Highest-paying science jobs in Chattanooga

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Chattanooga

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Chattanooga, TN-GA 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.

#8. Chemical technicians

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $47,120
- #198 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#7. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $49,580
- #75 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#6. Occupational health and safety technicians

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $51,430
- #91 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)

#5. Occupational health and safety specialists

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $63,430
- #399 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)

#4. School psychologists

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $64,950
- #213 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#3. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $69,570
- #190 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#2. Chemists

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $70,210
- #199 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)

#1. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $100,510
- #86 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)

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