Highest-paying science jobs in Knoxville

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Knoxville

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

#23. Social science research assistants

Knoxville, TN
- Annual mean salary: $34,830
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#22. Forest and conservation technicians

Knoxville, TN
- Annual mean salary: $36,890
- #160 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#21. Agricultural technicians

Knoxville, TN
- Annual mean salary: $41,780
- #54 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#20. Biological technicians

Knoxville, TN
- Annual mean salary: $42,270
- #155 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 740

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. Chemical technicians

Knoxville, TN
- Annual mean salary: $52,760
- #101 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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. Forensic science technicians

Knoxville, TN
- Annual mean salary: $54,400
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#17. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Knoxville, TN
- Annual mean salary: $55,140
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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

Knoxville, TN
- Annual mean salary: $62,430
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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. Soil and plant scientists

Knoxville, TN
- Annual mean salary: $63,750
- #71 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#14. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Knoxville, TN
- Annual mean salary: $64,280
- #236 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 540

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)

#13. School psychologists

Knoxville, TN
- Annual mean salary: $68,950
- #174 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#12. Occupational health and safety technicians

Knoxville, TN
- Annual mean salary: $70,370
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#11. Urban and regional planners

Knoxville, TN
- Annual mean salary: $74,190
- #111 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#10. Biochemists and biophysicists

Knoxville, TN
- Annual mean salary: $80,560
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $113,460
- Employment: 35,050
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($135,070)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($133,520)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($133,390)

#9. Materials scientists

Knoxville, TN
- Annual mean salary: $80,850
- #31 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $104,790
- Employment: 6,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ($142,410)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($135,480)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($133,380)

#8. Atmospheric and space scientists

Knoxville, TN
- Annual mean salary: $83,780
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#7. Chemists

Knoxville, TN
- Annual mean salary: $84,940
- #79 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#6. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Knoxville, TN
- Annual mean salary: $90,500
- #48 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)

#5. Occupational health and safety specialists

Knoxville, TN
- Annual mean salary: $92,290
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

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. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Knoxville, TN
- Annual mean salary: $93,440
- #111 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)

#3. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Knoxville, TN
- Annual mean salary: $98,260
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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)

#2. Physicists

Knoxville, TN
- Annual mean salary: $121,990
- #37 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $151,580
- Employment: 20,020
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ($199,830)
--- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($195,300)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($188,250)

#1. Microbiologists

Knoxville, TN
- Annual mean salary: $125,380
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $87,820
- Employment: 19,430
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Knoxville, TN ($125,380)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($121,530)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($115,340)

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