Highest-paying Science Jobs in Beaumont

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Highest-paying science jobs in Beaumont

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 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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#9. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
- Annual mean salary: $48,820
- #83 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#8. Occupational health and safety technicians

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
- Annual mean salary: $52,660
- #82 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)

#7. Conservation scientists

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
- Annual mean salary: $52,800
- #187 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#6. Forensic science technicians

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
- Annual mean salary: $56,890
- #51 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#5. School psychologists

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
- Annual mean salary: $68,680
- #178 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

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#4. Chemical technicians

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
- Annual mean salary: $69,160
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

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)

#3. Occupational health and safety specialists

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
- Annual mean salary: $75,700
- #189 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)

#2. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
- Annual mean salary: $76,910
- #109 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#1. Chemists

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
- Annual mean salary: $100,330
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)