Highest-paying science jobs in Corpus Christi

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Corpus Christi

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Corpus Christi, 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.

#14. Occupational health and safety technicians

Corpus Christi, TX
- Annual mean salary: $40,400
- #127 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#13. Forest and conservation technicians

Corpus Christi, TX
- Annual mean salary: $42,850
- #97 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)

#12. Forensic science technicians

Corpus Christi, TX
- Annual mean salary: $44,770
- #84 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)

#11. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Corpus Christi, TX
- Annual mean salary: $45,890
- #114 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#10. Geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians

Corpus Christi, TX
- Annual mean salary: $55,870
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#9. Conservation scientists

Corpus Christi, TX
- Annual mean salary: $56,370
- #174 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)

#8. School psychologists

Corpus Christi, TX
- Annual mean salary: $61,770
- #235 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)

#7. Chemical technicians

Corpus Christi, TX
- Annual mean salary: $70,570
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#6. Occupational health and safety specialists

Corpus Christi, TX
- Annual mean salary: $71,420
- #287 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 390

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)

#5. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Corpus Christi, TX
- Annual mean salary: $71,810
- #231 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#4. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Corpus Christi, TX
- Annual mean salary: $74,340
- #136 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)

#3. Atmospheric and space scientists

Corpus Christi, TX
- Annual mean salary: $83,170
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#2. Chemists

Corpus Christi, TX
- Annual mean salary: $86,540
- #67 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Corpus Christi, TX
- Annual mean salary: $156,870
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

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