Highest-paying Science Jobs in Lubbock

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Highest-paying science jobs in Lubbock

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Lubbock, 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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#10. Food science technicians

Lubbock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $36,880
- #87 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#9. Biological technicians

Lubbock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $41,450
- #163 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#8. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Lubbock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $44,610
- #128 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#7. Social science research assistants

Lubbock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $47,550
- #48 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#6. School psychologists

Lubbock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $50,870
- #265 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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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#5. Chemists

Lubbock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $54,640
- #254 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)

#4. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Lubbock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $61,170
- #263 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)

#3. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Lubbock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $63,500
- #260 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#2. Occupational health and safety specialists

Lubbock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $68,430
- #345 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#1. Soil and plant scientists

Lubbock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $73,470
- #35 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

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