Highest-paying science jobs in Midland

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Midland

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

#8. Geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians

Midland, TX
- Annual mean salary: $47,370
- #37 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

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)

#7. Occupational health and safety technicians

Midland, TX
- Annual mean salary: $59,430
- #60 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)

#6. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Midland, TX
- Annual mean salary: $59,970
- #14 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)

#5. Chemical technicians

Midland, TX
- Annual mean salary: $72,870
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#4. Occupational health and safety specialists

Midland, TX
- Annual mean salary: $85,690
- #54 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 440

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)

#3. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Midland, TX
- Annual mean salary: $88,360
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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

Midland, TX
- Annual mean salary: $101,620
- #15 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

Midland, TX
- Annual mean salary: $156,270
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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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