Highest-paying science jobs in Waco

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February 9, 2023
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Highest-paying science jobs in Waco

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Waco, 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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#7. Biological technicians

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $42,590
- #152 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)

#6. Occupational health and safety technicians

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $48,660
- #107 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#5. Conservation scientists

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $49,680
- #193 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#4. School psychologists

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $66,100
- #201 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#3. Occupational health and safety specialists

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $67,810
- #356 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)
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#2. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $69,310
- #244 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)

#1. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $72,930
- #152 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

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