Highest-paying Science Jobs in Provo

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Highest-paying science jobs in Provo

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Provo-Orem, UT 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. Forest and conservation technicians

Provo-Orem, UT
- Annual mean salary: $37,070
- #158 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#9. Chemical technicians

Provo-Orem, UT
- Annual mean salary: $40,950
- #252 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#8. Food science technicians

Provo-Orem, UT
- Annual mean salary: $45,700
- #48 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)

#7. Food scientists and technologists

Provo-Orem, UT
- Annual mean salary: $63,370
- #76 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $84,150
- Employment: 13,510
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kansas City, MO-KS ($138,600)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,970)
--- Wichita, KS ($102,100)

#6. Urban and regional planners

Provo-Orem, UT
- Annual mean salary: $67,760
- #151 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $81,310
- Employment: 38,940
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boulder, CO ($119,680)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,760)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($112,740)

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#5. Chemists

Provo-Orem, UT
- Annual mean salary: $70,130
- #200 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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. Occupational health and safety specialists

Provo-Orem, UT
- Annual mean salary: $71,930
- #270 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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. School psychologists

Provo-Orem, UT
- Annual mean salary: $72,240
- #155 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#2. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Provo-Orem, UT
- Annual mean salary: $85,900
- #154 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Provo-Orem, UT
- Annual mean salary: $96,850
- #61 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $104,050
- Employment: 108,550
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Memphis, TN-MS-AR ($176,770)
--- Columbia, SC ($155,570)
--- Danbury, CT ($151,970)

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