Highest-paying Science Jobs in Blacksburg

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Highest-paying science jobs in Blacksburg

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 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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#6. Chemical technicians

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
- Annual mean salary: $45,350
- #221 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#5. Biological technicians

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
- Annual mean salary: $46,300
- #95 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

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)

#4. Occupational health and safety specialists

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
- Annual mean salary: $67,140
- #362 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
- Annual mean salary: $72,240
- #166 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)

#2. Chemists

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
- Annual mean salary: $87,010
- #65 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)

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#1. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
- Annual mean salary: $90,680
- #76 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)