Highest-paying Science Jobs in Lynchburg

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Highest-paying science jobs in Lynchburg

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Lynchburg, 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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#4. Chemical technicians

Lynchburg, VA
- Annual mean salary: $48,770
- #177 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)

#3. Occupational health and safety specialists

Lynchburg, VA
- Annual mean salary: $66,830
- #370 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#2. Chemists

Lynchburg, VA
- Annual mean salary: $68,700
- #211 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Lynchburg, VA
- Annual mean salary: $86,670
- #146 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)