Highest-paying science jobs in El Paso
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Highest-paying science jobs in El Paso
Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in El Paso, 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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#12. Biological technicians
El Paso, TX
– Annual mean salary: $33,370
– #225 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)
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#11. Occupational health and safety technicians
El Paso, TX
– Annual mean salary: $39,770
– #128 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available
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)
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#10. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
El Paso, TX
– Annual mean salary: $40,010
– #157 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70
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)
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#9. Chemical technicians
El Paso, TX
– Annual mean salary: $49,870
– #155 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
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)
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#8. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
El Paso, TX
– Annual mean salary: $53,630
– #151 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100
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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#7. Chemists
El Paso, TX
– Annual mean salary: $59,890
– #247 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60
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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#6. Urban and regional planners
El Paso, TX
– Annual mean salary: $60,040
– #205 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
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. Occupational health and safety specialists
El Paso, TX
– Annual mean salary: $60,770
– #417 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 310
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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#4. Epidemiologists
El Paso, TX
– Annual mean salary: $66,860
– #41 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
National
– Annual mean salary: $86,740
– Employment: 8,180
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($145,410)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($139,240)
— Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY ($124,460)
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#3. School psychologists
El Paso, TX
– Annual mean salary: $69,850
– #169 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 200
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)
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#2. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
El Paso, TX
– Annual mean salary: $74,970
– #129 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70
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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#1. Clinical and counseling psychologists
El Paso, TX
– Annual mean salary: $80,960
– #175 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)
