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Highest-paying science jobs in Birmingham

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Birmingham-Hoover, AL 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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#16. Biological technicians

Birmingham-Hoover, AL
– Annual mean salary: $43,070
– #143 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 380

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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#15. Geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians

Birmingham-Hoover, AL
– Annual mean salary: $48,540
– #36 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $59,080
– Employment: 9,210
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Tulsa, OK ($89,210)
— Anchorage, AK ($88,050)
— Baton Rouge, LA ($86,860)

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#14. Chemical technicians

Birmingham-Hoover, AL
– Annual mean salary: $51,540
– #124 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 260

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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#13. Forensic science technicians

Birmingham-Hoover, AL
– Annual mean salary: $56,980
– #50 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

National
– Annual mean salary: $66,850
– Employment: 17,020
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($106,600)
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($96,980)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($96,410)

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#12. Occupational health and safety technicians

Birmingham-Hoover, AL
– Annual mean salary: $60,850
– #55 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

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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#11. School psychologists

Birmingham-Hoover, AL
– Annual mean salary: $62,800
– #225 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)

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#10. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Birmingham-Hoover, AL
– Annual mean salary: $67,920
– #137 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 450

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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#9. Chemists

Birmingham-Hoover, AL
– Annual mean salary: $73,380
– #174 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 200

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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#8. Urban and regional planners

Birmingham-Hoover, AL
– Annual mean salary: $73,420
– #115 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80

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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#7. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Birmingham-Hoover, AL
– Annual mean salary: $76,970
– #3 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 130

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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#6. Occupational health and safety specialists

Birmingham-Hoover, AL
– Annual mean salary: $78,810
– #137 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 440

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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#5. Foresters

Birmingham-Hoover, AL
– Annual mean salary: $78,920
– #20 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

National
– Annual mean salary: $67,710
– Employment: 9,500
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($96,820)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($96,220)
— Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ($90,320)

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#4. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Birmingham-Hoover, AL
– Annual mean salary: $84,000
– #57 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110

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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#3. Atmospheric and space scientists

Birmingham-Hoover, AL
– Annual mean salary: $91,590
– #35 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $96,880
– Employment: 8,520
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($118,860)
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($118,420)
— Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($114,860)

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#2. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Birmingham-Hoover, AL
– Annual mean salary: $93,790
– #39 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

National
– Annual mean salary: $103,550
– Employment: 23,620
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($161,290)
— Corpus Christi, TX ($156,870)
— Midland, TX ($156,270)

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#1. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Birmingham-Hoover, AL
– Annual mean salary: $109,550
– #50 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90

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)