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Highest-paying science jobs in Mobile

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Mobile, 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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#8. Geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians

Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $34,860
– #43 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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#7. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $53,400
– #44 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

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. Chemical technicians

Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $57,930
– #48 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 160

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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#5. Zoologists and wildlife biologists

Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $58,810
– #100 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $70,300
– Employment: 15,930
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Barnstable Town, MA ($109,570)
— Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS ($106,800)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($100,350)

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#4. Occupational health and safety specialists

Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $67,030
– #365 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 150

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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#3. Urban and regional planners

Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $67,610
– #153 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

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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#2. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $69,180
– #191 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

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. Chemists

Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $77,680
– #124 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80

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)