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Highest-paying science jobs in Tuscaloosa

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Tuscaloosa, 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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#6. Chemical technicians

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $52,020
– #114 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

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. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $62,340
– #254 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

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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#4. Foresters

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $62,920
– #59 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

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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#3. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $70,710
– #99 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

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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#2. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $73,210
– #226 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

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)

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#1. Occupational health and safety specialists

Tuscaloosa, AL
– Annual mean salary: $77,200
– #164 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

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)