Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Corvallis, OR 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. Biological technicians
Corvallis, OR
– Annual mean salary: $48,380
– #73 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 270
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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#7. Agricultural technicians
Corvallis, OR
– Annual mean salary: $57,990
– #4 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 120
National
– Annual mean salary: $44,850
– Employment: 13,560
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($59,300)
— Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI ($58,050)
— Corvallis, OR ($57,990)
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#6. Forest and conservation technicians
Corvallis, OR
– Annual mean salary: $62,260
– #3 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80
National
– Annual mean salary: $43,420
– Employment: 30,440
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($68,370)
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($66,570)
— Corvallis, OR ($62,260)
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#5. Zoologists and wildlife biologists
Corvallis, OR
– Annual mean salary: $80,910
– #20 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110
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. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
Corvallis, OR
– Annual mean salary: $87,520
– #39 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
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. Soil and plant scientists
Corvallis, OR
– Annual mean salary: $90,020
– #13 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60
National
– Annual mean salary: $76,290
– Employment: 15,610
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($111,450)
— Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($109,490)
— Raleigh, NC ($109,320)
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#2. Conservation scientists
Corvallis, OR
– Annual mean salary: $96,920
– #6 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
National
– Annual mean salary: $68,230
– Employment: 22,550
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Springfield, MA-CT ($108,670)
— Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($106,200)
— Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV ($101,900)
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#1. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
Corvallis, OR
– Annual mean salary: $97,090
– #35 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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