Highest-paying Science Jobs in Roanoke

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Highest-paying science jobs in Roanoke

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Roanoke, VA 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.

#7. Urban and regional planners

Roanoke, VA
- Annual mean salary: $63,540
- #185 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)

#6. Forensic science technicians

Roanoke, VA
- Annual mean salary: $65,270
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#5. Occupational health and safety specialists

Roanoke, VA
- Annual mean salary: $67,420
- #358 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#4. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Roanoke, VA
- Annual mean salary: $68,910
- #193 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#3. Chemists

Roanoke, VA
- Annual mean salary: $70,610
- #195 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#2. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Roanoke, VA
- Annual mean salary: $89,420
- #83 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#1. Clinical and counseling psychologists

Roanoke, VA
- Annual mean salary: $100,100
- #91 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)