Highest-paying science jobs for people in Oxnard

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#22. Chemical technicians

- Median annual wage: $47,290
- Median hourly wage: $22.74
- Total employment: 120 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Food science technicians

- Median annual wage: $48,200
- Median hourly wage: $23.17
- Total employment: 60 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Biological technicians

- Median annual wage: $55,400
- Median hourly wage: $26.63
- Total employment: 100 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $57,100
- Median hourly wage: $27.45
- Total employment: 60 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Forest and conservation technicians

- Median annual wage: $61,940
- Median hourly wage: $29.78
- Total employment: 80 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

- Median annual wage: $63,120
- Median hourly wage: $30.35
- Total employment: 130 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Anthropologists and archeologists

- Median annual wage: $63,290
- Median hourly wage: $30.43
- Total employment: 30 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other

- Median annual wage: $64,460
- Median hourly wage: $30.99
- Total employment: 90 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Chemists

- Median annual wage: $79,140
- Median hourly wage: $38.05
- Total employment: 180 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Conservation scientists

- Median annual wage: $79,560
- Median hourly wage: $38.25
- Total employment: 30 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Food scientists and technologists

- Median annual wage: $82,760
- Median hourly wage: $39.79
- Total employment: 40 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Clinical and counseling psychologists

- Median annual wage: $93,470
- Median hourly wage: $44.94
- Total employment: 240 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Biochemists and biophysicists

- Median annual wage: $93,500
- Median hourly wage: $44.95
- Total employment: 50 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

- Median annual wage: $95,100
- Median hourly wage: $45.72
- Total employment: 200 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Occupational health and safety specialists

- Median annual wage: $95,190
- Median hourly wage: $45.77
- Total employment: 250 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Forensic science technicians

- Median annual wage: $97,040
- Median hourly wage: $46.65
- Total employment: 90 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Biological scientists, all other

- Median annual wage: $100,890
- Median hourly wage: $48.50
- Total employment: 260 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

- Median annual wage: $104,770
- Median hourly wage: $50.37
- Total employment: 70 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Urban and regional planners

- Median annual wage: $105,230
- Median hourly wage: $50.59
- Total employment: 130 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Physical scientists, all other

- Median annual wage: $121,320
- Median hourly wage: $58.33
- Total employment: 60 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. School psychologists

- Median annual wage: $122,970
- Median hourly wage: $59.12
- Total employment: 220 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $125,690
- Median hourly wage: $60.43
- Total employment: 250 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 291 metros.

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