Highest-paying science jobs for people in Lansing

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#27. Forensic science technicians

- Median annual wage: Not available
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 100 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Forest and conservation technicians

- Median annual wage: $49,980
- Median hourly wage: $24.03
- Total employment: 30 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Agricultural technicians

- Median annual wage: $51,690
- Median hourly wage: $24.85
- Total employment: 80 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Biological technicians

- Median annual wage: $51,980
- Median hourly wage: $24.99
- Total employment: 130 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

- Median annual wage: $57,550
- Median hourly wage: $27.67
- Total employment: 60 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Social scientists and related workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $57,900
- Median hourly wage: $27.84
- Total employment: 130 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Zoologists and wildlife biologists

- Median annual wage: $60,080
- Median hourly wage: $28.89
- Total employment: 80 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Chemists

- Median annual wage: $60,440
- Median hourly wage: $29.06
- Total employment: 150 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Sociologists

- Median annual wage: $60,710
- Median hourly wage: $29.19
- Total employment: 60 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Social science research assistants

- Median annual wage: $60,740
- Median hourly wage: $29.20
- Total employment: 360 people (1.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Soil and plant scientists

- Median annual wage: $61,710
- Median hourly wage: $29.67
- Total employment: 260 people (1.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Chemical technicians

- Median annual wage: $62,750
- Median hourly wage: $30.17
- Total employment: 130 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,840
- Median hourly wage: $30.21
- Total employment: 170 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Foresters

- Median annual wage: $64,080
- Median hourly wage: $30.81
- Total employment: 40 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Biological scientists, all other

- Median annual wage: $64,190
- Median hourly wage: $30.86
- Total employment: 190 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Microbiologists

- Median annual wage: $64,280
- Median hourly wage: $30.90
- Total employment: 110 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $64,760
- Median hourly wage: $31.14
- Total employment: 320 people (1.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Conservation scientists

- Median annual wage: $66,120
- Median hourly wage: $31.79
- Total employment: 110 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Physicists

- Median annual wage: $67,710
- Median hourly wage: $32.55
- Total employment: 220 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $74,360
- Median hourly wage: $35.75
- Total employment: Not available

#7. School psychologists

- Median annual wage: $77,170
- Median hourly wage: $37.10
- Total employment: 70 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Economists

- Median annual wage: $78,670
- Median hourly wage: $37.82
- Total employment: 30 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Clinical and counseling psychologists

- Median annual wage: $80,640
- Median hourly wage: $38.77
- Total employment: 100 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Occupational health and safety specialists

- Median annual wage: $81,500
- Median hourly wage: $39.18
- Total employment: 180 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

- Median annual wage: $82,010
- Median hourly wage: $39.43
- Total employment: 550 people (2.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Urban and regional planners

- Median annual wage: $84,930
- Median hourly wage: $40.83
- Total employment: 120 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

- Median annual wage: $88,190
- Median hourly wage: $42.40
- Total employment: 90 people (0.42 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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