Highest-paying science jobs for people in Albany

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#32. Microbiologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: Not available
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 130 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Atmospheric and space scientists (tie)

- Median annual wage: Not available
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 70 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Anthropologists and archeologists

- Median annual wage: $43,680
- Median hourly wage: $21.00
- Total employment: 40 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Social science research assistants

- Median annual wage: $48,090
- Median hourly wage: $23.12
- Total employment: 240 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Historians

- Median annual wage: $54,080
- Median hourly wage: $26.00
- Total employment: 40 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $55,990
- Median hourly wage: $26.92
- Total employment: 90 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,770
- Median hourly wage: $28.26
- Total employment: 680 people (1.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Chemical technicians

- Median annual wage: $60,940
- Median hourly wage: $29.30
- Total employment: 340 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

- Median annual wage: $64,840
- Median hourly wage: $31.17
- Total employment: 180 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Conservation scientists

- Median annual wage: $65,490
- Median hourly wage: $31.49
- Total employment: 40 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Biological technicians

- Median annual wage: $68,890
- Median hourly wage: $33.12
- Total employment: 840 people (1.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Life scientists, all other

- Median annual wage: $74,250
- Median hourly wage: $35.70
- Total employment: 60 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

- Median annual wage: $76,620
- Median hourly wage: $36.84
- Total employment: 490 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. School psychologists

- Median annual wage: $77,780
- Median hourly wage: $37.39
- Total employment: 310 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Biological scientists, all other

- Median annual wage: $78,750
- Median hourly wage: $37.86
- Total employment: 190 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Food scientists and technologists

- Median annual wage: $79,740
- Median hourly wage: $38.34
- Total employment: 50 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Biochemists and biophysicists

- Median annual wage: $80,180
- Median hourly wage: $38.55
- Total employment: 130 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Zoologists and wildlife biologists

- Median annual wage: $80,240
- Median hourly wage: $38.58
- Total employment: 70 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Urban and regional planners

- Median annual wage: $80,940
- Median hourly wage: $38.91
- Total employment: 210 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Forensic science technicians

- Median annual wage: $82,140
- Median hourly wage: $39.49
- Total employment: 180 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Survey researchers

- Median annual wage: $88,570
- Median hourly wage: $42.58
- Total employment: 170 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Occupational health and safety specialists

- Median annual wage: $88,710
- Median hourly wage: $42.65
- Total employment: 590 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

- Median annual wage: $91,430
- Median hourly wage: $43.96
- Total employment: 130 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Economists

- Median annual wage: $94,520
- Median hourly wage: $45.44
- Total employment: 70 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Social scientists and related workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $96,180
- Median hourly wage: $46.24
- Total employment: 160 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Clinical and counseling psychologists

- Median annual wage: $98,170
- Median hourly wage: $47.20
- Total employment: 270 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Physical scientists, all other

- Median annual wage: $98,240
- Median hourly wage: $47.23
- Total employment: 690 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Chemists

- Median annual wage: $103,340
- Median hourly wage: $49.68
- Total employment: 420 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $105,140
- Median hourly wage: $50.55
- Total employment: 400 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Materials scientists

- Median annual wage: $126,950
- Median hourly wage: $61.04
- Total employment: 210 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Psychologists, all other

- Median annual wage: $131,450
- Median hourly wage: $63.20
- Total employment: 50 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Physicists

- Median annual wage: $166,400
- Median hourly wage: $80.00
- Total employment: 80 people (0.18 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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