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Highest-paying science jobs in Elizabethtown

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-paying science jobs in Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY 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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#1. Occupational health and safety specialists

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY
– Annual mean salary: $66,310
– #379 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

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)