Highest Paying Science Jobs

Put your brain to work in a career in science and make a killing while you're at it. These are the highest paying jobs in science.

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Put your brain to work in a career in science and make a killing while you're at it. These are the highest paying jobs in science.

1. Natural Sciences Manager

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Natural Sciences Manager

Your Match?

Natural sciences managers work closely with a team of scientists or research professionals to meet deadlines in the industries of product development and scientific research.

2. Particle Physicist

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Particle Physicist

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Particle physics is a branch of physics dealing with subatomic (smaller than an atom) elements of matter and radiation as well as subatomic particles.

3. Physicist

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Physicist

Your Match?

A physicist is someone who explores and identifies the basic principles that govern the structure and behaviour of matter, the interaction between energy and matter, and the generation and transfer of energy.

4. Astronomer

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Astronomer

Your Match?

Do planets, stars, galaxies, and solar systems fascinate you?

5. Geologist

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Geologist

Your Match?

Geology is a study that encompasses all the materials that make up the earth, the forces that act upon the earth, as well as the biology of ancestral inhabitants based on fossil records.

6. Mathematician

7. Economist

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Economist

Your Match?

An economist is someone who studies the production and distribution of resources, goods, and services.

8. Political Scientist

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Political Scientist

Your Match?

Political scientists are part researcher, part analyst, and part forecaster.

9. Nanotechnology Engineer

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Nanotechnology Engineer

Your Match?

A nanotechnology engineer is someone who works around the smallest, most amazing fragments of science.