Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Austin, TX

719 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Austin, TX for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$47,030	170	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$47,010	3,130	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$46,930	170	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$46,910	3,050	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$46,890	1,650	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$46,890	1,650	View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers	$46,880	140	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$46,860	1,700	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,640	780	View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants	$46,630	180	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,600	200	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$46,590	1,310	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$46,550	1,860	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$46,510	6,000	View salary detail
Animal Control Workers	$46,430	80	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$46,430	60	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$46,430	4,250	View salary detail
File Clerks	$46,400	890	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$46,320	300	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$46,320	300	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$46,120	1,270	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$45,820	6,380	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$45,820	5,830	View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$45,820	60	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$45,740	880	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$45,740	2,580	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$45,650	220	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$45,590	610	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$45,570	920	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$45,500	800	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,470	430	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$45,220	60	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$45,200	700	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$45,100	1,870	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$45,060	780	View salary detail
Telephone Operators	$44,980	100	View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$44,880	290	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$44,870	16,400	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,840	180	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$44,480	520	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$44,460	450	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$44,420	170	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$44,360	1,630	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$44,320	590	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$44,220	2,470	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$44,220	410	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$44,060	6,230	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$44,030	830	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$44,000	11,140	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$43,990	450	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.