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
Recreation Workers	$38,230	1,880	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$38,220	3,550	View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$37,980	320	View salary detail
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	$37,920	120	View salary detail
Security Guards	$37,920	8,410	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$37,740	900	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$37,720	27,430	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$37,670	480	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$37,280	220	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$37,220	3,650	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$37,190	1,700	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$37,120	3,290	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$37,100	940	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$36,980	1,540	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,930	15,470	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$36,810	13,000	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$36,690	7,480	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$36,670	2,210	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$36,560	1,270	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$36,550	250	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$36,470	170	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$36,400	260	View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers	$36,230	40	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$36,160	4,280	View salary detail
Tutors	$35,950	1,330	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$35,890	380	View salary detail
Bakers	$35,840	1,600	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$35,530	780	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$35,490	2,930	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$35,410	360	View salary detail
Concierges	$35,370	230	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$35,360	3,670	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$35,350	330	View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists	$35,310	180	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$35,220	2,800	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$35,140	100	View salary detail
Cooks, All Other	$35,070	420	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$35,040	2,510	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$34,910	240	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$34,880	9,350	View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$34,520	60	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$34,350	170	View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$34,300	260	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$34,280	1,910	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$33,970	780	View salary detail
Cashiers	$33,940	20,490	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$33,860	29,660	View salary detail
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$33,740	150	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$33,350	—	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$33,100	160	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.