Boston, MA Careers and Salaries

809 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Boston, MA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other	$70,570	130	View salary detail
Music Therapists	$69,500	130	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$63,160	130	View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$83,410	130	View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$46,120	120	View salary detail
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$64,030	110	View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$55,650	110	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$58,250	110	View salary detail
Biofuels Processing Technicians	$64,030	110	View salary detail
Life Scientists, All Other	$115,230	100	View salary detail
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	$60,440	100	View salary detail
Air Traffic Controllers	$135,720	100	View salary detail
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$55,990	100	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$50,470	100	View salary detail
Upholsterers	$48,380	100	View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$46,550	100	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$68,040	90	View salary detail
Pile Driver Operators	$121,900	90	View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$73,090	90	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$37,800	90	View salary detail
Ship Engineers	$126,630	90	View salary detail
Foresters	$86,070	90	View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,960	90	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Workers	$51,300	80	View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$58,980	80	View salary detail
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$77,490	80	View salary detail
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$81,700	80	View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$57,000	70	View salary detail
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$47,520	70	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$54,380	70	View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics	$56,360	70	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$117,080	70	View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$48,130	70	View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$50,090	70	View salary detail
Costume Attendants	$56,000	70	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$47,460	60	View salary detail
Desktop Publishers	$80,960	60	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Aides	$35,340	60	View salary detail
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	$70,980	60	View salary detail
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$79,120	60	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$67,450	50	View salary detail
Medical Dosimetrists	$148,000	50	View salary detail
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians	$113,390	50	View salary detail
Nuclear Technicians	$113,390	50	View salary detail
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	$92,100	50	View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors	$47,770	50	View salary detail
Gambling Managers	$100,460	40	View salary detail
Dentists, All Other Specialists	$233,060	40	View salary detail
Pourers and Casters, Metal	$66,120	40	View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$44,570	40	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.