Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Bowling Green, KY

341 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Bowling Green, KY for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$41,100	240	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$40,840	60	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$40,600	50	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$40,490	—	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$40,350	300	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$40,180	780	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$39,350	90	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$39,270	600	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$39,270	650	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$39,110	620	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$39,090	40	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$38,760	40	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$38,490	30	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$38,340	790	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$38,310	140	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$38,150	870	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$38,040	2,070	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$38,040	2,070	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$38,000	960	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$37,970	1,170	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$37,960	80	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$37,940	1,040	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$37,930	850	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$37,600	90	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$37,360	230	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$37,350	150	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$37,210	310	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$37,010	30	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$37,000	60	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$37,000	50	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$36,860	130	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$36,860	110	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$36,810	70	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$36,500	60	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$36,400	150	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$36,390	850	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$36,300	200	View salary detail
Tellers	$36,190	210	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$35,990	50	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$35,960	60	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$35,630	360	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$35,430	90	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$35,380	110	View salary detail
Firefighters	$35,240	250	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,730	1,660	View salary detail
Security Guards	$34,720	390	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$34,190	690	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$34,040	110	View salary detail
Bakers	$33,990	110	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$33,340	60	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.