Occupations Reported in Buffalo, NY

706 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Buffalo, NY for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Cooks, All Other	$38,580	100	View salary detail
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,020	100	View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$46,320	90	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$60,130	90	View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers	$57,910	90	View salary detail
Actuaries	$110,190	90	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$78,000	90	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$58,760	90	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$65,630	90	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$62,080	90	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$58,760	90	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$65,630	90	View salary detail
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$144,510	80	View salary detail
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$90,250	80	View salary detail
Medical Appliance Technicians	$43,070	80	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$100,210	80	View salary detail
Materials Engineers	$106,450	80	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$46,410	80	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$61,770	80	View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$81,480	80	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$78,300	80	View salary detail
Religious Workers, All Other	$47,020	80	View salary detail
Orthoptists	$90,250	80	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$86,280	80	View salary detail
Naturopathic Physicians	$90,250	80	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$100,210	80	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$50,540	80	View salary detail
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$75,200	80	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$84,350	80	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$86,280	80	View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$80,040	80	View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$34,290	80	View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,330	80	View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$46,830	80	View salary detail
Neurologists	$451,510	80	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$86,280	80	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$61,870	80	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$73,130	70	View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$59,970	70	View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$38,480	70	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$54,360	70	View salary detail
Audiologists	$76,940	70	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$64,040	70	View salary detail
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	$119,080	70	View salary detail
Midwives	$94,910	70	View salary detail
Microbiologists	$79,910	70	View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other	$45,830	70	View salary detail
Passenger Attendants	$32,240	70	View salary detail
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$119,080	70	View salary detail
Barbers	$38,580	70	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.