Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Cape Girardeau, MO

257 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Cape Girardeau, MO for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Physical Therapist Assistants	$61,560	90	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$61,480	130	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$60,660	230	View salary detail
Millwrights	$60,260	30	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$60,200	40	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$60,100	410	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$59,830	310	View salary detail
Electricians	$59,720	150	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$58,730	120	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$58,680	320	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$58,180	70	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$58,140	220	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$58,010	90	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$57,690	40	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$57,640	60	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$57,190	50	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$57,140	220	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$56,640	40	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$56,640	40	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$56,640	40	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$56,640	40	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$56,090	100	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$56,010	150	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$56,010	150	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$55,520	50	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$55,520	190	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$54,210	30	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$53,420	90	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$53,230	130	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$51,960	80	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$51,920	50	View salary detail
Paramedics	$51,650	30	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$51,260	90	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$51,180	40	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$51,090	70	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$50,960	60	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$50,590	30	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$50,340	140	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$50,340	140	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$50,310	100	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$50,200	730	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$49,880	60	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$49,790	60	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$49,570	70	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$49,570	70	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$49,570	70	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$49,570	70	View salary detail
Coroners	$49,570	70	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$49,570	70	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$49,570	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.