Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Columbia, MO

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$54,140	60	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$53,980	130	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$53,510	300	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$53,370	50	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$52,870	60	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$52,820	850	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$52,810	260	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$52,800	30	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$52,800	30	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$52,700	200	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$51,910	120	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$51,780	90	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$51,630	50	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$51,470	40	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$51,260	700	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$51,080	40	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$50,930	40	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$50,930	40	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$50,270	90	View salary detail
Machinists	$50,120	240	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$50,050	110	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$49,940	60	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$49,630	60	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$49,490	140	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$49,440	40	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$49,390	230	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$49,270	80	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$49,070	50	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$49,020	30	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$48,920	880	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$48,800	40	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$48,780	180	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$48,750	90	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$48,750	90	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$48,750	90	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$48,750	90	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$48,680	100	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$48,590	300	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$48,480	40	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$48,370	630	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,310	190	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$48,290	290	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$48,070	430	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$47,920	840	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$47,750	310	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$47,750	70	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$47,720	210	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$47,700	540	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$47,640	200	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$47,640	200	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.