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
Patient Representatives	$47,640	200	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$47,640	200	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$47,620	100	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$47,570	110	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$47,220	540	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$46,920	220	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$46,840	80	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$46,840	390	View salary detail
Roofers	$46,530	60	View salary detail
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$46,500	—	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$46,470	100	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$46,430	60	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$46,340	160	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$46,260	160	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$46,180	80	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$46,140	400	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$46,000	40	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$45,870	1,290	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$45,470	40	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$45,460	390	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$45,440	110	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$45,170	50	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$45,070	50	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$45,000	60	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$44,930	50	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$44,810	130	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$44,730	2,330	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$44,500	600	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$44,090	580	View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$44,070	30	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$43,980	80	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$43,760	220	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$43,370	40	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$43,300	40	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$43,240	40	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$43,170	270	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$42,710	560	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$42,620	220	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$42,570	90	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$42,240	50	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$42,050	80	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$41,990	30	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$41,890	430	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$41,650	120	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$41,350	380	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$41,290	2,040	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$41,210	1,870	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$41,080	90	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$41,020	30	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$41,020	110	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.