Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Connecticut

793 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Connecticut for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Phlebotomists	$45,820	1,630	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$45,810	6,480	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$45,800	290	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$45,800	520	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$45,740	13,490	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$45,740	5,230	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$45,670	1,610	View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers	$45,630	330	View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$45,280	400	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$45,260	1,400	View salary detail
Telemarketers	$45,200	110	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$45,140	2,030	View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,120	110	View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers	$45,050	140	View salary detail
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$44,980	90	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Aides	$44,840	110	View salary detail
File Clerks	$44,810	350	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$44,790	21,380	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$44,730	9,930	View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides	$44,660	520	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$44,620	4,090	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$44,570	1,210	View salary detail
Costume Attendants	$44,550	60	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$44,550	1,550	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$44,550	1,550	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$44,550	1,550	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,530	450	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$44,500	10,720	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$44,400	3,400	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$44,370	1,050	View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,350	320	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$44,250	1,390	View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers	$44,100	70	View salary detail
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,020	40	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$43,970	680	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$43,680	660	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$43,640	23,970	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$43,640	23,970	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$43,620	1,250	View salary detail
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	$43,070	—	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$42,580	2,150	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$42,450	—	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$42,410	1,450	View salary detail
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$42,220	320	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$42,040	330	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$41,950	1,670	View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$41,720	60	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$41,600	420	View salary detail
Barbers	$41,400	330	View salary detail
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$41,360	60	View salary detail

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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.