Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Corpus Christi, TX

493 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Corpus Christi, TX for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$48,940	250	View salary detail
Firefighters	$48,700	670	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$48,320	1,160	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$48,210	660	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$48,150	60	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$48,000	140	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$47,920	70	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$47,880	590	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$47,830	70	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$47,820	60	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$47,770	190	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$47,760	100	View salary detail
Paramedics	$47,740	140	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$47,730	640	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$47,400	140	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$47,250	110	View salary detail
Carpenters	$47,200	1,250	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$47,200	280	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$47,150	140	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$47,030	340	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$46,940	240	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$46,590	80	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$46,590	170	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$46,580	40	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$46,260	160	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$46,210	40	View salary detail
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	$46,160	240	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$46,150	150	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$45,940	1,570	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$45,810	90	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$45,730	170	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$45,620	100	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$45,610	600	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,260	190	View salary detail
Photographers	$45,000	50	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$44,760	40	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$44,740	290	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$44,740	290	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$44,740	290	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$44,740	290	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$44,710	1,090	View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$44,520	270	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$44,400	60	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$44,260	60	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$44,190	1,620	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$44,060	140	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$44,040	160	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$44,000	140	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$43,990	60	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$43,990	60	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.