Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in District of Columbia

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Order Clerks	$49,150	170	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$49,080	240	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$49,060	2,000	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$48,790	800	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$48,760	150	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$48,670	310	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$48,300	330	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$48,250	7,550	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$47,950	1,460	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$47,850	11,530	View salary detail
Air Traffic Controllers	$47,760	820	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$47,700	3,490	View salary detail
Religious Workers, All Other	$47,430	110	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$47,410	1,130	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$47,340	1,350	View salary detail
Nannies	$47,340	1,350	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$47,060	1,170	View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers	$46,860	—	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$46,650	370	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$46,550	100	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$46,460	470	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$46,130	7,720	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$45,740	1,200	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$45,740	1,200	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$45,700	440	View salary detail
Tellers	$45,590	700	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$45,450	1,500	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$45,440	—	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$45,210	120	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$45,110	70	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$44,670	2,760	View salary detail
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$44,470	30	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$44,210	460	View salary detail
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$44,080	170	View salary detail
Bakers	$44,040	1,270	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$43,160	130	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$42,950	70	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$42,710	350	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$42,450	1,910	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$42,260	3,800	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$41,750	—	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$41,720	—	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$41,600	1,020	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$41,460	170	View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$41,430	—	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$40,910	170	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$40,810	190	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$40,800	520	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$39,750	150	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$39,640	3,150	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.