District of Columbia Careers and Salaries

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$160,990	130	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$59,780	130	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$43,160	130	View salary detail
Midwives	$113,640	130	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$70,780	130	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$59,320	130	View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$71,130	130	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$59,320	130	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$71,130	130	View salary detail
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,190	130	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$113,640	130	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$61,270	120	View salary detail
Orderlies	$39,250	120	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$64,110	120	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$45,210	120	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$137,000	120	View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists	$49,180	120	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$59,960	120	View salary detail
Emergency Medicine Physicians	$318,200	120	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$107,770	110	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$63,580	110	View salary detail
Religious Workers, All Other	$47,430	110	View salary detail
Range Managers	$99,400	110	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$55,470	110	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$54,860	110	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$67,790	110	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$99,400	110	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$99,400	110	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$65,200	110	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$74,450	100	View salary detail
Roofers	$61,750	100	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$59,390	100	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$97,640	100	View salary detail
Anesthesiologists	$202,570	100	View salary detail
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$67,450	100	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$103,370	100	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$46,550	100	View salary detail
Paramedics	$78,550	90	View salary detail
Surgical Assistants	$123,390	90	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$93,720	90	View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians	$106,630	90	View salary detail
Epidemiologists	$112,370	90	View salary detail
Advertising and Promotions Managers	$143,040	80	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$62,520	80	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$88,570	80	View salary detail
Art Therapists	$127,010	80	View salary detail
Radiologists	$182,450	80	View salary detail
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$100,920	80	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$88,570	80	View salary detail
Therapists, All Other	$127,010	80	View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

Washington, DC

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.