Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Elmira, NY

213 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Elmira, NY for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$46,320	60	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$46,160	480	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$46,150	110	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,960	60	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,590	100	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$45,210	60	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$44,700	50	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$44,670	240	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$44,450	530	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,190	70	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,620	40	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$43,420	90	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$42,720	290	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$42,240	60	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$42,220	300	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$41,820	90	View salary detail
Bartenders	$41,110	170	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$41,000	220	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$40,930	470	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$40,450	40	View salary detail
Security Guards	$40,130	90	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$40,010	190	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$39,730	150	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$39,640	50	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$39,630	90	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$39,460	30	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$39,270	40	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$39,230	510	View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists	$39,200	70	View salary detail
Tellers	$38,840	80	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$38,060	220	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$37,960	440	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$37,810	190	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$37,520	820	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$37,490	80	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$37,380	200	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$37,280	370	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$37,280	370	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$37,280	70	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$37,140	40	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$36,990	90	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$36,970	260	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,970	540	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$35,860	90	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$35,470	60	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$35,080	190	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$34,560	100	View salary detail
Bakers	$34,560	40	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$34,280	50	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$34,170	90	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.