Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Fort Wayne, IN

539 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Fort Wayne, IN for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Skincare Specialists	$39,940	60	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$39,910	40	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$39,840	170	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$39,480	120	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$39,230	70	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$39,220	40	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,210	130	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$39,110	80	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$39,010	430	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$38,880	70	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$38,840	80	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$38,840	330	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$38,780	140	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$38,710	100	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$38,600	50	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$38,540	80	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$38,050	490	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$38,010	1,410	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$37,980	70	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$37,860	5,800	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$37,860	5,800	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$37,820	350	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$37,720	40	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$37,630	100	View salary detail
Tellers	$37,630	580	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$37,550	100	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$37,410	230	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$37,300	200	View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$37,230	40	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$37,210	3,610	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$37,090	220	View salary detail
Photographers	$36,900	100	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$36,890	90	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$36,630	950	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$36,630	610	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$36,500	110	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,500	3,490	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$36,310	240	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$36,300	800	View salary detail
Bakers	$36,280	180	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$36,200	260	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$36,080	50	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$36,060	860	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$35,930	170	View salary detail
Orderlies	$35,830	40	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$35,690	4,590	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$35,610	370	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$35,570	40	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$35,360	80	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$35,220	1,310	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.