Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Houston, TX

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Sheet Metal Workers	$51,870	2,610	View salary detail
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$51,860	1,500	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$51,820	2,320	View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$51,490	360	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$51,250	3,680	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$51,040	14,000	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$50,990	300	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$50,940	14,910	View salary detail
Commercial Divers	$50,920	100	View salary detail
Desktop Publishers	$50,770	50	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$50,520	1,580	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$50,510	50	View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists	$50,470	40	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$50,430	3,400	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$50,420	1,290	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$50,410	820	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$50,330	810	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$50,300	470	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$50,280	5,200	View salary detail
Motorboat Operators	$50,270	—	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$50,220	2,140	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$50,220	2,140	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$50,200	1,510	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$50,160	1,260	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$50,140	1,660	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$50,050	1,320	View salary detail
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	$49,940	5,400	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$49,920	890	View salary detail
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$49,910	360	View salary detail
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$49,850	230	View salary detail
Lighting Technicians	$49,740	50	View salary detail
Carpenters	$49,670	9,600	View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$49,640	120	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$49,570	2,650	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$49,500	4,010	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$49,500	4,010	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$49,500	4,010	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$49,500	4,010	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$49,460	26,090	View salary detail
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$49,440	130	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$49,280	130	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$49,250	5,320	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$49,220	2,460	View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers	$49,200	400	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$49,170	930	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$49,000	180	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$48,930	3,030	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$48,890	1,140	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$48,880	1,160	View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,830	350	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.