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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$43,2001,280View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$43,120440View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$43,020380View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$42,9704,820View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$42,8303,470View salary detail
Telemarketers$42,660320View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$42,6501,090View salary detail
Medical Assistants$42,11018,280View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$42,0502,320View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$42,0201,390View salary detail
Upholsterers$41,820140View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$41,59022,670View salary detail
File Clerks$41,4002,580View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Aides$41,40070View salary detail
Construction Laborers$41,35034,080View salary detail
Photographers$41,280800View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$41,140470View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$41,140270View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians$40,7102,380View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$40,7102,380View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants$40,7102,380View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives$40,38065,510View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers$40,3701,090View salary detail
Office Clerks, General$40,37050,040View salary detail
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other$40,27060View salary detail
Printing Press Operators$40,1801,710View salary detail
Material Moving Workers, All Other$39,930460View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$39,6602,120View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers$39,600—View salary detail
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials$39,520100View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers$39,5204,430View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$39,240760View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides$39,140440View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other$39,0703,420View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$38,920210View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians$38,8902,680View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$38,880880View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$38,8202,510View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$38,6001,340View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$38,5003,680View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$38,4902,730View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$38,370620View salary detail
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$38,270330View salary detail
Artists and Related Workers, All Other$38,17060View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters$38,1202,700View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other$38,1001,030View salary detail
Helpers--Roofers$38,090150View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing$38,0501,660View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers$38,00052,520View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,00052,520View 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.