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
Nursing Assistants$37,97019,230View salary detail
Orderlies$37,870750View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$37,840720View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$37,7704,230View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks$37,7107,920View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$37,7002,790View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$37,670350View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$37,6401,940View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$37,6101,170View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$37,510490View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing$37,510490View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing$37,510490View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers$37,510490View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$37,4704,440View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$37,380610View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers$37,2908,120View salary detail
Library Technicians$37,2701,220View salary detail
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$37,250360View salary detail
Pest Control Workers$37,2002,170View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$37,10090View salary detail
Religious Workers, All Other$37,050120View salary detail
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other$37,050500View salary detail
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons$36,960470View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$36,940260View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers$36,89072,970View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$36,730230View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers$36,5704,480View salary detail
Residential Advisors$36,510760View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants$36,480830View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$36,470220View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$36,460380View salary detail
Furniture Finishers$36,450210View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$36,41031,290View salary detail
Animal Trainers$36,390240View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts$36,3303,990View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$36,28014,840View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$36,260420View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers$36,2203,110View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$35,860400View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$35,860230View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$35,850460View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers$35,810800View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$35,730380View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$35,6604,890View salary detail
Security Guards$35,46029,250View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$35,3702,140View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks$35,35017,140View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists$35,0801,490View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant$35,05032,710View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers$35,02016,240View 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.