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
Concierges	$34,750	540	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$34,330	740	View salary detail
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$34,320	90	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$34,310	530	View salary detail
Bakers	$34,290	4,120	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$34,270	480	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$34,140	1,350	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$34,010	6,200	View salary detail
Tutors	$33,990	2,720	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$33,920	3,290	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$33,860	11,000	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$33,830	3,210	View salary detail
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$33,630	150	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$33,530	1,270	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$33,500	880	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$33,500	880	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$33,490	250	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$33,350	700	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$33,290	870	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$33,270	440	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$33,060	1,280	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$32,550	9,600	View salary detail
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$32,530	90	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$32,430	710	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$32,180	600	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$31,380	240	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$31,340	78,960	View salary detail
Passenger Attendants	$31,240	1,780	View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$31,200	940	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$31,200	4,460	View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$31,190	220	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$31,120	3,400	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$31,080	5,480	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$30,930	4,650	View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$30,710	140	View salary detail
Barbers	$30,690	630	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$30,690	8,540	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$30,650	48,880	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$29,900	4,410	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$29,870	4,640	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$29,740	12,900	View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$29,680	740	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$29,660	900	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$29,650	9,020	View salary detail
Nannies	$29,530	8,690	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$29,530	8,690	View salary detail
Cashiers	$29,350	54,950	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$29,260	4,340	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$29,210	180	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$29,050	3,480	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.