Houston, TX Careers and Salaries

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,440	210	View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$38,920	210	View salary detail
Furniture Finishers	$36,450	210	View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists	$57,220	210	View salary detail
Costume Attendants	$45,750	210	View salary detail
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$27,970	210	View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics	$46,120	200	View salary detail
Avionics Technicians	$93,110	200	View salary detail
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$46,440	190	View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,560	190	View salary detail
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$55,830	180	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$49,000	180	View salary detail
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	$52,900	180	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$29,210	180	View salary detail
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$47,370	180	View salary detail
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$320,450	180	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$48,130	180	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$63,090	170	View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$68,100	170	View salary detail
Emergency Medicine Physicians	$73,330	170	View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$94,320	160	View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$43,700	160	View salary detail
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$104,520	160	View salary detail
Embalmers	$58,490	160	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$56,900	150	View salary detail
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$81,270	150	View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$94,380	150	View salary detail
Curators	$57,290	150	View salary detail
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$83,160	150	View salary detail
Helpers--Roofers	$38,090	150	View salary detail
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$33,630	150	View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$30,710	140	View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians	$61,920	140	View salary detail
Upholsterers	$41,820	140	View salary detail
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$47,410	140	View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$56,870	140	View salary detail
Physicists	$199,770	140	View salary detail
Animal Control Workers	$44,760	140	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$55,160	130	View salary detail
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	$25,900	130	View salary detail
Medical Dosimetrists	$133,240	130	View salary detail
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$49,440	130	View salary detail
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,790	130	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$49,280	130	View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$49,640	120	View salary detail
Religious Workers, All Other	$37,050	120	View salary detail
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,900	120	View salary detail
Stonemasons	$44,310	120	View salary detail
Neurologists	$277,960	120	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$57,590	120	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.