Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Jackson, MS

545 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Jackson, MS for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$37,250	150	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$37,210	550	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$37,190	110	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$36,910	5,890	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$36,910	820	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$36,910	5,890	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$36,880	1,450	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$36,850	280	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$36,800	450	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$36,740	260	View salary detail
Glaziers	$36,680	170	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$36,680	150	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$36,660	230	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$36,500	100	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$36,360	220	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$36,310	750	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$36,210	650	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$36,020	840	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$35,980	240	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$35,910	4,020	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$35,880	280	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$35,790	280	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$35,390	260	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$35,390	480	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$35,320	120	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$35,180	380	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$35,160	550	View salary detail
Firefighters	$34,970	530	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$34,580	930	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$34,530	470	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$34,350	1,770	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$34,320	60	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$34,110	40	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,060	4,450	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$33,620	160	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$33,030	1,430	View salary detail
File Clerks	$32,960	140	View salary detail
Animal Control Workers	$32,830	30	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$32,320	40	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$32,300	170	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$32,040	3,000	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$31,710	90	View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides	$31,560	1,040	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$31,270	—	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$31,200	110	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$31,120	50	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$30,770	1,030	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$30,750	40	View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$30,570	110	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$30,120	70	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.