Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Joplin, MO

368 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Joplin, MO for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$38,600	260	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$38,540	990	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$38,170	1,460	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$37,960	260	View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,870	30	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$37,860	310	View salary detail
Security Guards	$37,830	180	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$37,720	220	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$37,510	40	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$37,220	440	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$37,190	80	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$36,860	30	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$36,680	30	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$36,680	50	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$36,390	150	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$36,380	70	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$36,290	70	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$36,210	270	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$36,010	130	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$35,990	40	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$35,760	70	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$35,460	2,620	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$35,370	680	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$35,200	90	View salary detail
Tellers	$35,190	280	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$35,130	70	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$35,120	50	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$35,120	180	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$34,670	100	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$34,620	1,160	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$34,600	1,180	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$34,550	130	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$34,350	510	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$34,220	300	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$33,930	700	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$33,800	40	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$32,950	40	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$32,600	420	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$32,470	40	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$32,360	450	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$31,330	180	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$31,070	350	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$31,040	40	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$30,780	540	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$30,740	2,420	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$30,510	120	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$30,370	200	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$30,190	90	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$29,980	30	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$29,880	100	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.