Occupations Reported in Kentucky

825 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Kentucky for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Animal Trainers	$34,030	470	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$112,750	460	View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$47,640	460	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$23,870	450	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$61,450	450	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$55,250	450	View salary detail
Surgeons, All Other	$162,160	440	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$34,940	430	View salary detail
Optometrists	$128,860	430	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$28,970	430	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$46,770	420	View salary detail
Concierges	$31,390	420	View salary detail
Farm and Home Management Educators	$61,190	420	View salary detail
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$76,100	420	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$34,450	420	View salary detail
Clergy	$58,920	410	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$39,620	410	View salary detail
Natural Sciences Managers	$126,440	400	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$49,730	400	View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists	$126,440	400	View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators	$126,440	400	View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants	$38,850	400	View salary detail
Funeral Home Managers	$47,040	400	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$50,380	390	View salary detail
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	$50,020	390	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$65,660	380	View salary detail
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$50,360	380	View salary detail
Photographers	$47,170	380	View salary detail
Sales Engineers	$90,190	380	View salary detail
Pediatricians, General	$175,690	380	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$65,660	380	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$65,660	380	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$37,590	370	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$41,590	370	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$47,530	370	View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	$41,590	370	View salary detail
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$150,650	370	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$41,590	370	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$41,590	370	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$28,220	370	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$79,290	370	View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$50,920	360	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$44,990	350	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$78,850	350	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$78,850	350	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$47,650	350	View salary detail
Data Warehousing Specialists	$125,400	350	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$48,780	350	View salary detail
Database Architects	$125,400	350	View salary detail
Environmental Engineers	$107,520	350	View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

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.