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
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$48,780	350	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$36,170	340	View salary detail
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$110,810	340	View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other	$51,860	340	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$81,070	340	View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$48,540	340	View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,090	340	View salary detail
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$64,840	340	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$61,130	330	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$52,420	330	View salary detail
Art Directors	$76,160	320	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$62,030	320	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$68,230	320	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$29,730	320	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$38,330	320	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$68,230	320	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$68,230	320	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$47,090	320	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$47,090	320	View salary detail
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,580	320	View salary detail
Rock Splitters, Quarry	$44,000	310	View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$35,850	310	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,470	310	View salary detail
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$149,990	300	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$41,800	300	View salary detail
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	$107,760	300	View salary detail
Neuropsychologists	$149,990	300	View salary detail
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$107,760	300	View salary detail
Logging Equipment Operators	$30,230	300	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$80,130	300	View salary detail
Psychologists, All Other	$149,990	300	View salary detail
Airfield Operations Specialists	$123,290	290	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$39,380	290	View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$63,140	290	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$63,140	290	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineers	$126,130	290	View salary detail
Materials Engineers	$100,620	280	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$43,980	280	View salary detail
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,260	280	View salary detail
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,600	280	View salary detail
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$48,900	280	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$58,150	280	View salary detail
Embalmers	$49,860	280	View salary detail
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	$73,120	270	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$52,860	270	View salary detail
Tire Builders	$46,010	270	View salary detail
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$95,470	270	View salary detail
Web Developers	$82,630	270	View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors	$46,640	270	View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	$83,970	260	View salary detail

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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.