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
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$46,790	70	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$72,230	70	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$40,230	70	View salary detail
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$101,940	70	View salary detail
Actuaries	$120,400	70	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$65,270	70	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$62,330	60	View salary detail
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	$48,050	60	View salary detail
Signal and Track Switch Repairers	$75,870	60	View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$49,790	60	View salary detail
Pourers and Casters, Metal	$38,800	60	View salary detail
Forensic Science Technicians	$61,470	60	View salary detail
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,140	60	View salary detail
Acupuncturists	$85,130	60	View salary detail
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	$37,910	60	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$58,820	60	View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians	$74,100	60	View salary detail
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,660	60	View salary detail
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$49,840	60	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$51,070	60	View salary detail
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	$86,790	50	View salary detail
Crematory Operators	$37,740	50	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$43,680	50	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	$57,830	50	View salary detail
Genetic Counselors	$99,770	50	View salary detail
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	$44,170	50	View salary detail
Historians	$63,530	50	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$57,930	50	View salary detail
Physicists	$180,910	50	View salary detail
Furniture Finishers	$42,950	50	View salary detail
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$31,040	50	View salary detail
Archivists	$48,810	40	View salary detail
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$46,600	40	View salary detail
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$97,550	40	View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$74,710	40	View salary detail
Set and Exhibit Designers	$53,260	40	View salary detail
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$95,830	40	View salary detail
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$66,830	40	View salary detail
Desktop Publishers	$45,760	40	View salary detail
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$64,570	40	View salary detail
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$39,050	40	View salary detail
Costume Attendants	$37,240	40	View salary detail
Special Effects Artists and Animators	$50,970	40	View salary detail
Gambling Managers	$105,340	30	View salary detail
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	$38,520	30	View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers	$45,790	30	View salary detail
Agricultural Workers, All Other	$39,970	30	View salary detail
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$69,430	30	View salary detail
Hydrologic Technicians	$65,170	30	View salary detail
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	$38,060	30	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.